Photo/illustration by David Greenwald Share All due apologies to Animal Collective, Mandy Moore really brought it in the singles department this year. My top 51 pretty young white people playing guitar and singing earnestly after the jump. (Note: Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA" not included.) Download All Songs : ZIP 1. Karen O and the Kids - "Worried Shoes" (Daniel Johnston cover): mp3 A beautifully written song finally gets the performance [...]
Su nombre lo dice todo. El espíritu de la Gran California inspirando el trabajo de este quinteto de Long Beach. Pop luminoso aunque contenido, cuidadas armonías vocales, trazos de piscodelia y canciones impregnadas de nostalgia de una época en la que brillaban grandes formaciones como The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Zombies o The Velvet Underground. All The Colors es el tercer álbum de Greater California y Almost Sunshine una de sus canciones. * Greater Califronia-Almost Sunshine
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We are all subject to influence from our surroundings; those things that we grew up on or fell in love with at a young age craft who we are more than we wish to believe, even if only in our subconscious. I've always been a fan of The Beach Boys and The Zombies, and at first listen, it appears Greater California was as well. It's not that they are mimicking those bands, their songs are simply reminiscent of that era's style of pop music. The sound, then, isn't [...]
There are some weeks when I look at The Daily Graboid and just want to roll back into bed because of the staggering amount of releases. It's overwhelming; and though it's easy to just jump to the more recognizable releases, there are always gonna be a few hidden gems to be had, which is why I always do this thing every week. For myself, the latest release from Doves gets the top billing and it's a wonderful album. I've listened to it several times and found myself going from listening to Kingdom of Rust followed immediately by The [...]
>> Have you listened to the new Crystal Stilts session from Daytrotter yet? If not, do it... here . >> Check out what Pop Tarts Suck Toasted says about the new Coathangers record (and grab a couple mp3s while you are there)... here . >> Listen to the new psych-goodness from Greater California ... Downloadable: Almost Sunshine (team clermont mp3) >> Download some of the low fi talk-sing of Javelins @ 3hive ... here [...]
Well, I've decided it is time to join the club and try to start doing these weekly release posts. It's certainly not as complete as what you might find over at Largehearted Boy , but hopefully you will find it a useful reference. Please leave comments/additions. Arcade Fire - Miroir Noir Watch: Full Documentary Buy It: Amazon Bat for Lashes - Two Suns [...]
Long Beach based Greater California released their third album, All the Colors , this week. Fairly illustrious pop bringing to mind sixties heydays with golden harmonies, engaging songcraft, swirling hooks, and Byrdsian guitar tinges. All the Colors was produced with Ikey Owens (Mars Volta, Crystal Antlers), and sure to be just what some of you have been craving. audio: almost sunshine http://www.myspace.com/greater california http://www.greaterca.com/
Long Beach's Greater California release their long-awaited All The Colors album tonight at Fingerprints, so we are reviving this interview from the ancient L.A. RECORD volume 1 archives in their honor. They remain Long Beach's closest thing yet to S.F. Sorrow or Odessey and Oracle and its farthest thing yet from Sublime. Pianist/keyboardist Kari Prine could not be present for zucchini sticks and scrambles at Hof's Hut. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
Photography by Tsuru Prints Available (gotta pay the bills, right?) Happy cool, rainy, & wormy (seriously, they are all over the place) Friday!!! No worries, my friends, neither rain nor worms will stop us from sharing all the exciting news and a pretty sweet ass mixtape! Can I get a "woot woot"? WOOT WOOT! There you go.... Lots of exciting stuff happening in Tsuru Land (where your dreams CAN come true) that I just have to share. First up is my [...]
It's the first day of April, and they always say something about April showers and whatnot. As I look out the window of our office at overcast skies, I cannot help but smile as we throw on the brand new record from Greater California , titled All The Colors . On their latest LP, the Long Beach quintet brighten things up with their lead track "Almost Sunshine". Greater California had some tremendous help with All The Colors from producer Ikey Owens *(*Crystal Antlers, Mars Volta ) as he helped the band find just the right [...]
Tracklist: This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks Inspired By No One - Ryan Montbleau Band Dream Life of Rand McNally - Jason Mraz The Rake's Song - The Decemberists Way Down South - Alif Tree People, The Vehicles - Maritime We Gathered In Spring - Midlake Hare Krsna - Thievery Corporation Bushwick Junkie - Sufjan Stevens Five Senses [...]
Tracklist: This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks Inspired By No One - Ryan Montbleau Band Dream Life of Rand McNally - Jason Mraz The Rake's Song - The Decemberists Way Down South - Alif Tree People, The Vehicles - Maritime We Gathered In Spring - Midlake Hare Krsna - Thievery Corporation Bushwick Junkie - Sufjan Stevens Five Senses [...]
sonnig sollte es klingen, was eine band namens greater california abliefert. andererseits offeriert das cover des anstehenden albums eine besinnliche, nachdenkliche note. irgendwo in der mitte trifft man dann auch auf die fünf musiker aus long beach. "all the colors" ist bereits das dritte album von terry (vocals, hollow body guitars, piano and trumpet), nick (solid body bass and backing vocals), chris (hollow body 12-string and 6-string guitars, bells and backing vocals), kari (hammond organ, electric piano and backing vocals) und greg (drum kit, percussion and backing vocals). das debut erschien 2002 und war mit "the little pacific" [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: As part of her innovative CASH Music initiative, Kristin Hersh is offering all 4 50 Foot Wave EPs along with instrumentals, live recordings, and rarities as free MP3 and FLAC downloads under a Creative Commons license. CDs, vinyl, t-shirts and other items are also available for sale on the site. 50 Foot Wave : 4 EPs, instrumentals, live recordings, outtakes [mp3] other 50 Foot Wave posts [...]
Subscription Feeds: New Song Daily Only | All Podcasts E-mail Comments: phill[at]thephiller[dot]com Greater California "Almost Sunshine'" from All the Colors (subtitled audio) Release Date: April 7, 2009
Greater California MP3 - Greater California - Almost Sunshine If anyone from the IFPI is reading these tracks are published with the permission of TeamClermont so please refrain from alleging infringement of copyright.
Greater California's first album, 2002's The Little Pacific, won the Long Beach quintet comparisons to Brian Wilson, the Zombies, Harry Nilsson and the Byrds. 2005's The Somber Wurlitzer didn't garner quite as much praise in spite of its clever concept (the entire album was recorded between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.). In April, [...]
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