Another SoCal-based contender for our choice favorite this week, or ever, at all, or always. Our Favs seem to find a way to stick in ways we least expect, and Summer Darling is no exception to our “criteria”, however flexible.  The four-pieced band takes their affinity with the classic rock genre to a whole different plane, doing so with modern flair, keeping the glitz separate from the rifts. Their overall sound will reel you in while their down-to-earth stage presence and layered lyrics (open for interpretation, naturally) will keep you grounded and facing forward.

Thankfully they’ve also given us plenty of room to sway. We also dig their take on music in the sense of its always growing and changing with the times, from era to era, listener to listener, band to band. It’s not recycled, but rather revised and reinterpreted. What can we tell ya; we’re hopeless romantics. Check out Summer Darling in our BeatCrave Fav series below…

Pick of the Day: Summer Darling

Type: Rock, classic, indie

Label: Origami Vinyl

Band Members:

• Benjamin Heywood (vocals/guitar)
• Dan Rossiter (guitar)
• Heather Heywood (vocals/bass)
• Todd Spitzer (drums)

Videos:

“The Author”

“The One Who Loves You”

“This Would Be the Time” (Live at Spaceland residency)

“Ride This Wave of a Good Feeling” (Live At the Bordello)

“Carving Letters” (Live at Space 15 Twenty)

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Discography:

• I Know You, I Never Knew You (2004)
• Health of Others (2008)
• Good Feeling (2008)
• Summer Darling (2010) – Free Download at Bandcamp!

Upcoming Shows:

• 9/25 The Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
• 9/21  La Cav – Costa Mesa, CA
  

More Info:

• Summer Darling on MySpace
• Summer Darling on Facebook
• Summer Darling on Twitter
• Summer Darling on Bandcamp
• Summer Darling on Blogspot

***Love Summer Darling as much as we do? Remember to vote for them at the end of the month in our BeatCrave Fav poll!

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