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Deathray
My Lunatic Friends
Album: Deathray
Genres: Alternative
The man behind Cake's "The Distance" resurfaces with this irresistable slice of alt-pop. Don't even try to escape from this Deathray! |
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The buzz surrounding Deathray should come as no surprise -- just check out the catchy-as-hell "My Lunatic Friends" and you'll see what the fuss is all about. Hailing from Sacramento, California, the quintet boasts the writing talents of former Cake guitarist Greg Brown, best known for penning the 1996 hit single "The Distance.” Brown, along with longtime friend/bassist Victor Damiani, left Cake in 1997 -- staying long enough, of course, to ride the subsequent fame of "The Distance" and its accompanying album, Fashion Nugget. Following their split with Cake, Brown and Damiani hooked up with vocalist Dana Gumbiner, a fellow Sacramento musician who'd spent time in local band Little Guilt Shrine, and voila! Deathray was born. They picked up drummer James Neil in 1999, though Michael Urbano (Third Eye Blind, Smashmouth) handled most of the drumming on the band's self-titled debut (out now on Capricorn Records). Keyboardist Max Hart came on board just after the album was finished.
Though much has been made of the group's Cake connections, Deathray sound little like Brown and Damiani's former band. Instead, their crisp, catchy songs and layered vocal harmonies fall more in line with pop groups like Fountains of Wayne. "My Lunatic Friends" is no exception, riding a joint bass/guitar melody that's uncannily reminiscent of the Cars' "Let's Go." Gumbiner, meanwhile, self-indulgently lists his gripes against the lunatic friends of the song's title, nursing his wounds like a martyr with his tongue stuck in his cheek. Call it sarcastic pop, call it sardonic rock -- just be sure you call it good.
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Nina Pearlman |
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Nina Pearlman is the former Senior Editor of The Rocket, a Seattle-based publication devoted to covering music in the Pacific Northwest. Now a Seattle-based freelancer, she writes for such print publications as Magnet and AP, as well as web sites like Atomic Pop and CDNow.
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This song was Da bomb. Deathray should be big and have everybody be hearin' them. So get them out there.
Jon de Roulhac
I have been a huge deathray fan ever since I first heard their song on the radio.. The next day I went out to the store and immediately bought the CD. Deathray is pure music perfection, incorporating darker meanings inside lively whimsical guitar melodies. This definitley a steal, downloading a great song for free! Don't forget to get their self-titled CD, you'd have to be a lunatic to hear them and not get in a good mood.
Jennifer
My favorite show coming out of Austin's South by Southwest. Although I never knew that Brit rock could come out of Northern California. A lot of fun, the whole album rules!
Kristin
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