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Artist......: Cayucas
Album.......: Real Life
Label.......: Park The Van
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......:
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2019-05-01
Str.date....: 2019-04-19
Quality.....: 916 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://www.cayucas.com
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1. Jessica WJ 3:17
2. Real Life 3:40
3. Girl 3:16
4. Melrose Place 3:14
5. Tears 3:48
6. Naked Shower Scene 1:48
7. Winter of '98 3:42
8. What It Feels Like 3:37
9. Alligator 4:00
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,: Cayucas, the Los Angeles-based band known for their sunny, :,
: melodic surf rock and buoyant, rhythmic jams, know the value of :
:' a fresh start. After riding the wave that a pair of albums and ':
,: half a decade in the indie rock spotlight brings, the groupùthe :,
: work of twin brothers Zach and Ben Yudinùfound themselves facing :
:' an uncertain future after losing key parts of their ':
,: infrastructure. Seizing upon the opportunity to make a change, :,
: they responded by injecting a new vibe into their bread and :
:' butter sound, resulting in no less than the album of their ':
,: career. :,
: :
:' Having burst upon the scene in 2012 with their debut, Bigfoot, ':
,: Cayucas quickly earned all the spoils for which a celebrated :,
: indie upstart could hope. Following two and a half years of :
:' heavy touring, they released their second album, Dancing at the ':
,: Blue Lagoon, in 2015, a slightly moodier but no less infectious :,
: affair. It represented a creative step forward for the band, and :
:' while its level of praise never quite equaled the fever pitch ':
,: for their debut, fans enjoyed the YudinÆs growth as songwriters :,
: and the recordÆs emotional depth. As they took time to begin :
:' preparations for the next record, they were also faced with the ':
,: task of finding a new record label and representation. :,
: Undeterred, the brothers embraced the opportunity to reset. :
:' ':
,: ôMaybe weÆre optimistic, but it felt good to get a fresh start,ö :,
: Zach says. ôWe were able to view things in a positive light. We :
:' were lucky, in a sense; we were starting from scratch and had ':
,: nothing to lose. And when youÆre coming from a place like that, :,
: thatÆs when things can creatively become much more interesting.ö :
:' ':
,: Zach relished this contract-free time, finding creative :,
: inspiration in not having to stick to a schedule and a new :
:' encouragement in rediscovering his love of songwriting. From ':
,: the duplex he shares with his brother in LAÆs Highland Park :,
: neighborhood, they revisited the songs they had begun for a new :
:' Cayucas album, many of which hearkened back to the bandÆs roots ':
,: and the Beach Boys/surf rock sound of Bigfoot. Despite the :,
: feeling that persistence would eventually pay off, he and Ben :
:' began to realize that the fresh start they had been gifted ':
,: could be used for an even bigger change. And with that, Zach :,
: started writing in a completely new direction. :
:' ':
,: We had written about a dozen demos that harkened back to our :,
: original sound. ôThe magic wasnÆt in the air, and we were :
:' somewhat forcing it,ö he says of the first batch of post-Blue ':
,: Lagoon songs. ôStarting over again was where this album was :,
: born. My brother and I are very passionate about music; we canÆt :
:' help but chase the next thread and get excited about new ideas. ':
,: IÆm always trying to evolve as a songwriter so I have to chase :,
: whatÆs interesting me at that time. And that summer I wanted to :
:' do something more pop. IÆve always loved pop music. When youÆre ':
,: in a band you create this box for yourself of what you can and :,
: canÆt do, and itÆs hard to get out of that box. WeÆd been :
:' trapped in this indie rock world, which was just one part of ':
,: it; I wanted to branch out from there but I didnÆt know how. :,
: When I reached down into my heart of hearts, I knew I wanted to :
:' do something more pop but in the style of Cayucas.ö ':
,: :,
: With that epiphany firmly set in motion, Zach sat down and in a :
:' week during the summer of 2016 wrote ôWinter of 98,ö a ':
