Nebraska, Plastic Ono Band, Odyssey and Oracle, Parachute, Big Pink, Smile, Hunky Dory, Guilded Palace of Sin, Safe as Milk, Village Green, Os Mutantes, Surfer Rosa, Marqee Moon, Swordfishtrombones
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OUT OF MY HEAD 7" [2009] Limited Edition vinyl. Only 500 copies made. Comes with free MP3 downloads.
The SoCal foursome blends together a unique mix of folk, pop, and psychedelic rock to create a sound that is both familiar and new...Constantly experimenting with multi-layered harmonies, arrangement and instruments, the result is always interesting."
-Filter Magazine
Big songs that sound simple (but aren’t once you look into the light shining through the cracks)—this was a thing that both the Band and Paul McCartney loved, and now Long Beach’s The Fling are making their own sad-happy song-stories with percussively strummed guitar and little curls of melody from lap steel and Wurlitzer. Recent 45 Out Of My Head has Lennon/Chilton-Bell/Blake-McGinley-Love (that last one is Teenage Fanclub—it’s OK to look it up!) twists and switchbacks at the end of each measure. Hopefully, this month’s Detroit residency hints at a full-length...
-Chris Ziegler (OC Weekly)
We entered a contest for Conan O'Brien to blow up our van...
Here is a little tease of a video we're working on...
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POEM OF LIGHT
Beyond your eyes exists a world That all can learn to see Within this world exists for us Infinite possibility
Many are lost in darkness And cannot find their way Because they choose to believe the lies They hear from day to day
The future's yours the future's yours, If you open your mind Discover what you do not know And greater truth you'll find
You and me and everyone are all beings of light We can all live in harmony, If we increase our sight, Open your heart open your mind, And see your path anew The greatest joy in life will come From Loving Being You!
Love all of life's Creations Take time and you will grow To know the truth and see the light and all you wish to know Your energy creates life and knowledge is for sure Come know yourself, The universe, And So Much, So Much More...
GLAD TO BE YOUR FRIEND, HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL AND AMAZING DAY. STRIVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEBODY'S LIFE TODAY, YOU'LL FEEL AMAZING AND REAP GREAT BLESSINGS!
dudes, I hope the show went well. I was totally planning on coming down, then on Monday morning I thought I was getting the pig flu so I played it safe. Luckily, I'm pork barf free and you're as saucy as ever.
oh its alright. it's nice to be back home for a bit. im taking the time to put everything together for once. ; ) Sometimes I wish there were more cool things to do but i guess that would just be a distraction anyway. how am i not myself? hows life in long beach? i believe thats where you are.
HELLO Dustin and fellow fling fella's... I havent visited your music page in a long while and to my pleasant surprise you are all sounding so wonderful and i fear i have been missing out! Can't wait to see you new video! =D Amanda
i got a group of people coming to the show on sunday. but we have work til 830...waht time you guys playing? if its at like 10 we can make it. Cant wait to see you guys, its been to long. love ya brothers
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