ARTIST: Look Mexico
TITLE: So Byzantine
LABEL: Atlas
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 214kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 23m total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-01-08
Track List
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1. Comin' In Hot With A Side Of 4:09
Bacon
2. Whose Ship Is This 4:11
3. I Had A Wrench... 1:18
4. Me And My Dad Built Her 4:24
5. Oh, The Things I'm Going To Do 5:37
For My Country
6. Variations On A Theme (Guys, I 3:22
Need A Helicopter)
Release Notes:
Look Mexico's first EP "So Byzantine" released in 2005.
members:
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Matt Agrella: Vocals, Guitar
Tyson Kuhlhoff: Bass
Joshua Mikel: Drums
Dave Bumsted: Guitar (later replaced by Ryan Slate)
biography:
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From the not-so-capitol capitol city of sunny Tallahassee,
Florida USA comes the dreamscape alchemy of Look Mexico. The
band, now the only members of their self-proclaimed
⌠yacht-rock÷ music revolution, enjoy playing music in shorts
and top-siders. Most people who catch a Look Mexico show want
to come back and see at least one more, and sometimes they
might even want to see two or even three more. In some rare
cases these said individuals might even purchase a t-shirt
and perhaps wear it at the next show. This is not looked down
on by the band. At Look Mexico shows it is cool to wear Look
Mexico t-shirts. Like we said, Look Mexico is music
revolution.
As fate and good fortune would have it, in the fall of 2004
guitarists and champion beard-trimmers Matthew Agrella and
Dave Bumsted began writing songs together in dark places.
Tired of the clichTd power-pop and sparkle-core that was
dominating Floridian music at the time, the two began
fashioning a sound completely unfamiliar to Florida, in the
vein of such acts as American Football and Minus the Bear.
Eventually recruiting the help of drummer Joshua Mikel and
bassist Tyson Kuhlhoff, their mathy guitar rock riddled with
accessible melodies would soon have show-goers bobbing their
heads and shake, shake, shaking their hips.
In the months that followed, the band began mounting a
sizeable home following, playing their first show with indie
legends Karate. In the summer of 2005 they recorded their
debut EP µSo Byzantine╞. Soon thereafter they booked a few
short tours and a number of weekend dates to support the
release of the EP. After a few months of playing together
Look Mexico easily enough found themselves among the most
exciting bands to watch in Florida.
In May of 2006, somewhat dissatisfied with their first
release and with much more anticipation from the Florida
music scene, the band headed to the studio to record µThe
Crucial╞ EP. What resulted was an album far superior in
construct and quality to their previous. Guitarist Dave
Bumsted parted ways with the band after the recording to
follow out his educational dreams. Before postpartum could
settle in, the band recruited guitarist Ryan Slate and
quickly headed out on the road, this time for a forty day
tour, playing a set of sold out shows in their home state
before bringing the rock to those outside their sunny state.
As recent as August 2006, Look Mexico returned from a
Mid-West tour with Florida friends, Band Marino.
With two eps, tour experience, and a solid line-up, Look
Mexico continues to gain steam as they enter the studio in
October with long time friend Jared Wynne. What comes of
these recordings will be released on Lujo Records in 2007.