Strange and the Familiar

New album from Los Angeles California bliss-pop group FONDA, easily compared to early LUSH, with Emily Cook's vocals reminiscent of AMELIA FLETCHER (Marine Research, Heavenly, Talulah Gosh). 'The Strange And The Familiar' is a full-blown collision of sunny West Coast pop and British dream-pop/shoegazer sonics. Grand arrangements punctuated by Emily's angelic vocals and lent all sorts of altitude by a glorious tapestry of guitars, courtesy co-vocalist David Klotz and former MIGHTY LEMON DROPS guitarist David Newton, who also handles FONDA's spectacular studio production duties?E The album covers a wide variety of sounds from the 60¹s girl group inspired opener "Sun Keeps Shining On Me" to the sparse melancholy beat of "Cape May". From sweet jangly love songs ("Close To Home") to tales about losing the one you love ("Dance in the Light"), 'The Strange And The Familiar' makes mundane life seem strangely beautiful. The album's first single, "Summer Land" is FONDA¹s twisted love song to Los Angeles. This album is for fans of early LUSH, The DELGADOS, 60s Girl Group Pop?E