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radars to the sky

... gently into that dark night.

About Me

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Radars to the Sky - Big Bang e.p. (Dec 07; 5 songs) -- $5 (+ s/h)
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Radars to the Sky - Debut e.p. (Feb 07; 5 songs) -- $5 (+ s/h)
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ABOUT RADARS TO THE SKY
"Literary and historical allusions crop up on 'Prufrock,' which sparkles with chiming post-punk guitars as Andrew Spitser confides with a Morrissey-like sense of regret, 'The crashing waves drown out all I say.' He duets with his keyboardist-wife Kate Post Spitser on 'Long Walk Home,' where his jangly guitar spirals blend enchantingly into her breathy delivery. 'Big Bang' evolves from a spacy, languid intro with its flickering scrapes of Television-style chords into an impressively stormy landscape of whirring keyboards and crashing guitars." - LA Weekly
"Five intense volleys of indie rock with arcs back to a time indie rock was less self-conscious. The gnarly interplay between guitarists and the time signatures might bring Pavement or Sebadoh to mind.... Big and bold (and tender, when Kate Spitser's vocals enter the mix), rock whose working-class trappings disguise an essayist's soul." - LA Times Buzz Bands
"Radars to the Sky are easily among the best new live indie rock acts in LA.... They have tons of off-kilter charm and really deliver live.... Your new favorite live band." - Radio Free Silverlake
"The energy they exuded was unfathomable. Any time I tried to look for somebody else, buy a drink at the bar, or write some notes I would immediately have my attention taken back by whatever was happening on stage." "They are purveyors of an epic sound that demands and thrives on an excellent soundsystem. Their clever musical moves, swift guitar flourishes, keys that haunt beneath the skin of the thing, Andrew Spitser's undeniable voice, and their penchant for roping you in with the beat and rhythm were as engaging as any piece of musical entertainment you could ask for."- Classical Geek Theatre
"If all is right in the world, these guys should be the next big thing out of Silverlake." - Between Love and Like (NYC)
"Radars To The Sky proved to be extremely worthy of their residency at the Echo with a compelling performance.... 'Victoria' was a dynamic blast of frantic guitars and bouncy keyboards that were pulled together nicely by Andrew's longing vocals." - Little Radio
"Headliners Radars to the Sky constructed a tight, furiously whiplashed set list of pounding, literate, and intricately arranged indie rock, surrounded by the twinned bookends, “You Take it To Heart” and “Big Bang.” The two songs glide from aching balladic drifts to shattered rhythm and brass implosions (sax and trumpet lines crossweave on “Heart”) of Seamus Simpson’s knotty, finger-bled guitar lines, the spaced bliss of Kate Spitser’s keyboards, and vocalist Andrew Spitser’s impassioned howls." "It was a show that easily carried the epic swagger of a headliner." - Web In Front
"The EP begins with 'Long Walk Home,' a fuzzy, charming duet that has all the importance and hook of the best indie singles.... 'I Might' is the real revelation here: the drumming is some of the best around, and the fast pace and booming vocal tracks show off the best parts of this excellent new band.... This may be the best EP of 2008." - Berkeley Place
"The buzz on this band has been steadily brewing." - Rock Insider
"They combine the traditional indie rock guitar centered, multiple-part stylings of bands such as Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, and Pavement with some more traditional rock elements and then throw in a bit of alternative country introspection along the lines of Wilco to form their very own indie rock perspective." - Epitunes
"Their live show is incredibly strong and Andrew, the lead singer, has an incredible stage presence that makes the band a joy to watch." - Floating Away
For more nice things about us, see "More Reviews," above.
The lovely Kat Corbett played part of an interview we did with her recently on KROQ and has been playing "I Might," "Victoria," and "Big Bang." You can listen to the whole interview on the KROQ website .
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/29/2006
Band Website: For booking, etc.: radarstothesky(at)gmail(dot)com
Band Members: Andrew - Vox; Guitars
Dave- Bass
Kate - Keys; Vox
Kenny - Drums
Seamus - Guitars; Xylophone; Percussion

with:
Brent - Trumpet
Matt - Sax:
Influences: Built to Spill; Archers of Loaf; Modest Mouse; Death Cab for Cutie; Pavement; Pixies; Grandaddy; Pinback; The Breeders; The Cure; The Smiths; Joy Division; Interpol; Wilco; M. Ward; Chopin; T.S. Eliot:
Sounds Like: "Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars."- Flaubert:
we sound like this live:
Pruffrock

Take It To Heart

I Might

Lullaby (Cure Cover)

Selfish Kids

Sunk My Teeth

Victoria

Record Label: Self-released
Type of Label: None

My Blog

More Reviews

Here's some more nice things that people have said about us over the past two years:EPITUNES.COM"Radars to the Sky aren't afraid to take chances with their music, which is true indie rock.... Before y...
Posted by radars to the sky on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:11:00 PST

Sunset Junction this Saturday!

Hi There -   Many thanks to all of you who made it to our show at The El Rey a week ago.  We were blown away by the reception and really appreciated folks getting out there in time to s...
Posted by radars to the sky on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:38:00 PST

Charting on CMJ

Exciting times around the Radars to the Sky campfire. Not entirely sure exactly what they were doing, Kate and Andrew stood in the lobby of their local post office recently, affixing postage to a fe...
Posted by radars to the sky on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:42:00 PST

LA Weekly

The LA Weekly this week put our show this Monday as the thing to do, and wrote a really nice review of our new "Big Bang e.p." Falling James wrote, "Literary and historical allusions crop up on 'Pruf...
Posted by radars to the sky on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:55:00 PST

Song Lyrics

BIG BANG E.P.:(1) I Might All the way and back again I cursed myself as mouse not manCould not recall her screams and cries, but tender hands and wounded eyes.But when morning comes, the damage done, ...
Posted by radars to the sky on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:50:00 PST

Radars... on KROQ, Indie 103.1, KXLU, KUCI, etc.

Happy Holidays Everyone!   What a season.  We turned on KROQ last Sunday night and what did Kat open her show with, but yours truly's "I Might."  She also said some very kind words. &nb...
Posted by radars to the sky on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:36:00 PST

Radars on Radio Free Silverlakes Best of 2007 List

Considering that we just finished our new e.p. recently and the fine folks at Radio Free Silverlake just got their paws on it a week ago, we were very flattered to have been included in their Bes...
Posted by radars to the sky on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:05:00 PST

... IS GOOD interview streaming

Kate and Andrew were on ... IS GOOD w/ Jon Hershfield last Thursday morning for an hour.  They played four live tunes, played four recorded tunes from the new e.p., and had a lovely talk with Mr....
Posted by radars to the sky on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:59:00 PST

Epitunes.com Interview up now!

Go check out http://www.epitunes.com/Interviews and take a listen to a live interview of Andrew talking about the new e.p. we're recording right now, how the band got its name, and the nature of the u...
Posted by radars to the sky on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:48:00 PST