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The Summer Wardrobe

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"At the heart of this shimmering self-titled release on Rainbow Quartz (the same label that gave us The Asteroid No. 4's An Amazing Dream and Outrageous Cherry's Stay Happy) is Summer Wardrobe's seemingly effortless songwriting. Frontman Jon Sanchez tosses out melodic hooks as easily as the rest of us breathe ... Four Stars"
The Orlando Sentinel
"At times, ... the Summer Wardrobe recall more pop/rock acts, such as Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ("Ned Kelly") and Dwight Twilley ("Sparkle and Fade"), in their allegiance to jangle pop. Later on, things get more exploratory ... achieving an effect akin to what the New Riders of the Purple Sage might sound like if they actually tried to play like the Grateful Dead ... Four Stars "
Allmusic
"... weaves together flourishes of 1960s psychedelic rock, broader strokes of 1970s pop and crestfallen vocal melodies that at once sound original and faintly familiar ... one of those albums that inexplicably sounds sonically heightened when played during the darkened hours between sunset and sunrise ... Four Stars"
The Austin American-Statesman
"The quintet suggest a 1970s bar band, viewed through a pleasingly distorted prism, and summon up the ghosts of the forgotten American acid revivalists the Rain Parade and their country cousins Dumptruck, combining classicrock shapes with wistful romanticism ... Four Stars."
Times of London

"Borrowing a page or two from The Feelies and Lloyd Cole, this fine, subtle quartet adds intriguing T.Rex-inflected vocals to tracks such as “Sparkle and Fade” and the absolutely attitudinal “Underground" ... Great listening, great record... Four Stars."
Wichita City Paper
"The Summer Wardrobe is an album that would please the 'guitar nerd' in anyone. Harrisonesque chords and licks play against great pedal steel on opening track 'Ned Kelly'. Also present are elements of The Byrds and effect laden guitar production a la My Bloody Valentine."
Americana UK
"...evokes Pink Floyd in their early '70s heyday. A quietly thrilling listen and a hearty howdy from stoner "country"..."
Pop Matters (UK)
"... shimmery, glistening alt.country songs simply float out of the speakers ..."
Aiding and Abetting
"Providing music that could just as easily be appreciated by casual fans as underground fanatics, the guys in Summer Wardrobe have a truly winning musical approach. Smooth tracks include "Ned Kelly," "Blind," "Underground," and "One More Try." A great spin. (Rating: 5+)" LMNOP
"cosmic ... cinematic ... mesmerizing"
Uncut Magazine (UK)
"...twang-laden psych-pop quartet distinguishes itself with spacey yet meticulous arrangements and a remarkable corral of disparate reference points, including the Byrds, Galaxie 500, Ride, and Centro-matic."
The Austin Chronicle
"... smooth, pop-influenced rock that really stands out because of the pedal steel guitar, which is just really liquid and lovely ..."
Skratch Magazine
"A fascinating journey in every moment and really pushes the boundries of every-day pop to new views on the mushroomed mountaintop!"
Not Lame Recordings
".. a collection of warm summery tunes with touches of psych-pop and folk adding to a most satisfying whole ..."
Rumbles (UK)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/18/2004
Band Website: thesummerwardrobe.com
Band Members: Jon Sanchez (guitar and vocals), John Leon (pedal steel guitar), George Duron (drums, percussion, vocals), Marty Hobratschk (bass and vocals)
Influences: Saint Fracis of Assisi, Pablo Picasso, Benazir Bhutto, Leon Trotsky, Hildegard of Bingen...and of course, Gene Clark. Big Star's in there too. Also: the Church, My Bloody Valentine, Mercury Rev, Pink Floyd, Rain Parade, the Feelies. And did we mention Gene Clark?
Sounds Like: Our music is ambient and somewhat dark, though it's wrapped up in a pop shell. We play ambient southern psychedelic music for the endtimes. If you've ever cried on a rooftop, you might like this.11/11/06 @ RED'S SCOOT INN...THE EPIC "OUTCRY IN THE BARRIO"... .. width="425" height="350" ..
Record Label: Rainbow Quartz
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Backing up Roky Erickson; New Songs

The Summer Wardrobe takes on a new moniker for our shows backing up Roky Erickson.With Roky, we're known as Evilhook Wildlife ET. The name is Roky's idea, and we think it works better for his situatio...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:55:00 PST

Summer Wardrobe backing Roky Erickson in NYC June 2nd!

Some of our NY friends might have caught us opening for Roky at his amazing Bowery Ballroom show last April. Well, we have more great news...The Summer Wardrobe is gonna be Roky's backing band for his...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Fri, 25 May 2007 05:05:00 PST

'Sparkle & Fade' moves up on Triple A radio charts! Plus, 2 more sweet reviews from the UK.

We're currently up to #143, 37 positions up from last week (#170), thanks to stations like KGSR 107.1 FM as well as KCMV 106.3 and 104.1 FM in Vail/Beaver Creek, CO where we're #8 in airplay:KCMV 106....
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:49:00 PST

Summer Wardrobe Road Report Pt. 1

Summer Wardrobe Southwest tour, January 2007Hey groovers.  The Summer Wardrobe left Austin on Saturday morning to make the trek West.  We loaded Marty's mini-van like a game of Tetris and he...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:57:00 PST

European Release date set: March 12th! /KGSR Airplay/ Americana UK Review/KUT Live Set

Rainbow Quartz will be releasing our Self-titled disc in Europe on March 12th! http://www.spincds.com/product.asp?id=9009893Stateside you can still go to iTunes, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and CD Univ...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:26:00 PST

Back home from tour...More great record reviews at home and abroad.

LONDON TIMES:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2101-2563101.h tmlTHE SUMMER WARDROBE Four starsThe Summer WardrobeRainbow Quartz RQTZ135Rainbow Quartz specialises in retro guitar sounds, and Aust...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:56:00 PST

Albuquerque, NM

Last night we played at The Atomic Cantina in Albuquerque, NM.  It was difficult to play after the AMAZING meal that Marty's parents fixed for us, but we managed to waddle up on stage and pull it...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:20:00 PST

Southwest tour...almost made it to Tucson tonight...

it started almost blizzard snowing west of Las Cruces and we had to stop before Tucson. Wild. Saw lots of cars skid off the highway. Jonny did a great job driving. We listened to spooky Augustus Pablo...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:12:00 PST

Record release date

The release date for our debut, self-titled record on Rainbow Quartz is September 19, 2006. So says Redeye Distribution...http://www.redeyeusa.com/item.php?item_num=CD -RQTZ-135...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:29:00 PST

Review from Americana website in Netherlands

Dutch to English translation (it's free, so not very accurate. If you have access to a better one, feel free to share.) http://www.hanx.net/recensies.htmThe Summer Wardrobe - The Summer Wardrobe ( &c...
Posted by The Summer Wardrobe on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:36:00 PST