March 26, 2009

Greater California -- FREE INSTORE

Greater California - Free In-store Performance
Tuesday, April 7th - 7:00pm

We've been listening to rough mixes of this album since last year and it's not just our familiarity that has allowed these songs to get so far under our skin; these are great songs and the craft that went into their recording is abundantly apparent. It's a nice forward step for a band that was already on a path through gorgeous dreamy landscapes. Greater California is making pop songs that have the ability to transcend the popular; at once these songs seem comfortable and familiar yet they stay fresh enough to shake any lingering nostalgia.

We are extremely happy to have a street date appearance by this band who not only makes our short list of favorite local bands, but who just plain make our short list of bands we love. We are expecting a solid turnout for this show, so are opening the guest list for everyone who pre-orders a copy of All the Colors. Pre-ordering or purchasing at the event will also entitle you to an event poster designed by Terry Prine of the band.

Here is a little bit of the positive press these guys have received:

"subdued dreamy melodies and sleepy tempos...a lovely, serene, psychedelic interlude" - HARP

"lush, densely layered slices of pop that awaken the senses, an Andy Partridge wet dream" - Paste

"big, bounding Wurlitzer chords and swirls of Mellotron, Hammond, and Chamberlin; languid verses balanced with jangling guitars, a sonic signature that demonstrate the band's talent for songcraft." - Pitchfork

"pop detailed so beyond orchestral that it's better examined as architecture by a band full of top-notch songwriters whose most enduring challenge is only when to pronounce something perfect. Studied songs to sit beside Odesseys and Pet Sounds one day" - District Weekly

"full of sweet melodies and whispy, moody soundscapes, sort of how a jazz ensemble would sound if they took a lot of drugs, that just-woke-up, lying-in-bed feeling... this year's eerie soundtrack music for endless midnight drives to nowhere" - OC Weekly

You can sample a few songs at their Myspace page

Photo by C.Charles Bowden.