EP 2, by Smile Too Much

EP 2

by Smile Too Much

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Fran Carlyon Evoking the halcyon days of early nineties indie when it felt as if the right chord change could alter the trajectory of your life, it can’t be easy making it sound this EASY. That unique Bay Area spirit is fully intact, and soul seeps from Smile Too Much’s every heavy hearted note. Favorite track: You Can't Help Me.

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1.	You Can't Help Me 02:35	buy track
2.	Wrong About Everything 03:17	buy track
3.	Memorial Park 02:49	buy track
4.	Get Used To It 03:31	buy track

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Oakland quartet Smile Too Much return with their second self-titled EP of beautifully gauzy fuzz pop. On EP 2, the band forges an even deeper and more soulful version of the distortion drenched indie ballads from their 2021 debut. Deftly combining the sharp melodic instincts of Teenage Fanclub, lead guitar lines that recall J. Mascis at his most sunburnt and sweetly poignant co-ed vocals with lyrics as weary and romantic as Jason Molina, Smile Too Much situate themselves firmly in the Bay Area bummer rock tradition.

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released September 1, 2023

Maggie Aytac (guitar, vocals)
Alex Velasquez (guitar)
Alyssa Onaga (drums)
Matt Criss (bass)
Louis Bilman (vocals)
all songs written by smile too much
recorded by Matt Criss at OMC
mixed and mastered by Jason Testasecca
cover art by Galine Tumasyan

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