Like a blast of hot sunlight through the cold July clouds, the new sun-bleached Son of the Sun Ep arrived just in time to breath new life not only into the summer, but into the local indie rock scene as well.
Retroists Son of the Sun have been slumming it in the garage now for a while now, making meticulous sounding yet slightly derivative guitar based rockers. Like so many other local bands they leaned heavily on retro swagger and vintage tones for their appeal.
However, the new Ep Before the After finds the band hitting a different stride. The meticulous production is still there, but the new album has the band trading their tight jeans for board shorts, cranking up the reverb and finding a real knack for writing timeless, lazy surf gems. The new songs are just as '09 as they are '59 and can be added to Buffalo's bizarrely strong surf cannon that includes songs from locals such as the Irving Klaws, Bloody Hollies, the Waves, Blue Rocket Trio, Dimetrodon, Skate Korpse and Mockba.
Songs from the new Ep can be downloaded here or streamed here.
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