the Botticellis release CD, to perform live on KZSU tomorrow
After quite a bit of anticipation, the the Botticellis (myspace) album Old Home Movies is out today on Antenna Farm Records! I first heard it quite a while ago and I listened to it a lot for long periods of time. A lot of people are describing the band/ album in terms of “surf rock”, but I think that doesn’t give proper due to the depth of this songs; while these songs are indie pop, they aren’t bubblegum pop or all sunshine.
The Botticellis live at the Bottom of the Hill, August 2007
As you may remember, I have a string of four bands down at KZSU in five weeks on Wednesdays from 9-10pm PDT. This week’s band is the Botticellis. You can listen at 90.1FM in the Bay Area or online[1].
- April 30: Geographer
- May 14: the Botticellis
- May 21: Two Sheds
- May 28: the Ian Fays
If you want to read, hear or see more about the band, check out the Bay Bridged feature podcast, the Mercury News ‘Merc Session’, or the the Daytrotter session.
[1] The newish 192kps AAC+ stream sounds gorgeous, very clear, by the way. I’d recommend trying it out.
“Surf rock” doesn’t seem to fit at all, even though there is that song about the ocean. They’re more peaceful – not the early Beach Boys. Anyhow, the upcoming KZSU schedule is looking awesome.
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