Los Angeles-based cosmic country-pop combo the Beachwood Sparks were formed in mid-1998 by onetime Strictly Ballroom singer/guitarist Chris Gunst, slide guitarist/keyboardist Dave Scher, ex-Further bassist Brent Rademaker, and Lilys drummer Aaron Sperske. Inspired by the pioneering country-rock efforts of West Coast legends like the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Buffalo Springfield, the group issued acclaimed singles for Bomp! ("Desert Skies") and Sub Pop ("Midsummer Daydream") prior to the spring 2000 release of their superb self-titled debut LP. Their polished sophomore effort, Once We Were Trees, followed in fall 2001. A year later, the band released the EP Make the Cowboy Robots Cry. Around the same time, Beachwood Sparks went on unofficial hiatus, during which time the members pursued various side projects including Rademaker's band the Tyde, which also included Scher and Gunst at times, Scher's All Night Radio, and others. In 2012, Beachwood Sparks reunited for the full-length effort The Tarnished Gold. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
Sparks has swelled ... to a seven-piece, breathing new life into the group."We're more flexible in our sound," Sperske says. "A part of it is getting ...
The Los Angeles alt-country group Beachwood Sparks have announced their first album in 11 years, The Tarnished Gold, out June 26 via Sub Pop. Download...
Last seen reuniting at SP20, LA's Beachwood Sparks return from a nearly decade-long recording hiatus with the full-length alt-country collection The T...
The bucolic L.A. country-rock band Beachwood Sparks, whose early-'00s records on Sub Pop presaged the success of Fleet Foxes by nearly a decade, are b...
Beachwood Sparks may have disappeared for more than a decade between albums, but the band's sweet psychedelic county still sounds vital. We first hear...
