Sun Araw

Sun Araw is former Magic Lantern's guitarist Cameron Stallones' solo project. If you liked the Woodsman post the other day or are into Brightblack Morning Light, Spacemen 3 or Spiritualized then this is right up your street. I've only heard a few assorted tracks on You Tube and was disappointed not to see any of his work on Spotify, but from what I've heard and read it sounds pretty damn cool. The latest album is called 'Heavy Deeds.' Uncut's Wild Mercury Sound described the sound as "sticky, horizontal, hot night music." That sums it up pretty perfectly.

Woodsman

If you enjoyed my recent Real Estate post, then you'll love Woodsman and like Real Estate they're also on Mexican Summer. The video below is for their song 'Sunglass' is a perfect accompanyment for the blissed out, woozy feel of the track. It kinda has a similar feel to something by Brightblack Morning Light, in the way it almost seems like nothing is happening, but in the best possible way. The track is available on their new album, 'Collages', which can be downloaded at Mexican Summer, but has not yet been released on vinyl.


Woodsman - Sunglass from woodsman man on Vimeo.

From the green forests of Denver comes the debut album from Woodsman, an instrumental quartet with roots in nature, post-rock of the mid-‘90s Tortoise/Cerberus Shoal/A Minor Forest variety, and a sense of epic grandeur that ties the whole thing together. Killer from nose to nuts, with 19-minute monster “Mothershift” taking top honors; it reminds us that one ton of feathers is just as crushing as one ton of lead, if properly positioned.

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