Covering two tracks from the mighty Troggs, when asked about the band’s longevity, Sonny attests “they always felt so mysterious , and now fifty years later they seem like unknown mystics from another time. It’s the same feeling when you think about some old world mystic poet, Rasputin, or Rumi or something”.
Category: Sonny & The Sunsets
Hot Sick Vile And Fun: New Sounds From San Francisco (A Compilation)
Sonny Smith is back, this time with a compilation of “great and weird new art happening in San Francisco” on his Rocks In Your Head Records label. Hot Sick And Vile Fun primarly showcases a bumper crop of current day groups that reside in a sort of San Francisco meets Flying Nun vein (Galore, Cindy, Rays), though there are some unexpected and welcome moves […]
Sonny & The Sunsets :: A Bigger Picture
After last year’s streamlined solo album, San Francisco’s favorite son returns with the forthcoming Hairdressers From Heaven, the first Sunsets album since 2016. Produced by James Mercer and Yuuki Matthews of […]
Sonny & the Sunsets :: Moods Baby Moods
“Death and transformation are the coolest shit to write about. When you look at life from a mystical point of view, we’re all going through changes all the time.” So […]
Sonny & The Sunsets :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
To be fearless in any aspect of one’s life is a feat not easily attained. In the art-world, perhaps the stakes are even higher. As an artist’s credibility and validity […]
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Sonny And The Sunsets
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Prolific – a word that is often […]
Sonny & the Sunsets :: The Aquarium Drunkard Session
For those of you sans satellite radio, below is the Aquarium Drunkard session we cut with Sonny & The Sunsets earlier this month in Los Angeles. It debuts on my SIRIUS/XMU show tomorrow. No […]
Sonny & The Sunsets :: Tomorrow is Alright
Occasionally, when the mood strikes, I’ll make seasonal recommendations, and folks, today is one such occasion. Newly reissued by Fat Possum, Sonny & The Sunsets’ LP Tomorrow is Alright (originally released in 2009 via […]