Artist description SUNTAN will get you.

Music Style psyche-drone-pop-space-rock

Musical Influences Sun Ra, Spacemen 3, Big Star, Television, Can, Neil Young

Group Members Nick Holdzkom-guitar,vocals Scott Endres-guitar Lindsay Arth-Bontempi,keyboards Dominic Mariano-drums,percussion

Albums SELF-TITLED CD-EP ; Send You Home

Press Reviews "Boston's Suntan has done the impressive feat of sounding like they've had the experience of several records on their debut full length. Granted, they did release a short EP last year (and if this is any indication, I really need to pick it up). Nonetheless, it sounds like the record Jason Pierce has been trying to record since 1988. Falling somewhere between Sound of Confusion-era and Playing With Fire-era Spacemen 3 (with a dash of early Pink Floyd and Wayne or Kate Rogers' wah soloing), Suntan's Send You Home is an incredibly fleshed out and lean psychedelic guitar rock record. The instrumentation is the old standby that never fails—drums, bass, two (occasionally treated) guitars and a very warm organ or two. The songwriting is solid, the dynamics are fully realized, and the textures are well executed. The almost 10 minute long "The Next Ones" is the perfect example, with the drums, bass and organ providing an unwavering footing that the guitars use to launch into the stratosphere, ping ponging and weaving back and forth with one another, eventually building to a wah and delayed wall of psychedelic guitar solo bliss. The song itself is really well written, with a good vocal part (that ascending line is great!), which is only made better by the very nice voice Nick Holdzkom has. One of the standout tracks, "Every Night" adds violins to the instrumentation, bringing Sigur Ros to mind, particularly during its majestic crescendo choruses. At the halfway point, the very short "Wiles/Lecube Interlude" acts as a meandering intro into the next track, and appears to give away a pretty heavy Yume Bitsu influence for the guitar players. Which, could also be drawn to the way the guitars always retain a sense of melodic purpose even while spending several minutes just playing a solo, rather than simply focusing on achieving a texture. This is a remarkable first album, and should earn Suntan a place among the best psychedelic pop bands. --Sean Hammond", FakeJazz ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ "SUNTAN's second offering, Send You Home, makes you believe that it is the early '90s. Shoegazing space rock is back and very healthy. Each epic track slowly builds into a lush layering affair. Send You Home starts out of the gate sounding like Jane's Addiction or Tripping Daisy, building driving guitars with effects against one another. One can make many references to My Bloody Valentine and Jessamine when listening to SUNTAN, but the band makes Send You Home their own. SUNTAN adds addition instruments into the typical rock outfit to create their own individual style. The subtle use of synths, organs, violins, and alto sax bring the tracks to a lush level, perhaps at times sounding like a more aggressive American Analog Set . "King Felix" is a big repetitive highlight that utilizes keyboard drones and vocal effects to create a huge atmosphere. The drums add funky offbeats and a wonderful tempo shift in the middle of "King Felix" to keep everything interesting. The average time of a song clocks in at eight minutes, except a nice cover of Them's "I Can Only Give You Everything" and a dreamy interlude/intro entitled "Wiles/Lecube Interlude." The tracks might be a tad too long, depending on your mood. Send You Home is a solid second record which works well throughout, and with shoegaze making a strong comeback, this is one to have in your collection. -- David Serra", All Music Guide

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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