Sometimes when you're an up-and-coming band with a mere 7" piece of vinyl to your name, it's hard to get attention from bigger indie publications, let alone the blogosphere hype machine. You know what helps? Being the guitarist for an already (modestly) succesful indie rock outfit.
While I'd like to suggest that Dive--the new side-project from
Beach Fossils' Z. Cole Smith--is merely getting press for the reasons above, this
Sometime 7" deserves every play your iTunes counts.
If you listen to Beach Fossils (which you should be), you'll know what to expect from Dive, though Smith swaps out the Fossils' suburban, drinking-from-the-hose, summer sounds for slightly darker, more nocturnal motifs; think Bernard Sumner on a winding, midnight drive. Thankfully, the guitar jangle and wispy melodies remain, making
Sometime just as strong a release as this year's
What a Pleasure EP.
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