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Dios Malos

The affable Dios Malos take a page from the Beach Boys bible of pop and spin together gentle, easygoing, soothing melodies with a bit of neo-psychdelia and a hint of folk. Their debut album presents a spread of breezy and laidback pop songs, dolloped out in large portions; packed with harmonies that would make any retro-pop over jealous, its polish belies the fact that it was entirely home-recorded over the course of a year, whenever the band members could steal some time from family, friends, work, and other commitments. (There's also the rumor that they funded it by selling bootlegged copies of Smile on eBay.)

Refreshingly unpretentious, Dios Malos is summer barbecue music at its best: lounge chairs, hushed drumwork, chirping birds, comforting keyboard arpeggios, shouting children, soft voices, cold beers, and warm hugs all around. It's hard not to give into their winsome, Californian, sun-kissed bliss.

Dios Malos - Starting Five
Dios Malos - All Said + Done
Dios Malos - You Got Me All Wrong

Official Dios Malos site. Buy their self-titled debut from Startime International Records or Amazon.

Posted by Queen of the Front Row at 02.14.05 at 1:45 PM

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