Sunny Day Sets Fire - Summer Palace

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4...according to our Brian on Wed 30 Jul, 2008.

Sunny Day Sets Fire I've only heard snippets of before so it's a pleasure to hear their album 'Summer Palace' They manage to sound like they've quite a colourful, melodic bunch full of psych pop tricks up their fat velvet sleeves. It's kind of akin to how I expected MGMT to sound when I saw them ripping off The Mighty Boosh on their record sleeves & videos. It's quite accessible stuff really, strummy, harmony stuffed, jangly, euphoric....bits on one tune for instance remind me of great bands like The Smiths & Teardrop Explodes but overall I'd say they're just another set of chancers looking back to 60s pop and painting it in the bright modern colours of today's technology. If you like really well written retro indie pop with a slight prog/psychedelic bent then you may well just want to adopt these guys as yr new poster boys for they sure know how to spin out a top toe tapper. If yr after something that may raise an eyebrow then I'd give up now. Every hook on here has a familiar story to tell!.....CD

TRACKLISTING: 1. Wilderness 2. Stranger 3. Teenagers Talking 4. End of The Road 5. All Out Songs 6. Smallest Hearts 7. Mandarins 8. Siamese 9. I Dream Along 10. Adrenaline 11. Hollywood 12. Lack Of View

OVERVIEW: “Palace showcases the band's skill at making small things-- like Mauro Remiddi's mouse-like voice-- rise to meet the enormity of their surroundings.” - Pitchfork Media

"As implied by the name, the best moments on Sunny Day Sets Fire's debut album, Summer Palace, sound like the Arcade Fire if Win Butler turned away from songs about transcending death and war and instead wrote odes to how rad a nice summer's day is." - CMJ The multi-national epic psych-pop quintet, Sunny Day Sets Fire, is set to release their debut album in the UK, Summer Palace, through Wonderboat Records on February 23, 2009. Representing four different countries, including Canada, Hong Kong, Italy and UK, Sunny Day Sets Fire make soaring, wistful music that reflects their wide ranging backgrounds and influences. Based in London, SDSF were originally a trio, but Mauro (vocals/acoustic guitar), Onyee (vocals/synths/frums) and Max (guitar/baritone guitar) eventually enlisted Ed (bass/synth) and Matthew (drums/keys) to complete and create the band's trademark rich and textural sound. Sunny Day Sets Fire (the name taken from a band name generator off the internet) are a very hardworking band. Since 2007, the band have released singles and EPs across Europe, US and Australia, been remixed by the likes of CSS, Diplo and The Cool Kids, had one of their tracks, "Lack of View", added to the soundtrack of US film "American Teen" and have toured the globe relentlessly. All of which prepares them for the release of their debut album in the UK, Summer Palace. Critically received in the US, Summer Palace is a beautifully crafted collection of quirky songs that range from the euphoric-pop of "Adrenaline" and "Wilderness" to the dark romanticism of "Mandarins". And although the band cite Love and The Velvet Underground as musical influences, it is difficult to pinpoint another band that sounds just like them. Their varied backgrounds help make Summer Palace a truly unique tapestry of enduring pop gems.

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