Premieres Daytrotter Session in Support of Debut Album "White Noise Bed"
US Tour w/ Army Navy Kicks Off This Week + Dates at CMJ in New York!
Stream Santah Live on Daytrotter here!
In support of their debut album "White Noise Bed" (out now on No Sleep Records) and their upcoming US tour dates with Army Navy kicking off this week, Chicago psychedelic pop/rock band Santah have premiered their recently recorded Daytrotter session and have offered a sneak preview of the new song “Springfield,” click above to listen.
Santah is also announcing a series of live shows at this year's CMJ Marathon in New York City, with more dates and showcases to be announced shortly.
The band's current itinerary can be found below.
“There's a certain amount of loving that goes into all of the drops of Santah songs, that turns the concentration into a gossamer drink that goes down smooth and leisurely. The images that one gets out of the sky, while listening to the songs on "White Noise Bed," seem to be sponsored by the film varieties that come loaded on our Hipstamatic apps, causing so much of what we and they feel to be blanketed in a lovely sheen of nostalgia.” - Daytrotter
"'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
“With a hazy kind of twang, it should also garner comparisons to a more folksy version of Vampire Weekend or a younger, slightly more poppy Wilco and/or Whiskytown. However they got their sound, it’s definitely one worthy of lengthy exploration.” - Consequence of Sound
“The reason Santah is so successful in reviving southern-California-style 70’s psychedelic pop is that they tap into the sound’s darker undercurrents, injecting a bit of heartbreak that tangles interestingly with the mellow vibe.” - Chicago Reader
"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
5-Oct: St. Louis, MO Firebird *
6-Oct: Champaign, IL University of Illinois Courtyard Café *
7-Oct: Indianapolis, IN Vollrath Tavern *
8-Oct: Atlanta, GA The Five Spot *
9-Oct: Nashville, TN The End *
10-Oct Lexington, KY Buster's *
11-Oct: Columbus, OH Skully's Music Diner *
12-Oct: Pittsburgh, PA Club Café *
13-Oct: Washington DC Black Cat *
14-Oct: Hamden, CT The Space *
15-Oct: Philadelphia, PA The Fire *
16-Oct: Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall *
17-Oct: Brooklyn, NY Public Assembly ^
20-Oct: CMJ Official Showcase Rockwood Music Hall
22-Oct: CEG Official CMJ Showcase Sullivan Hall
23-Oct: Richmond, VA The Camel *
24-Oct: Charlottesville, VA The Box *
25-Oct: Durham, NC Casbah *
26-Oct: Charleston, SC Village Tavern *
27-Oct: Louisville, KY Zanzabar *
28-Oct Chicago, IL Subterranean *%
* = w/ Army Navy (presented by FILTER Magazine)
^ = w/ The Grates and Brian Bonz
*% = w/ Army Navy Madi Diaz, and Kyle Andrews
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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