Sonnymoon – Every Summer Night
First heard about Sonnymoon a few years ago when KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez was raving about them to anyone with ears. With an abstract future soul sound reminiscent of Little Dragon and Quadron I was convinced that the band just had to come from Europe, but alas no, they hail from the Boston area and are mainly comprised of Anna Wise and Dane Orr. For some time I’ve been wondering when we might get more sounds like these from stateside artists and finally the duo’s full-length has arrived courtesy of Plug Research, already a contender for indie label of the year. I know it’s not technically Summer yet, but “Every Summer Night” still seems an apt choice, especially since the group just spent time here in LA for the UCLA Jazz & Reggae Fest Memorial Day soiree. They’ll be back in town later in June and hopefully I’ll be able to corral them into the KPFK studios to find out more about how they create these sounds.
…as an added treat here’s a bonus clip of the band performing “Near Me” in fine trippy style at this year’s SXSW: