Sunbears! – Give Love a Try
It’s an all Suntier artist week on Synconation! If you haven’t had the opportunity to see the SUNBEARS! live, you’re in for the ultimate birthday party meets psychedelia meets rock show extravaganza. “Give Love a Try” is the first single off of their new album, You Will Live Forever . . . available on multi-colored vinyl...
Sunbears! – They Think They’re Soooo Philosophical
Self-serving considering we pressed the Sunbears! new record, You Will Live Forever on vinyl and are currently offering them for presale? Well, yes. However, I love this song and can’t shake it. From it’s stark ebb and flow of musical cannonades and quiet singer/songwriter moments to its contemplative resonance, this is one of my favorite from...
Synconation Radio Interview on First Coast Connect
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] We had the great pleasure of speaking with Melissa Ross this morning on First Coast Connect this morning about Synconation and Jacksonville’s music climate. Thanks to Melissa and everyone at WJCT 89.9 and also to Shane Santiago of SBS Studios for recording the audio. Check it out! Related Posts:Tiny...
Sunbears! Teleologically Sound and Ecstatic – An Interview
SUNBEARS! are a musical stimulus, well crafted and intentional in giving their all towards a great live performance and listening experience. And I mean experience! They have just released their first full length album You Will Live Forever on New Granada Records and you can find it at your favorite online retailer.
Sunbears! Rise – Blackwater Music Festival
The new songs by Sunbears! are a departure from their first single, which evinced a Radiohead influence, or their EP, which was heavy in the Flaming Lips, these songs have an organic innocence that harkens John Lennon.
Although they have not lost the bright beauty of their Lips influence or their painful willingness to explore loneliness...
Celebrity Guest Top 5 Songs of the 80s
Some of our favorite artist and industry figures took the time to participate in Synconation’s 80s week by providing their Top 5 Songs of the 80s. Enjoy! Tesla Boy 1. The Smiths – “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” on The Queen Is Dead from 1986 2. The Cure – “Lullaby” on Disintegration from 1989 3....
This Week in Synconation – Our New Podcast
Hosted by Brian Jerin, “This Week in Synconation” is a new podcast that your purveyors of Old-Fashioned Music Bloggery will be bringing you with interviews, featured tracks and a little love . . . a little because we don’t want to go getting anybody jealous. For our first podcast, Brian speaks with Jonathan Berlin of America’s best unsigned...
Sunbears! – Lovely Little Anecdotes
The first time I heard “Lovely Little Anecdotes,” I thought it was Muse due to the huge sound, vocal style and anthemic chorus. This is that successful blend of the organic and electronic that the Sunbears! do so well. The band is preparing to head up to NYC to finish recording their next album and we are...
Sunbears! – A Lovely Tuesday Afternoon in June
The Sunbears employ big infectious hooks ala The Flaming Lips and bring a special combination of well crafted writing and energy to their music. Sure it would have made sense to make this a Tuesday selection, but it’s just that good and in our heads that it demanded to be featured today. You can hear Brian interview...
