Friday, July 22, 2011

Santah Premieres Video for "No Other Women" * Debut Album "White Noise Bed" Out Now on No Sleep Records!

Santah
Premieres Video For New Song "No Other Women"
Debut Album "White Noise Bed" Out Now on No Sleep Records!



Watch the video for "No Other Women" @ Absolutepunk!


Following the release of their debut album "White Noise Bed" out now on No Sleep Records, Chicago-based psychedelic Americana band Santah have premiered the new video for their song "No Other Women" which can be viewed by clicking the link above. In addition, the band has announced plans to perform a Threadless Warehouse Session on August 5th at 12:30pm CST which will be streamed live via UStream at this location, and will also be a special guest at BMI EXPRESS Rocks! Lollapalooza Party @ the Music Café (Hard Rock Hotel Chicago) on August 6th (band performs at 3 PM CST).

Fans can also read a live review, watch video and download mp3s from the band's recent performance at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY here.

"'No Other Women'" is quite the ballad of a tune with commanding vocals and soaring riffs by Stanton McConnell, piano runs that are littered all over the place and smashing drums that keep the tune from flying too far into the abyss." - Filter

"...like a David Lynch version of Toy Story accompanied by some even better music." - Absolutepunk

"Warm, fuzzy, with more hooks per minute than a Costco-sized bucket of Superchunk, ecstatic coded emotions pulled from a Slanted & Enchanted outtake with a pastoral Lindsay and Stevie Nicks-era Fleetwood Mac vibe creeping in—altogether, it's a nice little jangly, innocent slab of musical cloudspace that's sure to make a splash with kids these days." - Time Out Chicago

"Vampire Weekend will be the go-to comparison here, but there's a different sort of feel at the root of Santah's songs. A little bit more relaxed, they go bigger with the vocals and are free to go wherever they'd like with the riffs, which always makes for more interesting indie." - RCRDLBL

"White Noise Bed is built on a steady foundation of Midwestern rock, with a subtle dose of pop, a sideways glance at twang and a healthy hankering for the slightly psychedelic. These kids aren't exactly rewriting the rulebook, but they certainly know how to bend its boundaries enough to keep their songs fresh and interesting upon multiple listens." - Chicagoist


Santah Live
8/5 Threadless Warehouse Session Chicago, IL
8/6 BMI EXPRESS Rocks! Lollapalooza Party @ the Music Café (Hard Rock Hotel) Chicago, IL




Stream "White Noise Bed" here!


"White Noise Bed" Track List
1. Irish Wristwatch
2. No Other Women
3. Chips of Paint
4. Cold Wave
5. White Noise Bed
6. Overgrown
7. When I Couldn't Move
8. Merry Ann
9. Bat Suite
10. Dragonfly Papers
11. Neighbors and Cousins


Santah was born with their feet planted in the ground and their heads in the clouds. Composed of guitarist/vocalist Stanton McConnell, drummer Steven Plock, bassist Otto Stuparitz, and Tommy Trafton on keyboards, the quintet met at the University of Illinois and with their debut full-length record, "White Noise Bed," they have assembled a kaleidoscopic opus whose reach extends far beyond the Midwest.

Recorded at the late Jay Bennett's Pieholden Studios, where the band found its niche among the studio's forbearers of psychedelic Americana, "White Noise Bed" has a yin and yang aesthetic: sometimes sunny and sometimes stormy, but always running on audible elation. The band takes its cues from the power pop greats of the 70's such as The Raspberries and The Cars, and dresses them in a twangy haze, full of clever, lyrical nooks and crannies ala Wilco and Whiskeytown.

After finishing the record last May, Stan's sister Vivian joined the band, adding her passionate vocals and thoughtful guitar. They have since been touring the country and building their cult following; performing multiple sets at CMJ, SXSW and the Pygmalion Music Festival, and sharing the stage with the likes of Surfer Blood, Cults, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Pomegranates and Young the Giant.

Santah isn't just something the listener hears, it's something they feel. Be it a tropical aura of relaxation, the bittersweet mystery of growing up, or the lulling memory of a past love, Santah creates an original sonic journey for all.

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