
Maston - Young Hearts R. Frank Maston is a Los Angeleno, and a self-proclaimed 'one man psychedelic pop band'. Unabashed about where his influence comes from. Such a proclamation is a bold one, one that needs some evidence to support. Luckily for us, the evidence is all too clear. This fresh cut shows just what Maston is capable of, trumpets blaring, and those yearning lyrics bouncing against that wonky baseline. It's a special talent that can recycle sounds in a new and unique way. [...]
I've been a fan since R.F. sent me his first album, "The Future". "Domino" sounds a little more polished to me and you'll hear a wider range of instruments on this album. He's posted some tracks from his new album "Domino" on his website. You can grab a few tracks from "The [...]
On RF Maston's info page they explain his debut album, a self recorded, self mixed, self mastered, self etc., effort called The Future, as "a focused collection of timeless songs and hauntingly familiar melodies- combining dreamy bedroom folk with jangly indie pop, R.F. Maston has cultivated an original sound all his own." I agree with the proclamation that this is dreamy bedroom folk and/or jangly indie pop but I draw the line when they claim this sound is uniquely his own. Now don't read me wrong, I'm not knocking this sound, I'm just purporting that the [...]