haven't heard it -- Farmer Dave's the guy who had the radio show I mentioned. Heard a lot of great stuff for the first time back in the mid 90s on that show.
― tylerw, Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
OK OK, it's not really grunge exactly, just a lot sludgier and less fun to my ears than that bright beautiful crystalline California country pop of the first record.
― Brio, Thursday, 1 October 2009 16:49 (fourteen years ago) link
they're back.http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RlqqHwrmsQA/T5C_zHdNZII/AAAAAAAAD-g/XosErlpDW38/s1600/11614.jpg
the single, forget the song, is somewhat forgettable but nice. verses are lovely and drifty, chorus is a bit weak.
― mizzell, Friday, 20 April 2012 14:57 (eleven years ago) link
"The Tarnished Gold" is the work of the classic Beachwood Sparks lineup: singer/guitarist Chris Gunst, singer/bassist Brent Rademaker, singer/multi-instrumentalist Farmer Dave Scher, and drummer Aaron Sperske, with invaluable support from guitarist and longtime friend Ben Knight (The Tyde). For the sessions, the band expanded to seven pieces, with guitarists Knight and Neal Casal, with Dan Horne on pedal steel in place of Scher, who opted to play organ, key, flying V guitar and electrified melodica. Also lending a hand were Gunst’s wife Jen Cohen, Sparks’ very first drummer Jimi Hey, Brent’s brother Darren (leader of The Tyde) and L.A. indie-rock maestro Ariel Pink. Once We Were Trees producer Thom Monahan returned to his familiar spot behind the console. (Sub Pop)
― mizzell, Friday, 20 April 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
really excited to hear this, probably setting my expectations too high but i really loved these dudes
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 20 April 2012 15:02 (eleven years ago) link
classic!
― scott seward, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
no ariel pink!
― scott seward, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:30 (eleven years ago) link
thom monahan my old CT homeboy! Xdanburyhardcore4everX
man, i love beechwood sparks so much. fuck a wilco.
― scott seward, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
i didn't know bob fay used to play with the tyde. he told me that on facebook after i mentioned how much i loved that album and especially the Felt tribute on the tyde album.
― scott seward, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:32 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MybPelion4I
― scott seward, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
I loved Scher and Hey's side project
― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 20 April 2012 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
what's that called?
― tylerw, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:39 (eleven years ago) link
like this new song. like these guys. i remember when they came out making snide remarks along the lines of "hey i like the byrds too", but i don't really care about that now. rock on!
― tylerw, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
All Night Radio
― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 20 April 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
Scher is also the man behind Farmer Dave’s Hot Nuts, a habanero-roasted almond snack based on a family recipe.
the jingle for this on dave's website is pretty good.
― mizzell, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
sometimes i'll listen to this EP 35 times in a row at work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV9gkM8Sjys&feature=related
― scott seward, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:52 (eleven years ago) link
they were like a whole band of really talented doug yules.
― scott seward, Friday, 20 April 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHdnXoO2y_w
― buzza, Sunday, 15 July 2012 22:22 (eleven years ago) link
I adore the new record. Can't stop playing it.
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Friday, 19 October 2012 22:28 (eleven years ago) link
i want it!
― scott seward, Friday, 19 October 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIVknPPpltw
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 19 October 2012 22:42 (eleven years ago) link
no bites on that one^^^
c'mon dudes. okay this is way better, written and sung by Britney Spears' guitarist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kgagAdTH5s
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 1 November 2012 04:12 (eleven years ago) link
RIP John Schwartz
https://pitchfork.com/news/beachwood-sparks-josh-schwartz-dead-at-45/
― Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 02:54 (six years ago) link
Josh, of course.
― Kibbutzki (Jaap Schip), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 03:00 (six years ago) link
RIP... This is one of my all-time favorites, the first song the BS recorded, and maybe Josh's best song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lodtgXoL4sA
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 12 September 2017 03:25 (six years ago) link
Aw man... Further is one of my favorite lo-fi acts ever. That music is very important to me.
― Evan, Tuesday, 12 September 2017 03:52 (six years ago) link