Earth Girl Helen Brown - Set The Woods On Fire

'Set the Woods on Fire”' is taken from the forthcoming Earth Girl Helen Brown's "MERCURY" EP, due out on April 14th via Empty Cellar Records.

Earth Girl Helen Brown (Heidi Alexander of The Sandwitches) release, MERCURY, featuring The Boogeyman (Emmett Kelly), Sunshine Lady (Sonny Smith), Loro Valiente (Tahlia Harbor), Ziggy Spec (Ty Segall), José Deseo (John Dwyer), L.F.F. (Tim Cohen), Jim Win (James Finch Jr.), the Former Future (Sean Smith), and Jasmine Ivanov (Jamin Barton).

MERCURY is the first in a seasonal series tributing our fellow solar satellites Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Venus, and benefiting organizations committed to popular planetary intelligence, energy management, communicative freedom and love.

Pre-order, HERE!

Track Listing:
01 Fox Trott
02 Earth Elevator
03 Space Travel Is In My Blood
04 Set the Woods on Fire
05 The Other Man
06 Starlight 

WATCH :: Earth Girl Helen Brown at the SF Eagle ( 2/23/2017 pt II)  

Sonny & The Sunsets - Happy Carrot Health Food Store

出た！
アルバムのオープナーは、日本公演でも何度も歌われていた「The Application」デス。

Stream the latest track taken from Sonny & The Sunsets' upcoming album "Talent Night at the Ashram," due out on Feb. 17th via Polyvinyl, pre-order, HERE. 

It was recorded at Smith’s home on this tape machine, and features his fellow musicians including Shayde Sartin (The Fresh & Onlys), Garret Goddard (King Tuff), Kelley Stoltz, Rusty Miller, Ian McBrayer, and more.

Track List:
1. The Application
2. Cheap Extensions
3. The Secluded Estate
4. Talent Night at the Ashram
5. Alice Leaves for the Mountains
6. Happy Carrot Health Food Store
7. Blot Out the Sun
8. Baby Jokin
9. Icelene’s Loss
10. Secret Plot

Family Dog - Park Bench

新作『Talent Night At The Ashram』も間近。そして、もうすぐ！12/12から来日するソニー・スミスが、エドワード・スノーデンやノーム・チョムスキー、ジェシー・ウェアやエンジェル・オルセンとともに、Brooklyn Veganブログで挙げた”Sonny Smith's Top 10 of 2014”で、このルイヴィルのバンド、ファミリードッグを発見！　 
ソニー・スミス・ジャパンツアーの日程はコチラ。ちなみに同記事内には、新たにツアーに向けてフレッシュ＆オンリーズのシェイド・サーディン（SF名所、最近ではジェシカ・プラットもお勤めしているAmoebaレコード店のベテラン店員でもある）が新たに参加とも。スゴイな。来るのかな？


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Sonny & The Sunsets - Cheap Extensions
taken from Sonny & The Sunsets' upcoming album,"Talent Night at the Ashram," available for pre-order HERE.

Directed/Animated by Teppei Ando
Written for screen by Sonny Smith & Teppei Ando

"I Need You Bad" compilation

artwork: Shannon Shaw (Shannon and the Clams)

"I Need You Bad" compilation curated by Sonny Smith (Sonny & The Sunsets), documents the influential San Francisco garage rock scene (and a little bit beyond) as it exists here and now.  It features 15 artists including Chris Cohen, Warm Soda, The Memories, Cool Ghouls, Sonny & The Sunsets, Jessica Pratt, Magic Trick, Little Wings, The Sandwitches and the others.  Due out on limited edition “slime green” vinyl / digital formats November 26th via Polyvinyl Records, cassette via Burger Records.

Sonny & The Sunsets' Tennis Match

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Sonny & The Sunsets - natural acts [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

Sonny & The Sunsets present Ryan Browne vs. Kelley Stoltz in Tennis Match,
the song 'natural acts' is taken from their latest album "Antenna to the Afterworld" on Polyvinyl Records. Video directed by Sonny Smith.

Sonny & the Sunsets- Green Blood

from teppei ando

Sonny & the Sunsets- Green Blood
from the album, "Antenna to the Afterworld"
Animation by Teppei Ando with Sonny Smith

via NPR First Watch section, HERE.

Sonny & The Sunsets - palmreader

From the upcoming Sonny & the Sunsets' new album, "Antenna to the Afterworld," available on 6/11/13 via Polyvinyl.

