Video: Gringo Star - "Shadow"

Gringo Star is a harmless power-pop group with a fondness for the British invasion. Despite their playful name, their music lacks the sense of fun or the absolute devotion to '60s song-craft that such a name might suggest. On their debut full-length, Count Yer Lucky Stars, the band Gringo Star likes to take a simple '60s pop template and add some crunch to it. This is not a very original idea considering time and time again musicians have returned to this golden age of popular music for different sorts of inspiration. When done well it can be nice to [...]

Underappreciated? Only around here, it seems. Having moved beyond the frequent show announcements on the back of wood shipping pallets, Gringo Star is now signed to an ambitious label that might be best known for its roster of quality alums like The Walkmen, Harlem Shakes, and White Rabbits, and getting national attention. They fuse their janglely, garage pop sound with a fine stage performance. They also seem to be developing a habit of playing to sold out rooms. If memory serves, their last Atlanta show was as part of the line-up for the jam [...]

• Gringo Star - I Will Not Follow

Gringo Star a sans doute l'un des meilleurs noms de groupe depuis un bail, ils ont l'air d'exister depuis un bail et ont l'air de végéter dans l'anonymat de la � college radio music � depuis un bail aussi. Heureusement, l'excellent podcast All Songs Considered les a choisi comme tête de gondole potentielle pour son automne 2011. [...]

• Gringo Star - Shadow

I've had my eyes (and ears) on these gringos for some time. Now I've got my poison quill on them. Don't let Atlanta quartet Gringo Star 's name frighten you-the joke will be on you. These guys write some damn fine pop songs, and they're getting a little polish on their forthcoming platter Count Yer Lucky Stars (out Oct. 25 on Gigantic Music ). For their sophomore LP Gringo Star went with producer Ben Allen, who lent his knob-twiddling skills to a couple of big-sounding records in Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere and [...]

• Gringo Star - Shadow

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