Bikeride is one of the best bands around, indie rock or otherwise. They have created a pop masterpiece with their third record, Morning Macumba. The songs are catchy and fun, the vocals incredible, the lyrics smart and funny, and the hooks large and shiny. The record is infused with the sunshine and joy of Brazil, which is not surprising considering that main Bikeride man Tony Carbone wrote most of the tracks while on a trip to Brazil. Other touchstones are the pop hooks of great Americ   [ read more ]

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RESTOCK. Carbonated guitar-pop grins from song-svengali Tony Carbone and his BIKERIDE Big Band! This collection of home-grown indie-pop genius evokes the breezy spirit of The BEACH BOYS and The BEATLES, slices of The APPLES IN STEREO's harmony-drizzled cheer, and WOLFIE's go-get-'em-tiger enthusiasm. BIKERIDE draw upon such influences as BURT BACHARACH and 60s West Coast vocal pop, with a dash of rootsy-tootsy white boy soul! Helium-balloon vocals ride a wave of buzzing guitars, fruity farfisa, tasty str   [ read more ]

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NEW collection of singles, vinyl EPs, b-sides, rarities plus one totally new, totally awesome unreleased tune! Long-awaited compendium from Fountain Valley California's BIKERIDE, compiles all extra (non-album) tracks from their Hidden Agenda vinyl releases: the 'America's Favorite Omlettes' 7" EP (out-of-print), the 'Dogs EP' 10" (out-of-print) and the most recent 'Raspet EP' 10" (still available). The CD leads off with a brand new, unreleased and exclusive gem, "Here Comes the Summer", a spectacula   [ read more ]

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8 tracks from effervescent Apples In Stereo-meets-Brian Wilson pop band. Pure Californian magic including Chad & Jeremy's "A Summer Song."

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Little known fact: Tony Carbone has the ability to turn everything he touches into chocolate. Another little known fact: when he's not turning things into chocolate, Carbone composes intricate, literate pop songs as the masthead of Bikeride. Now, it's understandable that nobody knows about, let alone believes, the tales of Carbone's Midas-like abilities. But the general public's outright ignorance of his ambitious and lovely Phil Spector-influenced power pop is practically criminal. At    [ read more ]

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