Citay's sophomore album Little Kingdom is a great dose of sweeping psychedelia. Think Byrds harmonies, Floydian pastoralism, and more than enough reasons to namedrop Popol Vuh. Despite those epic arcs, the SF septet's songwriting and atmospherics are skillfully tight --... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: CITAY»
Posted on April 9, 2008 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job (3 comments)
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Dinner time in Austin, time to munch tacos and figure the night sched. As the picture suggests, tonight's the night for Jens Lekman fans: y'all have two chances to catch the Swedish troubadour (Emo's at 8PM, Mohawk at midnight). For... CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY FEATURED SHOWCASES»
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We've been enjoying the smooth psychedelics of San Francisco pop-rock troupe Citay's sophomore album Little Kingdom. As you can tell in the photo below, there are quite a few people lending their hands to the '70s redolent harmonies (a number... CONTINUE READING NEW CITAY - "EYE ON THE DOLLAR"»
Posted on February 13, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates (3 comments)
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