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Slings

we have to go on and chase our setting sun

About Me

Our first full-length album will be available very, very soon! All songs in the player are from the new album.
"the other shore"

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We have more songs online at purevolume
Check out our online journal for occasional updates, photos and show recaps
Skull T-Shirt now available! Design by Carly Pope - $12
These shirts are light weight, made from a high quality 100% pre-shrunk combed and ring spun cotton. Nicely fitting and very comfortable!
The color and size choices are as follows:
Chocolate Brown - Adult S, M, L, XL
City Green - Adult M, L, XL
Here's a compilation CD we put together with some of our friends:
The Sounds When We Move Compilation - only $3!
Featuring two tracks from each of the following bands:
ann lynn
bears
the blank tapes
the boyish charms
gingerbread patriots
satellite class
sendaero
slings
spider
the world record
Cover artwork by Carly Pope
If you have questions about anything at all, please contact us here on myspace. Thank you!
Carly Pope is the artistic genius who designs all of our best flyers, shirts, buttons, cd covers, etc. If you like her artwork and want to support her, please check out her online card shop by clicking on this banner:

My Interests

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Member Since: 5/24/2004
Band Website: slingsband.com
Band Members: David Pope - vocals and other stuff
Dustin Poulton - other stuff
We have some great friends who help us play live sometimes.
The current live band includes:
Charlie Breneman - keyboard, organ, saw, accordion, etc.
Blake Carver - guitar, bass, etc.
Matt Pool - drums
These guys help us out occasionally too:
Dillon Poulton
Yousef Albarq
Chris Leon
Jon Cournoyer
Bob Rokos
Influences: Neutral Milk Hotel, M. Ward, Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, Grandaddy, Radiohead, Belle And Sebastian, The Cure, The Pixies, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Pulp, Badly Drawn Boy, Doc Watson, Leonard Cohen, Damien Jurado, old church hymns, etc.
Record Label: Kazu Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Sacramento News and Review article - 8/2/07

The SlingsBy Erin SierchioThis article was published on 08.02.07Dustin Poulton and David Pope are the Slings, a Southern California-based indie-folk duo that delivers melodic tunes capable of producin...
Posted by Slings on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:10:00 PST

OC Weekly article - 9/13/06

The Sounds When They MoveWelcome to the world of SlingsBy ELLEN GRILEYWednesday, September 13, 2006Somewhere out there - tucked inside the daydreams of a whimsical and weird 14-year-old, maybe - exist...
Posted by Slings on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:37:00 PST

Slings online journal

Instead of maintaining a blog here, we have set up an online journal over at livejournal.com. Click on the link below to check it out. You can bookmark it and check back from time to time for updates ...
Posted by Slings on Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:02:00 PST