Peervalidated will update our website everyday for the remainder of this old year with a few of the great things we missed. It could be because we’re lazy, it could be because we didn’t hear of it, it could simply be because we forgot. Here’s one such band/song/etc.
Pictured above: Schwartzman in ‘07. How could we miss him in those shorts?
It’s not too often that Carson Daily beats us to a cultural punch. This is one of those few times. Jason Schwartzman’s new pop side project has at least two of us over at peervalidated bobbing our heads and wanting to make road trips to the OC. Schwartzman (of Rushmore, and Phantom Planet fame) finally released a solo record after teasing us with lil’ joke songs in movies over the course of the last decade.
It’s everything you’d hope and want it to be. Schwartzman’s voice lilts and cracks with Beach Boyish charm over rollicking west coast rockers. Occasionally getting bogged down in Bright Eyes inspired drudgery, but never getting stuck long enough to ruin the party, Coconut Records is the record that would’ve kept the OC in new music for it’s next two seasons.
So if you’re all about Mojitos, Rivers Cuomo, and cool-as-hell jangly guitars, this could be your record of the year. Please enjoy the uber-hit, “West Coast” It’s got California pop and an ending that is epic in scope. Listen and see.
P.S. The rest of the CD rocks as evenly. Please enjoy it in your car.
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I was a bit late on getting my hands on Nighttiming, too, but I constantly listen to it now. Good choice.
Posted 28 Dec 2007 at 9:55 pm ¶Post a Comment