New Music from The Loose Salute
Bohemian Like You
Conjuring that mellow Laurel Canyon mood is no easy task, and when you're a new band from the rocky shores of Cornwall U.K., recreating the sunny vibe of late 60's/early 70's L.A. demands more than a bong hit and a beach ball - well maybe a few bong hits. The bohemian vibes of those times have spawned a plethora of modern bands whose needle is stuck in that groove, to fine affect. The Beachwood Sparks, The Thrills and The Chamber Strings just to name a few.
The Loose Salute, named after a 1970 Michael Nesmith solo album, are an easy, breezy, beautiful quintet. Main songwriter and drummer, Ian McCutcheon, has been a member of the dreamy pop movement for quite some time. Before turning on to the California sound, McCutcheon kept the beat in Slowdive and offshoot band Mojave 3.
"Tuned To Love" is a simple toe tapping number, evoking the feeling of driving to a beach bonfire up the coast with the top down. The Loose Salute mix the feel good groove of Canned Heat, the hushed harmonies of Fleetwood Mac and the rocking side of Matthew Sweet without sounding too dated.
Their debut album, Tuned To Love, is available now via Graveface Records.
Posted by Joe Roth on Jan 23, 2009 @ 7:00 am