Cayucas
No one knows summer like Santa Monica's Zach Yudin, a man of leisure who recognizes "the epic" in something as simple as a twilight bicycle ride or a short drive up the coast. As Cayucas, Yudin has set about creating an impressionistic portrait of summer's long, bittersweet dazzle.
An avid bird-watcher, Yudin majored in both Music Theory/Production and Japanese. He spent a post-grad year living and teaching in Tokyo, then taking the past couple of years to hone the sound of Cayucas. He posted a couple of songs online, picking up a lot of love and attention, but it was only when he entered the studio with producer/multi-instrumentalist Richard Swift last year that Cayucas was truly defined — sun-inspired jams that touch upon The Animals, Harry Belafonte and the surfer-folk mysticism of the Northwest.
http://www.cayucas.com
https://www.facebook.com/Cayucas
https://twitter.com/cayucasband
Hibou
Peter Michel has been a musician since he came into this world. He picked up the piano at three years old, and has since been adding instrument after instrument to his broad repertoire. Once the touring drummer for Craft Spells, the Seattle native is now operating as a bit of a one man band. His new dream pop endeavor, Hibou, has only been in existence for a brief period of time, but it's already attracting national attention from fans and media outlets alike.
https://hiboumichel.bandcamp.com/album/dunes-ep
https://www.facebook.com/hibouband