Band To Watch: Dominant Legs
San Francisco native Ryan William Lynch, aka Dominant Legs, has a strange, immediately appealing sound that's part funky Belle & Sebastian/part late-night Arthur Russell/part something uniquely his own. At MySpace, a series of photos titled "favorite clothes" include him sporting his Giants '87 sweatshirt and Dimebag Darrell and Anne Sexton tees. Somehow these details feel relevant when trying to get to the bottom of Dominant Legs' pop. It's understated but grand. Grounded but idiosyncratic. Poetic and everyday. Jittery and sedated. Kelley Polar via SF DIY? He looks pretty happy in a bunch of those MySpace pics, but there's something somber and melancholic about his work. Fittingly he's opening for Girls, clear aesthetic allies, on their upcoming California dates. Take a listen to a couple tracks, which he's labeled "demos."
Dominant Legs - "Young At Love And Life" (MP3)
Dominant Legs - "Just Silly Ones" (MP3)
Look for a a 7'' in early 2010. Until then, you'll find more at MySpace. He opens for Girls on these dates:
11/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
12/04 - San Diego, CA @ Loft
12/05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
12/06 - San Barbara, CA @ Muddy Waters
Posted at 5:01 PM in Band To Watch, MP3, Tour Dates
Tags: Dominant Legs
smoking makes you cool.
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knew it was coming.
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And smoking makes you rule!
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reminds me of this guy:
http://www.myspace.com/michaelgarciamusic
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Not bad, not bad...
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This guy looks like a douchebag, not checking him out cos of the pic.
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PLEASE post a hip indie-pic of this guy - what - with greasy hair! Oh - and if he could be smoking indifferently - oh, man that would just be AMAZING!
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yo aside from the picture, this music sucks.
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Where's the quality control for this site?
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hahahahahaha
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Drug addict!
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That first song is an updated Orange Juice song
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Even while taking a shit, I wouldn't "watch" this dude. Those tracks are lame.
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Let's see - sounds like it was made in Garage Band by a ten year old, not a word of it is memorable, not a hook of any sort to be found, and it plods along without any sort of structure until it bores itself to death. Can't you feel the buzz build? Quality control. Yeah right. Slippery slope, that.
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Oh wait, hold up one second. I just saw this - "Part late-night Arthur Russell?" HAHAHAHA. Now THAT is funny.
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Hi hater, bye hater. So many jealous people on here! Can't hear the beauty in some simple heartfelt songs
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