Sun Parade



Sun Parade
Shuggy Mtn Breakdown
Lit 33


ADDS 11/28/17
CD/DIGITAL
"Shuggy Mtn Breakdown is a hook line and sinker winner of ragged mischief and melody. Like Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit and Islands, Sun Parade offers a candid approach to music that makes them endearing." - Glide 
"Crafting the kinds of traditional guitar-pop songs that people might still be singing 50 years down the road ... " - NPR  
"Sun Parade bring infectious and playful melodies to the table in a way that few bands are in 2017. Their musicality and songwriting are bound to draw comparisons to legendary acts like The Beatles and The Beach Boys, and breathe those influences into a brand of indie-pop that still feels fresh and exciting." - Substream 
Sixty seconds into Shuggy Mtn Breakdown, the debut full-length from Northampton, MA quintet Sun Parade, and you might think that the record is all race fuel, grip tape, lock-step melodic exploration, and brash harmonies. No doubt, the record has all of that – in spades. Yet give yourself over to the Ian Hersey-produced (Rubblebucket) sonic vision quest and you ’l l discover a world in which hyper-saturated technicolor sonic washes, churned by guitars fueled with psilocybin and swagger, sublimate into snaky basslines and articulate, tasty drumming serving at the pleasure of the deep groove. 
Shuggy Mtn Breakdown is a full-wrought artistic statement, road-tested in basement shows and packed houses along Route 9 in the band's home territory of Western Massachusetts. Chris Marlon Jennings grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts, busking on the streets. He met Jeff Lewis in 2008 at a tribal gathering of old friends and families in Maine. Lewis, a mandolin player and islander, was due at Berklee on scholarship but after a semester in Boston he moved west to work with Jennings. That collaboration forms the creative core of Sun Parade.  (full bio/track-notes included in DL folder below) 


RIYL: Dr. Dog, Velveteins, And The Kids, Islands, Delta Spirit

TRY: #2, 3, 7

DIRTY: #10



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