,: nostalgia-baked sun ray which utilized a poppier chord :,
: progression as well as a more polished production. Excited by :
:' the sound, Zach and Ben were encouraged to continue in that ':
,: direction. :,
: :
:' ôThat was the spark that led to the album,ö Zach says. ôWriting ':
,: æWinter of 98Æ was kind of the impetus for how we could go more :,
: pop. Those are the moments that any creative person is hoping :
:' for, where you get really excited about an idea that seems to ':
,: be working. Everything changed at that point.ö :,
: :
:' Over the next six months, Zach wrote the majority of what would ':
,: become Real Life, the third full-length Cayucas record. They :,
: spent a few months searching for a producer, and in the fall of :
:' 2017, the Yudins entered the studio in Downtown Los Angeles ':
,: with Dennis Herring (Elvis Costello, Twin Shadow, Wavves, Modest :,
: Mouse) to make five songs. They worked in large chunks of time, :
:' returning to the studio in the spring with another batch and ':
,: finally finishing at the end of May 2018. The brothers credit :,
: Herring with helping to breathe even more life into the work; :
:' the producer loaded the stems of the duplex-recorded demosùdrum ':
,: samples, bass lines, and the likeùinto ProTools and from that :,
: base the songs were built. And if some of the drums sound :
:' familiar to longtime Cayucas fans, itÆs no accident. ':
,: :,
: ôIt was mind blowing how Dennis helped us turn the demos into :
:' finished songs,ö Zach says. ôHe opened our eyes to whatÆs ':
,: possible with songwriting and producing. There was no live :,
: drumming, everything was sample basedùwhich is hard to wrap your :
:' head around but that was the pop sort of production I was ':
,: getting into. I had tons of drum hits from our first albumÆs :,
: tracks like æHigh School LoverÆ and æCayucosÆ and we chopped :
:' them up, which was great because it let us hold on to some of ':
,: that vibe. ThereÆs still a little nostalgia and it still feels :,
: like a Cayucas record.ö :
:' ':
,: Nostalgia is a concept that will always be a huge part of :,
: CayucasÆs music, and the songs on Real Life are no different. As :
:' Ben says, ôLooking back is on one of our favorite things to ':
,: talk about. WeÆre just fascinated by the constant evolution of :,
: people, friends from high school and college. It makes for great :
:' lyrics and subject matter.ö From the lament in ôWinter of 98ö ':
,: of ôif only I could have back yesterdayö to tales of playing :,
: pool in Santa Monica bars to the subject of first single :
:' ôJessica WJ,ö a bass-playing friend from their high school ':
,: days, the bandÆs thematic flag is planted firmly in the past. :,
: :
:' As for the albumÆs title song, ôReal Lifeö is a nod to both the ':
,: nostalgia the brothers obsess over as well as the positive :,
: thinking they embraced during the albumÆs beginnings. ôThatÆs :
:' another thing I like to write about, this blind optimism,ö Zach ':
,: says. ôæReal LifeÆ is an ode to my mid-20s, writing music for :,
: fun and just waiting for real life to begin. I like lyrics with :
:' a lot of imagery, and itÆs filled with moments from when I was ':
,: going through the motions work-wise but writing music, being :,
: optimistic about the future and hoping one day to be able to :
:' release an album and play a show.ö ':
,: :,
: ItÆs a sentiment that hasnÆt left Zach YudinÆs heart of hearts, :
:' and one that he shares dearly with his twin brother. For ':
,: Cayucas, a full embrace of optimism, the joy of creating, and a :,
: fresh start has gotten them this far, and promises to carry them :
:' even farther. ôIÆm just happy to still be excited about writing ':
,: music,ö Zach says. ôThat feeling comes & goes but it hasnÆt :,
: died.ö I think thatÆs the only way to be successful is if you :
:' have a feeling inside that motivates you through the good times ':
,: and the bad. The excitement keeps pushing you towards the next :,
: big ideaùI still sit down at a piano every day and writeùbut :
:' weÆre in a good place. We made the album that we wanted to ':
,: make, and thatÆs the goal, creatively. I canÆt imagine it :,
: playing out any better.ö :
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