Saint Fracis of Assisi, Pablo Picasso, Benazir Bhutto, Leon Trotsky, Hildegard of Bingen...and of course, Gene Clark. Big Star's in there too. Also: the Church, My Bloody Valentine, Mercury Rev, Pink Floyd, Rain Parade, the Feelies. And did we mention Gene Clark?
Sounds Like
Our music is ambient and somewhat dark, though it's wrapped up in a pop shell. We play ambient southern psychedelic music for the endtimes. If you've ever cried on a rooftop, you might like this.
11/11/06 @ RED'S SCOOT INN...THE EPIC "OUTCRY IN THE BARRIO"...
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"At the heart of this shimmering self-titled release on Rainbow Quartz (the same label that gave us The Asteroid No. 4's An Amazing Dream and Outrageous Cherry's Stay Happy) is Summer Wardrobe's seemingly effortless songwriting. Frontman Jon Sanchez tosses out melodic hooks as easily as the rest of us breathe ... Four Stars" The Orlando Sentinel
"At times, ... the Summer Wardrobe recall more pop/rock acts, such as Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ("Ned Kelly") and Dwight Twilley ("Sparkle and Fade"), in their allegiance to jangle pop. Later on, things get more exploratory ... achieving an effect akin to what the New Riders of the Purple Sage might sound like if they actually tried to play like the Grateful Dead ... Four Stars "
Allmusic
"... weaves together flourishes of 1960s psychedelic rock, broader strokes of 1970s pop and crestfallen vocal melodies that at once sound original and faintly familiar ... one of those albums that inexplicably sounds sonically heightened when played during the darkened hours between sunset and sunrise ... Four Stars" The Austin American-Statesman
"The quintet suggest a 1970s bar band, viewed through a pleasingly distorted prism, and summon up the ghosts of the forgotten American acid revivalists the Rain Parade and their country cousins Dumptruck, combining classicrock shapes with wistful romanticism ... Four Stars."
Times of London
"Borrowing a page or two from The Feelies and Lloyd Cole, this fine, subtle quartet adds intriguing T.Rex-inflected vocals to tracks such as “Sparkle and Fade” and the absolutely attitudinal “Underground" ... Great listening, great record... Four Stars." Wichita City Paper
"The Summer Wardrobe is an album that would please the 'guitar nerd' in anyone. Harrisonesque chords and licks play against great pedal steel on opening track 'Ned Kelly'. Also present are elements of The Byrds and effect laden guitar production a la My Bloody Valentine."
Americana UK
"...evokes Pink Floyd in their early '70s heyday. A quietly thrilling listen and a hearty howdy from stoner "country"..."
Pop Matters (UK)
"... shimmery, glistening alt.country songs simply float out of the speakers ..." LMNOP
"...twang-laden psych-pop quartet distinguishes itself with spacey yet meticulous arrangements and a remarkable corral of disparate reference points, including the Byrds, Galaxie 500, Ride, and Centro-matic." The Austin Chronicle
"... smooth, pop-influenced rock that really stands out because of the pedal steel guitar, which is just really liquid and lovely ..." Skratch Magazine
"A fascinating journey in every moment and really pushes the boundries of every-day pop to new views on the mushroomed mountaintop!" Not Lame Recordings
".. a
collection of warm summery tunes with touches of psych-pop and folk adding
to a most satisfying whole ..." Rumbles (UK)
Hello, after an unfortunate hiatus, the reasons for which are probably best not gone into here, we finally have some new music on the AUK MySpace site. For your listening pleasure this month we offer Nathan Oliver, Conrad Ford, the irrepressible Todd Snider and the delightful Beccy Owen. Don't forget too, for those of you within striking distance of Leicester, Electric Dustbowl 2 on 19 September.
The Summer Wardrobe will be featured on this weekend’s “Road Trip” episode of Undiscovered, airing 6/28.
Listen on: KBRE in Merced, California; WHBR in Parkersburg, West Virginia; WAMX in Huntington/Ashland, West Virginia; WAQX in Syracuse, New York; and WTFX in Louisville, Kentucky Three of our affiliates stream their signal on-line so you can hear the show from anywhere (links on our website)
Undiscovered- we bring Indie music to broadcast radio!
Hello, it's that time of the month again when we add more lovely music to our site. This month's happy foursome are The Barker Band in wistful mode, the summer of love-ish Old Californio, the anything but summer love-ish Christopher Rees and, wait for it..."Travelling Salesman's Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier, VT" from Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, which evenr if it was rubbish (and it's not) just had to be included for the names alone.
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