Buellton
The Southern California indie pop band Buellton formed in 1998. Essentially sprouting from the split of a band called Brown, Buellton is comprised of bassist Cliff Hayes, drummer Erik Herzog, guitarist Andrew Giacumakis, vocalist/guitarist John Nygren, and guitarist/knob twiddler Tad Wagner, they debuted in 2001 with Acetone and the Radar Bros.
Releases
Avenue of the Flags (CD Fg06)
The first release to come from Buellton, Avenue of the Flags is an atmospheric, guitar-band-ic, medium-core pop record. Buellton recorded in their warehouse/cooler/practice space “Buonapasta” on an AKAI analog 12-track and some ADAT 8-track. Bringing to mind the guitar/recording wit of the Flaming Lips, the moody sparseness of Low and the existential tone of Richard Buckner, Avenue of the Flags is wondrous, patient, pop-craft: sensitive, brooding and hopeful all the same.