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Sonny & The Sunsets - palmreader Teaser

Sonny & The Sunsets - Green Blood

"Death? Afterworld? Android lovers dying in the streets bleeding green blood? Homeless girls? Dogs stranded here from other planets? What are Sonny & The Sunsets getting at on Antenna to the Afterworld, a fast-moving record of new wave synths and post punk beats?"

"On Antenna to the Afterworld, Smith likens himself to a space being visiting Earth using wry humor, gritty poetry, and a myriad of musical lenses fleshed out by drummer Kelley Stoltz's Joy Division-like beats, Ryan Browne's new wavish basslines, and Tahlia Harbour's deadpan vocals."

Stream the new Sonny & The Sunsets song 'Green Blood' taken from their upcoming album "Antenna to the Afterworld," due out on June 11th via Polyvinyl Records. Pre-order, HERE.





私小説という呼び方はホントは好きじゃないのですが、それでも、ソニー・スミスには私小説家の魂が宿っていると思うのデス。

Sonny & the Sunsets, Dark Corners Teaser

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Sonny & the Sunsets - Dark Corners Teaser


"The murder of a close friend of the band led Sonny Smith to think a lot about death and life after death. Shortly after, a visit to a psychic/medium brought Smith into contact with another friend who had died. This encounter with the afterworld inspired many of the lyrics on Antenna to the Afterworld. And what a strangely entertaining odyssey it turned out to be." --Polyvinyl Records

On June 11th via Polyvinyl, Sonny & The Sunsets will be releasing their new album "Antenna to the Afterworld," preview the opening track 'Dark Corners' from the album. Pre-order, HERE.



Sonny & The Sunsets' version of John Lennon's "Imagine." Available on Record Store Day 2013.

Sonny and the Sunsets - Broom and Dustpan

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Sonny and the Sunsets - Broom and Dustpan
From the "Broom and Dustpan" 7" on Home Skillet Records. Purchase, HERE. Animation by Teppei Ando

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Kids from the MusicianCorps Program
perform a cover of "Teenage Thugs."

from The Voice Project

THE VOICE PROJECT
Spirit Family Reunion » Sonny & the Sunsets "Too Young To Burn"

Also, WATCH :: The Shins cover "Death Cream",
at the Kent State MAC Center, 25 Oct 2012


Cathedral in the Desert by James Finch Jr.

The song was originally appeared on the "Sonny and the Sandwitches" EP (Empty Cellar, 2010).

I am uploading some recordings I have done of my friends' songs to my SoundCloud page. The project is called "you are my friend because I love you and not the other way around"- I know, a very Patchenesque title... Anyway, more to follow. For now enjoy these numbers originally performed by Lee Robert Watson, Noah Nelson, John Murry, and Sonny Smith. Lots Of Jackpot connections here...  --James Finch Jr. (Jackpot, Two Sheds)

Sonny and the Sunsets at Mercury Lounge, NYC

from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com

Sonny and the Sunsets performs - I See The Void
August 16, 2012 Mercury Lounge
at Mercury Lounge, NYC (Audio by NYC Taper)
Audio by NYC Taper, Video by Bleary Eyed Brooklyn.com

Complete high quality audio from the show can be found HERE.
Sonny and the Sunsets' most recent Polyvinyl release “Longtime Companion” is available, HERE.

Sonny & The Sunsets - Pretend You Love Me

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Sonny & The Sunsets - Pretend You Love Me
From the album "Longtime Companion,"
available now on Polyvinyl Records, HERE.
Edited by Ryan Browne (of the Sonny and the Sunsets, Tortured Genies)

Sonny Smith releases "One Act Plays" LP

Secret Seven Records, SF has released the 2005's self-released album by Sonny Smith (of Sonny & The Sunsets) "One Act Plays" on vinyl for the first time!

Sonny Smith - Troublesome Affair (from "One Act Plays")

Sonny Smith - Eddie And Rita (from "One Act Plays") 


And Sonny & The Sunsets' new album "Longtime Companion" will be soon available on June 26th on their new label Polyvinyl Records.

"One Act Plays" CD (2005)

"The songs on One Act Plays started out as real one act plays written for the theater. But in writing them I began to make them songs at some point. I can’t remember when this mysterious shift happened........ I had a few influences at the time I was writing them. One was Terry Allen's Juarez, a concept record with recurring characters. Also I was really into Sam Shepard at the same time so I was reading a lot of his stuff. A few of the songs, like 'Eddie and Rita' even have some stage directions lifted directly from one of his plays. The song 'Following Father' took a bunch of facts from my dad's cousin, a Texan who always had some get rich quick scheme that never lasted. I was trying to make some kind of Tennessee Williams like thing apparently. Epic! Large! Family! Redemption! Well, anyway, most of these plays are fictional, except for 'Freaks In Space' and 'Honey Roy Rockwell'. Those two are the complete truth. The terrible truth." –Sonny Smith
 
Guests for "One Act Plays" are Neko Case, Edith Frost, Mark Eitzel, Rico Bell, Jolie Holland, Peggy Honeywell, Virgil Shaw, Eugene & Akire Chen, Andy Cabic, and John Dwyer.

