Music: ShortFormBand: SUNBEARS! makes us feel cheery and excited
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Q1: In 15 words or less, describe your sound: Interesting music with a bit of pop-sensibility.
Q2: Name three influences that inspire you, with three words each on why they’re awesome:
Scriptures/texts (any religious/philosophical scripture/text will do): To get inside the heads of thinkers/spiritualists long past no matter how bonkers or completely boring they may be.
The outdoors: Because there’s always something more to look at.
Real smiles: Because it’s always inspiring to witness someone being truly happy.Q3: What’s a recent song you’ve been digging? Write ten words explaining why:
Animal Collective – “My Girls”: I love the beginning with the triplet synth part, how swimmy it all is, until the beat drops on brings it all together.Q4: In 140 characters or less, how do you use social networking to get the word out: Just using things like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter to communicate with people in an everyday sort of way. “What’s up? What’s happening!? These are my thoughts…”
Q5: In 15 words or less, what’s next for you? To keep pushing forward. Writing more tunes, Playing more shows. source
” is one of those albums that feels like you’ve heard it a million times, even if it’s only your first time. Phil Lesh’s coming-out party as a lead vocalist, “Box of Rain,” is the album’s honest, emotive high point.
.” The album was a truly collective work, and songs like “Add Some Music to Your Day” earned accolades, if not chart success.
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,” one of his best albums, to reach the CD format. Screw “Heart of Gold” – the dim, bluesy “For the Turnstiles” is how Neil Young should be remembered.
‘ “The Air That I Breathe,” perhaps the best cheesy pop song to come out of the 1970s. Fun fact: Albert Hammond co-wrote this; his son, Albert Hammond, Jr., is The Strokes’ guitarist.