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Saturday, July 20, 2024

New music variety: Dawes, Beachwood Sparks, DBIG, Strand of Oaks, Alyssa Sequoia


Dawes: House Parties


The upcoming album Oh Brother is appropriately titled, given that brothers Taylor (guitar, vocals) and Griffin Goldsmith (drums) are now the only regular members. This song leans into dad-rock in a literal way. Its narrator is a father hitting tourist spots with his family, while wishing he was at a laid-back party with fans of Bowie, Joni, and live music. "A nostalgic song," says older brother Taylor. "A song about how true cultural experiences aren’t in the tourist traps but within human connections among specific communities. It’s a goofy lyric but the sentiment is not."

Beachwood Sparks: Torn In Two


This LA band's first album in a decade, Across the River of Stars, "embrac(es) the psychedelic '70s country-rock of their early work with an added sonic shimmer," writes AllAccess. Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes produced the LP. The group has been labeled alt-country, and we hear echoes of classic Laurel Canyon (e.g. Byrds) and modern AAA (e.g. Lost Leaders) bands.

Don't Believe in Ghosts: Drowning


Here's an upbeat dance track about "the overwhelming sensation of struggling to keep up with daily life amidst constant distractions." Key lyric: "I see you drowning, in and out of it, Climbing higher just to see around it." The New York group is led by singer-songwriter-producer Steven Nathan, with Dan DelVecchio on guitar and Ken Yang on drums.

Strand of Oaks: Communication


Since we last heard from Tim Showalter, he's taken time off from his Strand of Oaks project to focus on painting - and try acting, as a biker in the TV drama "Mayans M.C." His new album, Miracle Focus, sheds the melancholy of his previous records and brings us a "love letter to bliss." He says he wanted to make this track "sound like the type of song I called into a radio station and requested in 1990."

Alyssa Sequoia: And I...


Described as a neo-folk-soul artist, Sequoia grew up in the suburbs just north of New York and has been signing in the city's cafes and clubs since she was 19. "This song goes back in time to when I rode the subways - When I always needed change to use the pay phone - When life and the city had its own rhythm ... [It also] is about being full of strong powerful emotions and the pain of letting someone I love go."

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