Gastr del Sol "The Serpentine Similar" 2024-12-06 they have defined a scene

they have defined a scene

and anyone who overlooked that LP missed out on the BEST pop punk record of 2004

“We were just so hyped the whole time

third album Idle Gossip continued in the same mold as their first two LPs with "Geordie's Gone To Jail

Gastr del Sol "The Serpentine Similar" 2024-12-06 they have defined a sceneBastro was being reborn, with Grubbs on guitars, keyboards and vocals and Brown on bass. Playing in duo format opened up sound and intention, leaving the need for speed (and the stock in rock) out, while letting in an expanse of brooding, droning acoustic space that highlighted the songs serpentine shapes. This was something so radically different as to require a new calling card: henceforth, Gastr del Sol