"Pure California dreaming: nostalgic, jangly music
that makes you feel sun-soaked and happy." -- The Deli SF
Magazine
"Happy, hopeful, celebratory music." -- NPR "The pure indie-pop bliss of Adios Amigo occasionally dipped towards mellow Belle & Sebastian sentimentality, at other points rocking more Shins-like." -- SF Bay Guardian "This indie pop group bolsters itself with warm, murky harmonies and lovely, listless vocals. All four instrumentalists sing on every song, and the resulting music is more akin to British Invasion-style rock than contemporary pop - three-part harmonies rather than a lead over backing vocals. Most tracks start with a tantalizingly drawn-out major seventh chord. Sometimes the musicians hover on one tonal center for an entire song, the same way a painter might obsess over a single color. They're forgiven." -- East Bay Express
San Francisco psych-pop quartet Adios Amigo today premiere the first
song from their forthcoming sophomore release via Prefix Mag. The
shuffling, upbeat sweet love song "Chicken" is culled from the 5-song Dos EP
and available to download/stream HERE.
Adios Amigo also recently premiered the simultaneously happy and forlorn sounding track "Debut"(listen/download HERE) from its 2011 self-titled debut via RCRD LBL. Adios Amigo began in the South American capital city of Santiago, Chile. It was here that singer/songwriter/guitarist Johnny Major, during his college year abroad, began writing love songs on an old, beat-up guitar for a Chilean girl whom he would go on to marry. It would be 8 years and tens of thousands of miles traveled before John would record his music and assemble a band. Adios Amigo is the culmination, and also the beginning of his musical aspirations coming to light.
Adios Amigo, the band, was put together after completion
of recordings in the Sacramento studio of engineer David Pullin (Sholi, The
Soft White Sixties). All instruments were performed by Major, and the
recordings would go on to become Adios Amigo's self-titled debut EP. With
only songs written on acoustic guitar, and having never been played with a
full band, the sound was invented through layering of guitar and vocal
tracks, and the end result was a harmonious wall of sound, reminiscent ofBroken
Social Scene's grandiose indie rock symphony. Major's singing and writing
style can be likened to Elliott Smith, his vocals delivered
softly with strategic harmonies, in traditional pop song structure.
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The band's two EPs are an eclectic batch of songs tied
together by a pop sensibility and a calm, upbeat sentimentality. The songs
are about various elements of life: love, past, present, future, and falling
asleep on the couch with somebody special. There is not an unhappy note among
them.
In the spring of 2011, Major recruited musician friends to
bring his music to life in a live setting. The current lineup includes Jason
Forrest (guitar, vocals), Shawn McNamara (bass guitar, vocals), and Steve
Wills (drums, vocals). Johnny Major also plays drums in San Francisco based
indie-folk band, Il Gato. All members of Adios Amigo reside in San Francisco,
CA.
ADIOS AMIGO LIVE:
06/01 San Francisco, CA @ Cafe Du Nord (EP release
show)
06/27 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
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Artist: Adios Amigo Album: Dos Label: Adios Amigo Music Release Date: June 1st, 2012 01. Colony's Dead 02. Chicken (MP3) 03. Never Forget 04. Take Me to Heaven 05. Pretty Pretty Princess  Artist: Adios Amigo Album: Adios Amigo Label: Adios Amigo Music Release Date: August 1st, 2011 01. Intro 02. Play You (VIDEO) 03. Debut (MP3) 04. Easy To Hide 05. The Couch On the Web: www.adiosamigomusic.com facebook.com/adiosamigomusic adiosamigo.bandcamp.com |
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