Cool Ghouls
San Francisco's Cool Ghouls recently released the outstanding EP Alright Cassette, which is available for download on their Bandcamp page. Formed by Benicia natives Pat Thomas and Pat McDonald just a year-and-a-half ago, the Ghouls have already developed an intriguing sound. Heavily influenced by pop, psych, surf, and folk-rock of the sixties, Cool Ghouls sound a lot like what I imagine the Byrds would sound like if they always cranked it to 11. They write catchy melodies, but their tight harmonies sung at the top of their lungs are highlights for me. Throw in a little lo-fi production, and you have some material that is meant to be played loud with a smile on your face.
-Russell Jelinek, The Bay Bridged
Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel
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Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel
T'was from the sands of Laguna Beach where Tomas & Wyatt and fellow Elevator repair service collegue met through a dolphin's cry in the midst of the night, waning-moon present and shimmering across the moonlit sea. The 3 most watery human beings then started to "jam" as a guitar-less mind exploration voyage through the realms of time and space itself. Through their arduous adventures an EP was conceived.. "Staring at the Sun.", about the mind and how a human being can go through stages of love & post-psychotic-ness. They have lately returned to live and frolic in and out of the sepultural smog of los angeles, currently working on more tantalizing tunes towards a full length LP to be released in the next coming of moon phases.... Mr.Elevator & the Brain Hotel.
Cool Ghouls
San Francisco's Cool Ghouls recently released the outstanding EP Alright Cassette, which is available for download on their Bandcamp page. Formed by Benicia natives Pat Thomas and Pat McDonald just a year-and-a-half ago, the Ghouls have already developed an intriguing sound. Heavily influenced by pop, psych, surf, and folk-rock of the sixties, Cool Ghouls sound a lot like what I imagine the Byrds would sound like if they always cranked it to 11. They write catchy melodies, but their tight harmonies sung at the top of their lungs are highlights for me. Throw in a little lo-fi production, and you have some material that is meant to be played loud with a smile on your face.
-Russell Jelinek, The Bay Bridged
Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel
Links
Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel
T'was from the sands of Laguna Beach where Tomas & Wyatt and fellow Elevator repair service collegue met through a dolphin's cry in the midst of the night, waning-moon present and shimmering across the moonlit sea. The 3 most watery human beings then started to "jam" as a guitar-less mind exploration voyage through the realms of time and space itself. Through their arduous adventures an EP was conceived.. "Staring at the Sun.", about the mind and how a human being can go through stages of love & post-psychotic-ness. They have lately returned to live and frolic in and out of the sepultural smog of los angeles, currently working on more tantalizing tunes towards a full length LP to be released in the next coming of moon phases.... Mr.Elevator & the Brain Hotel.
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