From Dennis, Massachusetts, surf trio The Hydronauts aim to bring the sound of the surf to Cape Cod and beyond. How nice, their debut album Interstellar Clambake has reached us, over 3,400 miles away, and now you are reading this too. Songwriter Ed Desautels (lead & rhythm guitar, bass), Glenn Sadin (drums, percussion, lap steel guitar, keyboards, rhythm guitar, bass) and Michael Kirstein (bass) have recorded eleven instrumentals, on vintage analog equipment, supplemented with a few soundscapes. The melodic tunes are quite original – there’s one cover, of Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass’ Green Peppers – and entertaining, with a more laidback vibe than you might expect from the song titles. Anyway, this is a soundtrack that works anywhere in the world.
Interstellar Clambake, produced and recorded by Glenn Sadin, is out now digitally.
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