I've previously expressed my love for Sacramento, and have attempted to explain why so many great bands have risen from CA's capital, so I will restrain myself from repetition. I will say that it was amazing to stand in the midst of a crowd of a few thousand people at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona last month to see a little Sacto fuzz pop band get some major love.
Ganglians are one of many bands who belong to the reverb-worship cult, but unlike many, they do not employ the effect to mask tonedeaf vocals. On the contrary, these fellahs actually harmonize.
Comparisons have already been made to the Beach Boys (for those vocal harmonies) and Animal Collective (layered euphoric pop with cheap keyboard effects). Ganglians manage to create honest, lo-fi psych-pop songs at an effortlessly loping and patient pace, a pace that can only be achieved by folks who are used to driving a lot over flat terrain on sunny days.
We'd like to apologize to drummer Alex's mom who missed WFMU's live broadcast of Ganglians' set due to some last minute schedule shuffling on our end (we found out that she missed it via WFMU's playlist comments and felt bad about it). Sorry Alex's mom! Listen to the whole set here:
OMG THEY HARMONIZE??
Posted by: Steve | June 24, 2010 at 04:05 PM
This is Alex the drummer's mom, Betsy! This blog came to me from Ryan's mom, Robin, who has been finding all kinds of great nuggets of information and sharing with me along our son's european journey.
This blog really means a lot to me and I am so touched and lost for words that a big radio station clear across the US and important enough to cover music festivals in Europe, cared so much about my feelings that you made mention of my comment.
You are now my favorite radio station. I'm well pleased with your review of the Ganglians. They are special. Ryan's Mom and I know that because we raised two of the members. They are well loved by so many folks in Sacramento, and known for their kindness...Ganglians will never be so big that they won't take a moment to be real and speak with their friends, family and fans.
WFMU, You Rock!
Posted by: Betsy | June 24, 2010 at 06:18 PM
Thanks to the upcoming World Basketball Festival, we now get a “USA” Air Jordan 2010 Team. It seems as if more people like the Air Jordan 2010 Team than the original Air Jordan 2010 because of the windowless side panels. I’m not one of those people who likes the team better; I think the original
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Posted by: yjb | September 13, 2010 at 08:32 PM