The first single from Yellowbirds' upcoming Songs from the Vanished Frontier, "Young Men of Promise", is a slice of dirty psych-pop that doesn't overstay its welcome. Sam Cohen fits a lot into two and a half minutes: after a fuzzy first half that's reminiscent of Ty Segall at his sunniest, the melody starts to wander, taking some unexpected turns before returning for one more round of familiar hooks. The song's shambling vibe nicely compliments the song's title; charming, laid-back tracks like this are often the product of said promising young men engaging in a bit of midsummer slacking.
Bassist Julian Borrego and guitarist Gregory DiMartino grew up in the same town of Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles and would often watch each other from afar. Later in life, they saw each other in the dorms at SF State where Gregory then had courage enough to approach the elusive Spaniard. They would play acoustic guitars in peculiar meadows around campus under moonlight. One time passing by a window, a woman shouted "Y'all sound real cool!" Said woman turned out to be a man; future drummer Rob Mills. Rob and Julian, being music majors, would jazz out all day, developing a cool pocket. All the vibes were put into a metaphorically clay jar and each of them drank from it and grew a little taller inside. Julian bought a two-headed snake from Gregory's dad which inspired the band name. Drummer Rob cuts his own hair and violently eats. Based in San Francisco, Black Cobra Vipers play Passion-Rock-Art music for willing humans of all types, because it would be impolite not to.
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Bassist Julian Borrego and guitarist Gregory DiMartino grew up in the same town of Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles and would often watch each other from afar. Later in life, they saw each other in the dorms at SF State where Gregory then had courage enough to approach the elusive Spaniard. They would play acoustic guitars in peculiar meadows around campus under moonlight. One time passing by a window, a woman shouted "Y'all sound real cool!" Said woman turned out to be a man; future drummer Rob Mills. Rob and Julian, being music majors, would jazz out all day, developing a cool pocket. All the vibes were put into a metaphorically clay jar and each of them drank from it and grew a little taller inside. Julian bought a two-headed snake from Gregory's dad which inspired the band name. Drummer Rob cuts his own hair and violently eats. Based in San Francisco, Black Cobra Vipers play Passion-Rock-Art music for willing humans of all types, because it would be impolite not to.
The first single from Yellowbirds' upcoming Songs from the Vanished Frontier, "Young Men of Promise", is a slice of dirty psych-pop that doesn't overstay its welcome. Sam Cohen fits a lot into two and a half minutes: after a fuzzy first half that's reminiscent of Ty Segall at his sunniest, the melody starts to wander, taking some unexpected turns before returning for one more round of familiar hooks. The song's shambling vibe nicely compliments the song's title; charming, laid-back tracks like this are often the product of said promising young men engaging in a bit of midsummer slacking.
Bassist Julian Borrego and guitarist Gregory DiMartino grew up in the same town of Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles and would often watch each other from afar. Later in life, they saw each other in the dorms at SF State where Gregory then had courage enough to approach the elusive Spaniard. They would play acoustic guitars in peculiar meadows around campus under moonlight. One time passing by a window, a woman shouted "Y'all sound real cool!" Said woman turned out to be a man; future drummer Rob Mills. Rob and Julian, being music majors, would jazz out all day, developing a cool pocket. All the vibes were put into a metaphorically clay jar and each of them drank from it and grew a little taller inside. Julian bought a two-headed snake from Gregory's dad which inspired the band name. Drummer Rob cuts his own hair and violently eats. Based in San Francisco, Black Cobra Vipers play Passion-Rock-Art music for willing humans of all types, because it would be impolite not to.
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Bassist Julian Borrego and guitarist Gregory DiMartino grew up in the same town of Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles and would often watch each other from afar. Later in life, they saw each other in the dorms at SF State where Gregory then had courage enough to approach the elusive Spaniard. They would play acoustic guitars in peculiar meadows around campus under moonlight. One time passing by a window, a woman shouted "Y'all sound real cool!" Said woman turned out to be a man; future drummer Rob Mills. Rob and Julian, being music majors, would jazz out all day, developing a cool pocket. All the vibes were put into a metaphorically clay jar and each of them drank from it and grew a little taller inside. Julian bought a two-headed snake from Gregory's dad which inspired the band name. Drummer Rob cuts his own hair and violently eats. Based in San Francisco, Black Cobra Vipers play Passion-Rock-Art music for willing humans of all types, because it would be impolite not to.
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