Tortured Genies

Looking forward to the future release from San Francisco's psych-pop trio Tortured Genies featuring members of Sonny and The Sunsets.

"We have formed a band called Tortured Genies. 
Our band features the vocals of Tahlia Harbour and Ryan Browne with the musicianship of Zack Ehrlich, Adria Otte, Aaron Olson, Jason Quever, Sonny Smith and other special guests." --Tortured Genies

7" by Tortured Genies

Sonny & the Sunsets "Longtime Companion"

Polyvinyl Records has just announced that their new signee San Fancisco's Sonny and the Sunsets is set to release the new album "Longtime Companion," due out on June 26th. The album is available for pre-order now on 180-gram yellow vinyl / CD and each pre-order comes with an instant MP3 download for the entire album.




"The new Sonny & the Sunsets record is a country record. It’s a break up record. Love and Heartache. Every song was written during and is about his break up with his girlfriend of ten years. The songs came fast and naturally so Smith let the next record be something different, he embellished his Sunsets with members of his country band The Fuckaroos (from 100 Records Project). Recorded to tape in a musty beer stained basement, what transpired was a classic country record."   (Polyvinyl Records)

Kelley Stoltz' latest release of TWO IMAGINARY GIRLS 7" single is available via french label Les Disques Steak, stream the single on its bandcamp now. It was recorded at Electric Duck studios, San Francisco. All instruments by Kelley Stoltz - Mixed and Mastered by Mikey Young. 

Kelley Stoltz New 7" via Paris

The Michigan-born, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, also known as a member of the Sonny and the Sunsets, Kelley Stoltz will release a brand new 7" 'Caroline' b/w 'Marcy' via the french label Les Disques Steak in March. The artwork is by Sonny Smith.

WATCH :: Kelley Stoltz Recorded live on May 25, 2011 at Wolfgang's Vault (San Francisco, CA) featuring 'Caroline.'

Huichica Music Festival 2011

by The Art Dept.

Huichica Music Festival June 4, 2011
Part Two: Rain Dancing with These United States, Richard Swift w/ Fruit Bats and Sonny & the Sunsets / Video by Cult Sonoma

Huichica Music Festival is an annual all-day concert at Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma, California. Conceived by winery owner Jeff Bundschu and Fruit Bat’s frontman Eric Johnson after the band’s 2009 performance at the outdoor amphitheater.
WATCH more ... Part One: Refuge from the Deluge - David Williams, CB Brand, Tu Fawning & Breathe Owl Breathe / Part Three: Clear Skies for J. Mascis & Fruit Bats

Montero - Rainman

Montero - Rainman by Mistletone
 

Taken from the forthcoming debut 7" by Montero, 'Mumbai' b/w 'Rainman,' due out on vinyl & digital release Sept 2nd via Melbourne's Mistletone Records.

Montero is a new project from Melbourne music compadre, comic book and video artist Bjenny Montero (of Treetops II, The Brutals, The TM Band). This soft-rock/slow-wave supergroop features the musical smarts of Guy Blackman (Chapter Music honcho and balladeer), Geoffrey O’Connor (Crayon Fields), Cameron Potts (Ninety Nine, Baseball, Cuba Is Japan), Bobby Fresh Bravington (Cuba Is Japan) and Gerald Wells (of Treetops II, The Brutals, The TM Band/Baptism Of Uzi).

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Montero - Rainman / Animated video by Bjenny Montero himself who also worked for the animated videos of Earth Girl Helen Brown's 'Story Of An Earth Girl' (Sonny Smith's 100 records project) and Sonny and the Sunsets' 'Death Cream.'

Tortured Genies

From San Francisco Tortured Genies is a new project featuring Tahlia Harbour (of the Sonny and the Sunsets, The Dry Spells, Citay), Ryan Browne (of the Sonny and the Sunsets) and Zack Ehrlich (of Lucky Cloud). Listen! some unmastered tracks under below.


Brown Leaves by Tortured Genies

So Down To Earth - latest mix by Tortured Genies