One of the best new bands to watch and listen to this season is Sleepy Sun, the sextet from San Francisco.  The musicians, friends, and lovers have come out with their first album entitled Embrace and have been met with exultations, especially after SXSW.  Their psychedelic styled rock and roll tracks pull you in from the start of the album all the way through the finish.  Even “White Dove”, a 9:23 minute song, is compatible with the ADHD in all of us.  

With an album this high energy, I can’t wait to see what they do live.  God, I love the harmonica.

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Sean Bones is the solo project of Sean Sullivan, the guitarist from the brooklyn band Sam Champion.  In the summer of 2008 he recorded the EP Easy Street and since then has been recieved as a breath of fresh air aiding us all in our longing for summer.  Earfarm rated the four track release as one of last year’s top 8, noting it as an “upbeat ode to city living, loving, and chilling.”  His tracks are subtly catchy and without a doubt groovable, making it a definite must have for your recently added iTunes playlist.

Frenchkiss Records swept Sean Bones up into it’s arms and the group opened up for the label’s notorious Les Savy Fav at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple Friday March 13th.  The reggae infused pop numbers resonated with the crowd and the, ever so casual, dancing ensued.

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