Catwalk on captured tracks

Captured Tracks are already up to their second single by Catwalk, out of Oxnard, CA. I thought I still have one of his singles from Yay! at least two years ago, turns out it's the same guy and he's still crafting catchy pop, giant reverb on the vocals, swirly shoegaze wall of guitars.

One by words is driven by this deep bassline groove and the hi hat, with huge guitars way off in the background. When you can tame that chaos into pop like this, there's nothing better. The massive echo can at times remind me of that nostalgic '60s garage sound and then they take it just to the point of indie rock '90s underground pop.

Home is exclusive to the B-Side. I keep coming back to that Beach Fossils full length because it's perfect beginning to end, really consistent and so weirdly simple sounding, the guitar, just odd enough percussion...I could go on. Catwalk is a super pop evolved Beach Fossils sound, the same deceptive simple melodies and great songwriting that will get you through the rest of the terrible winter snowdays. Two hits, this B-Side will be missed.

Thank god for facebook, you can listen to it over there. I really hope their are kids out there tonight starting bands and putting the tracks on facebook, or bandcamp...or mediafire for god sake, Oh Yay I booked us a show! Really? Where? The Titanic!
Can't wait.

CATWALK- "ONE BY WORDS" 7"
Catwalk's 4th 7" (2nd on C/T) is the beautiful "One By Words." Washed in echoed guitar and propelled by a pulsating bassline, "One By Words" is an instant classic. "Home" is another winner and will be exclusive to this 7". Look for the debut Catwalk LP later this year as well as a short tour with Pains of Being Pure At Heart on the West Coast.

Get it from Captured Tracks, who hopefully will be instrumental in bringing these guys to the East Coast soon.

Catwalk - Past Afar EP on Yay records

There's nothing like a song that will kind of take me back to summer weekdays hanging out in my attic in my house during high school. Stretching the antenna around the room, out the window trying to get 90.5 'The only station that mattered' in Rochester 60 miles away to come in a little better.
Catwalk is slightly making me nostalgic for that time when I wasn't so aware of everything...anything new was interesting. It was kind of a level playing field. All the bands named at the top of the hour were equally important..I needed to find out everything about every single one.
If one of my friends mentioned them or had a tape in their collection, or I saw an album at the record store, that would be enough, I'd have to get it and really give it a chance.
You are so out of any kind of loop that you're willing to start anywhere.

Catwalk is just pop enough to keep listening to over and over but messing around with different sounds/timing that is so completely inspiring. Partially they make it sound so easy, everyone should pick up an instrument and create something. I guess it has that really honest songwriting, I don't know that it's driven by a trend. It's a little shoegazy.... a little twee maybe? Maybe it's a West Coast response or similar thread of thought that's happening with the Vivian girls etc. Kind of returning to stripped down music...with heavy echo or reverb only. It's kind of late nineties too...like Dump or Eric's Trip.

It reminds me of the numerous bands on the radio every day then... half local bands, or just part of the 'alternative' thing that encompassed everything not on MTV...

There's an insane amount of chorus on these guitars...like the Swirlies...or I'm even getting even a Silent Alliance kind of thing from them, but slower tempo and more of a live feel...or 4 instead of 24-track.

I'm just disappointed I already missed out on their first release...I'm a fan already.

From Yay records: These young popsters are back with another bag full of fun! Get ready for some more sparkly, shimmering guitars and coy harmonies. {Spring 2008}
Side A: "Past Afar" Side
B: "Comely"
"Can't Believe"

I bought this immediately along with the Pam and Teri single:

PAM & TERI - Lucy (YAY!05) Twee twins bringing fabulous fun to YAY! from Fillmore, CA. Simple yet oh-so-sweet, Pam and Teri Gartner sing about their cat Lucy !

Because songs about cats I can completely relate to and am a sucker for, as long as they don't cute it up too much..they're already starting out cute, and I'm on board already...you don't have to sell it too hard or convince me.
Nice label overall.