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Glide Magazine with a great live review of People’s Blues of Richmond’s recent set opening for The Revivalists at The Bowery Ballroom

 

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On Wednesday, warm up band People’s Blues of Richmond were rowdy, driving and loud and reminded me of the frenetic blues of Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm.  They filled the club early with their own mass of fans who knew every word.  It was wonderful to see a young band who so clearly enjoyed performing and being with their bandmates.  As their time on stage was ending, each player was independently trying to catch the eye of the soundman to see how much longer they could stay on, and were ecstatic when they were granted two, not one, last songs.  On Thursday, The Revivalists were supported by big-band old-school R&B/soul Gedeon Luke and the People, a nine-piece band coming off a couple months of touring.  They had the crowd dancing the entire time and wandered out into the crowd for their encore.  And with a lot of upcoming gigs in the area, they will most definitely be on my To See list. READ MORE…

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The Village Voice: Sydney Eloise and the Palms talk back to Simon & Garfunkel with thier song “Loneliest Boy In NY”

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Sydney Eloise and the Palms certainly didn’t rush things when it came to their forthcoming debut, Faces. The Atlanta-based band built the album piece by piece, heading into co-producer Damon Moon’s studio, the Cottage, with outlines of songs and adding instrumentals and tweaking things until they sounded right. They didn’t even start out looking to record an album, but as the collection of work began to take shape, songs that Eloise had been writing over a four-year period began to feel cohesive, and Faces was born.

The latest track revealed by Eloise and the Palms is “Loneliest Boy in NY,” one of the more complex songs on the record. The number is a response to the Simon & Garfunkel classic “The Only Living Boy in New York,” which Moon had included on a mix for Eloise in the midst of an inspirational dry spell. LISTEN HERE…

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Jet Trash get a quick shout out in Paste Magazine’s latest Musical Roadtrip: Route 101

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This week, our Musical Road Trip series heads to Route 101 to explore the origins of surf rock and the California sound.

In the early 1960s, America was infected by the California sound. Upbeat acts like Dick Dale and His Del-Tones and the Beach Boys topped the charts while new lightweight shortboards dotted the tides. The 2010s have revived surf rock and the California sound, thanks to the help and success of bands like Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls and Wavves.

Starting in Los Angeles, you’ll follow Route 101 north through San Francisco and surf communities like Ventura and Santa Barbara. Along the way, you’ll brave perfect waves and discover dreamy new music.

Flip through the gallery above to see our picks for a surf rock road trip up Route 101. READ HERE…

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Vents Magazine premieres Sydney Eloise & The Palms’ new slow-building piano ballad “Out of My Hands”

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VENTS is excited to join forces with Sydney Eloise and the Palm for the release of their haunting and emotional track “Out of my Hands” off their forthcoming debut LP, Faces, out Sept. 22 from The Cottage Recording Co.

“Out of My Hands” is a slow-building piano tune that starts spare and works its way to Phil Spector-style Wall of Sound layering—add in some subtle George Harrison-indebted slide guitar, Sydney Eloise’s bittersweet-expressive vocals, her thoughtful, honest songwriting and a reverb-drenched modern sheen, and you end up with a ballad on par with Jenny Lewis’ best.

From the opening “Be My Baby”-style drumbeat and retro-modern psychedelic swirls of lead track “Always Sailing,” Sydney Eloise & the Palms’ new debut Faces is searching and bittersweet, a classic-pop meditation from the visionary twentysomething next door. A vivid sonic slide-show carousel of a record, its mix of words and music paint tiny, episodic masterpieces in technicolor. LISTEN HERE…

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PureVolume premieres Sydney Eloise & The Palms song “Comes To An End”

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Sydney Eloise & The Palms yearn for the golden age of pop—the ’60s and ’70s when Phil Spector reigned king—and they’re doing their best to put a modern spin on it. Mixing that with current influences like Rilo Kiley and up-and-coming indie darling Natalie Prass, Sydney’s debut album Faces is filled with lush instrumentation and whimsical vocal harmonies led by her sultry voice. Today we’re excited to premiere her latest single, “Comes to an End.” Stream the soulful song above and read Sydney’s track commentary below.

“It’s no secret that classic-pop plays a big role on the whole Faces record, but it’s especially evident on ‘Comes to and End.’ Back in the golden era of pop, no one wanted to listen to a sad song, but they were everywhere. Listen to any Beach Boys song—Brian Wilson and the rest of the band knew how to package a heartbreaker over a groovin’ backbeat. Like a lot of songs on my record, “Comes to an End” started simple and a little more melancholy, partially due to the subject matter. This was the first of three songs myself and [producer/engineers] Damon Moon and Chandler Galloway were all collaborating on, and once we were all in the room working it out together, our shared love of McCartney, The Everly Brothers and even classic country all came together and, in a way, it laid the foundation for what would eventually become Faces.” LISTEN HERE…