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Dreampop Demo from Adrian AP (of Sea Lions)

June 30, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Perhaps one of the things I wish for this world is that we had more music from Sea Lions; I still frequently listen to Everything You Always Wanted to Know. Luckily, AAP…one of the group’s songwriters, just upped this delicious demo I think you should spend some time with. Oddly, you could put it up against any dream pop or indiepop release of late, and you’d be pretty impressed, not only with the quality of the writing, but the home recording. Hopefully this means the band will soon be recording new material, or Adrian will, and either way, the world will be better for it.

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Show Preview: Part Time @ Hotel Vegas (8.28)

August 28, 2014 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Date	Thursday, August 28th
Location	Hotel Vegas
Doors	10:00 PM
Tickets	$5

Seems to be a lull in good shows, so why not spend your hard earned cash and check out this great little show. Part Time were supposed to be coming with their friends Gap Dream in tow, but unfortunately, GD had to pull out, but that doesn’t mean the former will skip town. Part Time released the excellent PDA recently, and you’ll definitely want to catch their entire set to let your self fall dreamily into the night. Also, they’re bringing Sea Lions with them, who have been fairly silent as of late, though I always find my way back to their Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions LP. To top it off, Grape St. will be filling the bill too, in preparation for their own tour out to the West Coast.

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Download: Part Time – I Want to Go [MP3]

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Show Pics: Chaos in Tejas (6/2)

June 4, 2012 brian.gray Leave a comment

After taking a night to relax and sweat at Stubb’s, it was back into the Chaos. Primary venue choice was Club DeVille, but I did pop next door to see the goings-ons.

Club DeVille scored a great lineup for the indie kids with Sea Lions, Royal Headaches and The Clean. I saw more Japanese hardcore at The Mohawk courtesy Zyanose, full mosh pit included. Ironically, I took an elbow to the face while shooting Royal Headache.

Here come the pics…

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New Music from Sea Lions

November 1, 2011 nathan.lankford Leave a comment

Make no mistake about it, the last few years have seen a huge resurgence for Slumberland Records, and yet the consistently seem to discover great band after great band. Sea Lions is their latest signing, and this little number right here is a perfect fit to the label’s sound. There’s a bit of a washed out jangle floating in there, but singer Adrian Pillado have a fairly distinct vocal delivery, which differentiates the outfit from a lot of their current peers. Personally, I like the clarity of the vocals because, whether or not this is true, they seemingly have no vocal effects in the mix, making it easier for you to find your favorite lyric. First Sea Pinks and now Sea Lions? Must be the year of Sea creatures.

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Download: Sea Lions – Grown Up [MP3]

Their album, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sea Lions But Were Afraid to Ask is out on 11/22 via Slumberland.

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