Years Around The Sun - Introstay Manaloft Records

From Sam....
Gawd!! I hope the walls don’t cave in on us THIS SUNDAY, Strangers!!
Sunday, May 13 will be the loudest Stay Strange yet!! Frank Melendez and Riververb! Also on the bill is the equally loud Actuary from Los Angeles. Plus a rare performance by artist Gerritt Wittmer.
SUNDAY, MAY 13-
RIVERVERB/ACTUARY/GERRITT WITTMER
THE KAVA GALLERY - 2804 KETTNER BLVD - 7PM - $5.00 - ALL AGES SHOW!
Riververb is always in a constant change, and I hear that the latest incarnation is the best so far! Judge for yourself! it’s some heavy stuff! Face morphing grinder sludge. Last time Riververb played, no slayed, the smoke turned black from monolithic chunks of acid-noise.
Actuary shake the shit loose! Los Angeles breeds some sick stuff and this by no means drops the ball. Not only are this tunes in your face, it’s in your skull too! Mean ass nitro venom. Gory!!
Gerritt Wittmer is an artist in the darkest sense possible. I’m not sure what he’ll be doing at this month’s Stay Strange, but if it’s anything like his performance at LUFF, it’s going to be scary!!!

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Years Around The Sun - Introstay (Manaloft Records) Keith Boyd 5.17.07
On their debut album, "Introstay" San Diego 's very own Years Around The Sun bring the soft-hypnotic dreaminess in spades. I love the way that this disc comes at your head. The bass and guitar playing of Dylan Raasch and Ronnie Dudek (respectively) have that doubled, Octaver sound that goes straight to the brain's pleasure center and starts to hum. At times they veer into wonderful Sea and Cake tonal zones mixed with a healthy dash of Yo La Tengo structures and passages. This isn't to call Years Around The Sun's music derivative at all. There's a sure handed creativity at work here and an audible lack of pretension. The whole disc hangs together with a unified sonic purpose and intent as a statement of who this band is.

It's a hard trick indeed to push this type of buried intensity while remaining so relaxed sounding. The pleasant surprise is the depth of emotion conveyed without histrionics or abrasive noise. Many years ago there was a band from San Diego called Jambay who had this quality as well. The somewhat jazzy chords and phrasing housed in bed of heady jam music is what's similar. I'd like to see this band blowing at some all night desert gig while the cold, clear air was punctured by the ruby rays of the rising sun. The psychedelic warmth and surreal float of tone they deal in is a refreshing, palette cleansing listen. Super standout cuts include, "Align", "Soft Soul" and "Dead Man's Sea". Support these locals while you can San Diego . As good as they are they won't be ours alone for much longer.