{"id":32327,"date":"2025-05-05T07:52:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T05:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=32327"},"modified":"2025-05-05T10:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:46:59","slug":"new-album-gringo-star-sweethearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/new-album-gringo-star-sweethearts\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Gringo Star || Sweethearts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweethearts<\/em> <\/a>is the eighth full-length album by Atlanta’s rock ‘n’ roll quartet Gringo Star<\/a>, eleven surfy garage psych songs\u2014including a cover of Little Red Riding Hood<\/em> (Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs, 1966)\u2014on which Peter Furgiuele (vocals, guitars, percussion, keys), Nicholas Furgiuele (vocals, guitars, bass, percussion) and Joshua Longino (backup vocals, bass, guitars, percussion, keys) switch instruments again and again while Mario Colangelo (drums, percussion) provides a steady beat. They are dreamy love letters\u2014written for the present, but with echoes of the past\u2014full of subtle sadness and romantic nostalgia, wrapped in heartfelt warm melodies and lush doo-wop harmonies.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let the laidback feel fool you though, because there\u2019s much more going on in the rich underlying layers than you might expect, both musically and vocally. In that respect, the multifaceted circus theme in the video for latest single Count The Ways<\/em> is striking: the importance of perseverance and maintaining a positive outlook against contemporary life\u2019s uncertainties is represented by clowns, with their happy front and hidden sorrowful side.<\/p>\n