Wild Pack of Canaries “The Coroner Can Wait” CD

Wild Pack makes the kind of music fit for the attentive ear, packing in layers of horns, chirping birds, mathy time signatures and oscillating reverb into surprising song progressions that work on a weird, cosmic level. De Anda’s vocals have a distinct honesty that makes you want to believe yes, these are real musicians making real music because they love it and they want to reward anyone else courteous enough to listen.

Label: Mountain Man Records
Format: Digipack CD

$8

Korey Dane hails from Long Beach, California and plays a blend of acoustic driven songs with powerful vocals and engaging lyrics.  He has a familiar, classic feel, yet are refreshingly new.  Think of it like you poured yourself a drink and dusted off an old 45 to find a lost record nobody has heard before.  Led by singer/songwriter Korey Dane, this six-piece band also includes the charming voice of Tess Shapiro, Alex Medina, John Garbutt, Tyler Juarez, and David Beltran.  Korey and Tess are both great vocalists who combine so naturally that it’s hard to ignore their obvious chemistry.  Korey also has a real knack for songwriting, reminiscent of some artists who wouldn’t be fair to mention because he could give them a run for their money. - Ian Lewis

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The summer of 1976; three months set to a sound track of AM Radio. We would sing along with the songs from the backseat and secretly hope that our moms would just keep driving and that somehow our summer would never stop. A sunset nation where each day was full of endless possibilities; we had no plans and no expectations, but every single moment was somehow magical. This was the optimism of being young, as we remember a sound inspired by the experiences of growing up in California during the 1970’s.

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Aarik Danielsen of PopMatters says: All the Colors from Long Beach quintet Greater California not only relays the carefree spirit of the season in requisite, buoyant, Brian Wilson-esque tones, but it captures the idle moments and lazy lulls which summer brings, expressing them with psychedelic peaks and valleys and instances of slow-burning rock and roll.

The very first arrangements were of the Swan Silvertones, Montana Taylor and the Pixies.  The original compositions have evolved into a style unique unto themselves while maintaining a stylistic consistency at their core, and the arrangements conquered by the quartet now include Black Sabbath and Sepultura songs.

The  bass  clarinet:  a  synergy  of  designs  from  all  saxophones and clarinets, themselves the culmination of  hundreds  of  years  of  single-reed  instrument  evolution. A four-and-a-half octave voice, multiplied into four equal parts and breathing together to create a  dense,  pulsing  sound  capable  of  expressing  and reflecting the full range of human emotions.

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Now older, wiser, and infinitely more attractive, Kate and M. Ritchey were ready to bring their well-honed individual expressive talents together again, after a decade of solitary wandering. A new album was inevitable, and ended up being recorded in only about four days due to the incredibly strong and positive vibes both were experiencing.

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“Landfair” won best Pop/rock album at the Independent Music Awards 2005.