Beachwood Sparks Once We Were Trees (CD, Sub Pop, 2001) ***
Genre: Californian sunshine pop
Places I remember: An old music shop in Taupo - bought while on holiday. Sadly, the shop is no more.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: By Your Side
Gear costume: The Hustler
Active compensatory factors: I have this in the Californian sunshine pop genre (next up the Beach Boys) and I think that's about right. If you look them up on wikipedia they are labelled as alt-country but there are more Mamas and Papas links here than there are links to Ryan Adams so I'll stick with my choice.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: By Your Side
Gear costume: The Hustler
Active compensatory factors: I have this in the Californian sunshine pop genre (next up the Beach Boys) and I think that's about right. If you look them up on wikipedia they are labelled as alt-country but there are more Mamas and Papas links here than there are links to Ryan Adams so I'll stick with my choice.
There is a Van Dyke Parksian pop brightness about the jaunty music and harmony vocals in the Beachwood Sparks that appeals to me.
If you have a listen to Orange Crate Art next to this you'll see what I mean.
Where do they all belong? As stated, next up in this genre - The Beach Boys!
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