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Thursday, 22 July 2010

We Landed On The Moon
* Gilbert Alfaro (of Spain Colored Orange) * Adam & Lena

We Landed On The Moon - (Baton Rouge, LA) "Filters the radio sounds of 30 years ago through an Aughts asethetic. Look no further to understand why a good thing never has to die." - American Songwriter Magazine "A late contender for album of the year." - Transmissions UK "One small step for guitar pop!" - Pop Matters "We Landed on the Moon! has a certain brightness about it that is invigorating.This band is tight and memorable." - Flagpole Magazine "Sometimes you just need to dance. Let this Baton Rouge band fill your ears with their dance-y take on 90's rock"- 3Hive.com "You will find this lodged in your head with no hope of removing it anytime soon" - Side One Track One "Bloody brilliant. A great little record." - Incendiary Magazine "Get your dancing shoes out and throw on your indie spirit sweater and dance your ass off to 'These Little Wars.'" - Frantik "If Blondie had ever sung indie rock songs; then, she would have fit in perfectly with We Landed on the Moon!" - Blurt Magazine "if you like super energetic, angsty 1980s-style tunes about failed love affairs and unsatisfactory men, this is your ticket." - Pop Matters "They will be the best thing that you’ve heard this week, too." - Shuchow.com "I’m already beginning to count the number of times that I’ll be putting it on repeat." - Instrumental Analysis "These songs achieve orbit and never return to earth." - Aiding and Abetting "Writing great pop music is a balancing act and We Landed on the Moon! has found the sweet spot on the see-saw with its new album These Little Wars." - 225 Magazine "Disturbingly cool and sweetly lovelorn.. Pop perfection" - Losing Today "A slick pop ready meal, just re-heat and serve." - Americana UK "These Little Wars is handcrafted to suit any spontaneous dance party; at once both light and fun, while still finding room to wade among thought provoking and uplifting verses." - Amplifier Magazine "If you have fond memories of the spinART and Slumberland scenes, you may enjoy These Little Wars quite a bit." - Delusions of Adequacy "We have liftoff. 'These Little Wars' is a good album" - The Devil has the Best Tuna "These Little Wars reminds me of the spirited indie music I started listening to as far back as the 80's.” - Cerulean's Love of Music

Gilbert Alfaro (of Spain Colored Orange)- (Houston, TX ) They’re a psychedelic/indie band from Houston, Texas and they recently released their Bill Racine-produced (Flaming Lips, Mates of State, Mogwai, Mercury Rev, Phantom Planet, Sparkehorse and etc, etc) album Sneaky Like A Villain on Shout It Out Loud Music. They’re Spain Colored Orange and you might have heard them on Olay or Ford commercials, or you saw them play with our friends in Trail of Dead or a number of other notable acts — or you’re about to learn about them from this interview with singer Gilbert Alfaro. So read it. Or don’t. Or do. Or do. To begin, Spain Colored Orange has a really eclectic sound. I wouldn’t know how to describe it, so can you do it for me? That’s a question I get asked quite a bit… I almost never know how to answer it. *Taking a pause to ask my girl for advice on this question.* OK, I’m back… the answer is “carnival saloony.” Bill Racine, who has worked with the Flaming Lips and Mates of State, produced your record Sneaky Like A Villain. What did he bring to the table? Bill really opened our eyes to a lot of good ideas. He’s the master of trying anything and everything. Some of the ideas we pulled off in the studio were great! His ideas for Sneaky like A Villain worked… it gave it character. I think when he flew back to Brooklyn he slept for days. We may have showed him too much of a good time at night. Sorry Bill. You were named Best Indie Rock Band by the Houston Press in 2006 and 2008. What the heck happened in 2007? We took a break that year and slept in a lot. You’ve had some songs featured in commercials. Can you talk about those for me? Well, Shout It Out Loud Music got us a few licensing gigs… The first one was for Olay which they used “Who Am I.” Then there was another for Ford Motor Company and they used “Hide” and “Maybe It’s True.” And recently did one for Tween… they used “Birds And The Bees.” You’ve shared the stage with some pretty impressive acts. Can you give me a brief list and maybe an interesting story or two? A lot of those stories are a blur… There would probably be one with Trail Of Dead and Mates Of State. Just because we’ve played with both a few times and had a good time afterwards. What’s a Spain Colored Orange show like? A drunken mess. No, no… a drunken good time with dancin’ and colorful lights! Everyone leaves with a smile on their face and still time for last call. What’s next for Spain Colored Orange? We are recording our newer album in Austin next month. It will be called “Lord, Romance Never Stood A Chance.” We’re pretty excited to go to work on it. What else do we need to know about Spain Colored Orange that we haven’t discussed in this interview? Perhaps our hopes and dreams? Nah. I think you know enough for now… Thanks for the interview! And finally, what’s the meaning of life? Anything goes. Life’s too short. It’s cliche… but it’s true. - from Insulin Funk

Adam & Lena - (Houston, TX / Asheville,NC) Americana / Acoustic / Folk Rock Influences : The world around. Love and heartache. Experiences of joy and wonder and pain and sadness. Years of screwing up and yearning for getting it right. Buzzes. ADD. Compulsive and obsessive behavior. Happiness and anger. Babies laughing and children playing. A beautiful day. An X. An old guitar. Any and all good music. Injustice. A beautiful moment. A magic feeling. Great loss. Frustration. Free time.

 

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