
Back in May Charleston, South Carolina's The Explorers Club did some serious time traveling with their album Freedom Wind . Some modern bands have that 60s pop influence floating through their tunes, but The Explorers Club have captured that era of sound and reproduced beautifully on this album. Clearly they have a strong obsession with bands like the Beach Boys and The Zombies because you could place any one of Freedom Wind 's eighteen tracks amongst their 60s pop gems and they wouldn't feel out of place. Fans of sun-shiney beach pop music tha echoes the [...]
Earlier today, the staff at Radio Exile and I unveiled the first part of our Top Albums of 2008 post with Albums 15 Through 11 [link]. Tonight, we unveil the next five rad albums on the list in...

I am making no apologies for how very much I love the following video. Frankly, I think that Explorer's Club 's full length debut [ Freedom Wind Review ] is one of the best records this year and that I didn't realize that this video was out there for mass consumption, well, it burns me up a bit. If you have a chance to check out this band when they are touring, We highly recommend that you do so - they are effing brilliant live (and they have a back-flipping mustachioed guitarist!) [ Concert Review ] [...]

Explorer's Club - Freedom Wind Verdict: Indifferent (~) Explorer's Club - Honey, I Don't Know Why