"Death? Afterworld? Android lovers dying in the streets bleeding green blood? Homeless girls? Dogs stranded here from other planets?" The above is the opening line from the press release for ' Antenna to the Afterworld '; the dazzling and exuberant new record from Sonny & The Sunsets . And it's a record that genuinely, and rather touchingly, takes in all of those things, but also one that remains brilliantly human. The record was released last week via the wonderful Polyvinyl - and we grabbed a quick chat with Sonny [...]
Noise Pop 2013 - Sonny & the Sunsets @ Bottom of the Hill 3/2/13 - photo by Jackie Andrews I was excited to check out Dune Rats , who came all the way out here from Australia to melt ears with their slacker rock, but a single-tracking BART train from the East Bay made me late. Luckily I was able to catch the last half of their set. Self-described as a “budstep” band, they do a pretty good job of channeling the early 90s aesthetic of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Nirvana, Wayne’s World [...]
As a playwright, author, solo artist, and the leader of Sonny & The Sunsets and numerous invented bands, Sonny Smith has worn a dizzying array of hats over the years. Even just among his work with The Sunsets, there's a restless creativity at play, so it shouldn't have been all that much of a surprise that this year's Longtime Companion embraced country inflections over jangly garage pop. And while "the country album" is a phrase that rightfully should give music fans chills more often than [...]
Gorgeous new song and video from San Francisco based Sonny and The Sunsets, "Pretend You Love Me" is taken from the new album "Longtime Companion"
Sonny Smith’s reputation to this point has been a pop dude doing double time in the art world. But with Sonny and the Sunsets’ Longtime Companion, he makes a serious play for both country-rock and the decidedly dicey proposition of the Breakup Record. While the least of the Sunsets’ releases thus far, it still proves worth the effort, particularly for fans of strong contemporary songwriting. Pop troubadours don’t usually come with pedigrees that include playwriting and performance art, and that’s just one aspect of Sonny Smith’s persona that’s helped to make him [...]
It’s early evening and you’re bellied up to the bar at your favorite watering hole, The Longtime Companion. You like this place for its general state of disrepair that, in a certain light, could be mistaken for nostalgia. A layer of dust, about the thickness of a dime, appears to cover every inch of the dimly lit bar, giving the place a kind of yellowish glow. The jukebox spins old 45s of 1950s country ballads. Every track features a warbling lap steel. This type of music suits the patrons of The Longtime Companion. The crowd is older and [...]
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NO DJ track off Gucci Mane's Trap Back mixtape. DOWNLOAD: Gucci Mane - Quiet [Prod. By Sonny Digital] [NO DJ] Tweet
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Off Zoe's upcoming tape Gorilla Zoe World hosted by DJ Smallz, Trap-A-Holic & DJ Nando. DOWNLOAD: Gorilla Zoe Ft. Gucci Mane - Move [Prod. By Sonny Digital] [NO DJ] Tweet
It's time for the Salsa remixes, provided by Royal Flavour, Just Me, Sleazy Stereo and Daim! Make sure you get all of them, because you can't miss out on any of these dutch banging tunes!
Sonny Fodera - Flores EP from Beatdown Music, incl. 5 Tracks, genres: Funky Disco Jackin House.
If you're gonna' dedicate a track to one female, "Christina Applegate" is a quality choice. As most guys with good taste already know, the former Married With Children starlet ages [...]
Read Tiny Mix Tapes "Cerberus" #25 HERE Aaron Dilloway - "On Tarantula Hill" MP3/download I've been gone for awhile, but I was busy; 10 reviews in the latest edition of Tiny Mix Tapes' "Cerberus" column proves that. Allow me to ... Continue reading
Despite rumors and what we may have heard, Sonny and the Sunsets are not breaking up but have tricks up their sleeves for next year. Frontman Sonny Smith explains. "In response to the recent news that's been posted of my band, Sonny & The Sunsets breaking up; Sonny & The Sunsets may go through some line-up changes in the next year, you know - different people goin' on to do different things. It's nothing new really, as i'll always be Sonny and the band my Su...
Entering the Great American Music Hall early seemed like a good idea at the time, but what I wasn’t prepared for was the plethora of Girls fans camped out at the foot of the stage. I knew Girls had a loyal and much deserved fanbase, but I don’t think I knew its magnitude. This is me being naive and plain dumb. After all, this is Girls ’ hometown show with super charming surf rockers Sonny & The Sunsets , plus an opening act that exceeded everyone’s expectations. PAPA [...]
Bravo, Paul Cain, Big Bz, Sonnie Carson and Wink Loc have started a new movement calling themselves the Brooklyn Dodgers. Here is the first cut from them as a collective minus Wink Loc on this one tho. DOWNLOAD| Brooklyn Dodgers (Bravo, Paul Cain, Big Bz, Sonnie Carson, Wink Loc) - For The Fam
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