Beachwood Sparks

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Los Angeles-based cosmic country-pop combo the Beachwood Sparks was formed in mid-1998 by onetime Strictly Ballroom singer/guitarist Chris Gunst, slide guitarist/keyboardist Dave Scher, ex-Further bassist Brent Rademaker, and Lilys drummer Aaron Sperske. Inspired by the pioneering country-rock efforts of West Coast legends like The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Buffalo Springfield, the group issued acclaimed singles for Bomp! (“Desert Skies”) and Sub Pop (“Midsummer Daydream”) prior to the spring 2000 release of their superb self-titled debut LP. Their polished sophomore effort, Once We Were Trees, followed in fall 2001.

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1	By Your Side	38
2	Confusion is Nothing New	26
3	The Sun Surrounds Me	22
3	Hearts Mend	22
5	You Take The Gold	20
6	Desert Skies	19
7	Yer Selfish Ways	18
7	Let It Run	18
9	The Good Night Whistle	16
9	The Hustler	16
11	Silver Morning After	15
11	Banjo Press Conference	15
13	Close Your Eyes	14
14	Jugglers Revenge	13
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dying-is-fine wrote:
7 days ago

wow i've never heard anything like this. it's trippy, twangy, and inverted to say the least. it's like alt-country turned inside out. i can just see a picture of a Hawaiian sunset with the colors inverted and some group of stoned indie kids playing country music on the shores after telling weird psychedelic ghost stories.

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rirriri wrote:
October 2009

saw Beachwood Sparks live last summer here in NYC...they were FANTASTIC. I really hope they're recording a new album like they said they were....

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TheMcEneaney wrote:
July 2009

*decade

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TheMcEneaney wrote:
July 2009

Can't believe "The Hustler" has so few plays! If only they stuck around this would have been a much stronger year for music.

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chichoeq wrote:
June 2009

WE WANT MORE! They say in their myspace they're working on a new album <3 Beachwood Sparks

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tjd9 wrote:
May 2009

I am very disappointed in the appallingly low number of plays and listeners.

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RJP2 wrote:
April 2009

Carlton 129, I was thinking the same thing..

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exileon15th wrote:
February 2009

B-Rad and Farmer Dave shred the rad for sure.

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antoniozgz wrote:
October 2008

muy buenos !!!!!!!

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StuTroubadour wrote:
September 2008

I wanna Know if anyone has any Live Bootlegs or know were i can get some, I cant wait for the new album...I have follow this band for years and got all the soin off stuff to. Is there going to be another Alnight Radio album...I have Djed the shit out of it here in Sweden..People Go Nuts...I wanna hear back from Ya...Nice

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Carlton129 wrote:
September 2008

Sometimes I think if only Gram had joined Pink Floyd instead of the Byrds, it would have sounded like this...

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LittleTriggers wrote:
July 2008

I've had Once We Were Trees floating around from hard drive to hard drive for 7 years. it took me until now to realize how fucking good it is.

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herodotus wrote:
July 2008

I was right.

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herodotus wrote:
June 2008

I'm going and looking forward to hearing Beachwood Sparks play, as well as all the other bands. It's going to be freakin awesome!

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keithwarther wrote:
May 2008

Is anyone going to SP20 (Sub Pop 20 Year Festival) near Seattle? Beachwood Sparks is going to reunite for that show. I wonder if they are doing any other shows. I'd love to have the opportunity to see them on the east coast.

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Magic_Alex wrote:
February 2008

to say that this band is underrated is somewhat of an understatement. Once We Were Trees was up there with their heroes, G Parsons, G Clark etc...

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Usavvy wrote:
December 2007

I cant find their music anywhere! >_<

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Marshallmaddnes wrote:
November 2007

amazing

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Stu-Troubadour wrote:
October 2007

THIS IS THE BEST BAND EVER!!!!!!!!!!

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sls wrote:
August 2007

I instantly thought beechwood park

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