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Setting Sun

Children of the Wild RELEASED!!!

About Me


"...an odd atmosphere, probed by twizzling sounds, and the feeling that this is the soundtrack for the aftermath of a crash landing." - parasitesandsycophants
"These tunes have more hooks than a tackle box." - Daily Freeman

"Pop with its edgily tense cortege of suspense straining strings." - Losing Today

"There's a little Bowie in there, and some Elliott Smith, but who cares about comparisons? Setting Sun writes and plays great songs." - New Times

"The writing would have made it stand out either way." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette

"It kind of made me feel like I was 15 again and listening to a new Sub Pop band." - Impact Press

"Spacey, thoughtful, and -- dare I say it -- pretty." -Space City Rock

"Setting Sun is good, and good for you." - News Observer (NC)

"Levitt wails with toned-down tinges of Kurt Cobain's emptiness and Elliot Smith's pain." - West Coast Performer

"It's urgent in a kind of methodical and knowing way." -Tasty Fanzine (UK)

"An intimate lyrical style but expansive music, embracing driving beats, soothing instrumental interludes and aggressive rhythms." - Eugene Weekly

"Like a never-ending treasure hunt. Each song evolves to some completely different end without losing its original idea." - Boise Weekly

"With his voice a biting whisper and guitar work that's quietly emphatic and shrewd as it picks its way around the fretboard, Setting Sun's Gary Levitt has more than a little Elliott Smith in him. We're talking old Elliott Smith here, i.e., the sad, intimate and cloudy days of Roman Candle." - Willamette Weekly (Portland)

"Maybe he’s just an independent thinker who’s onto something." - Las Cruces Pulse
A BIT MORE
For all intents and purposes, Setting Sun is basically Gary Levitt as the spirit behind these recordings. These songs were all recorded at home giving them their own sense of intimacy. There are many wonderful contributors (including cello, violin, drums etc...) and an evolving live cast.
SHOW ARCHIVE

Gary is also an engineer at the illustrious Young Love Studio in New Paltz, NY.

Gary also plays bass and sings backup for Quitzow .
SETTING SUN ON LAST.FM
18 seconds of philosophical fun... or
Gary's guitar being stolen in Austin Texas

"Don't email me your original" - Austin Detective assigned to the case

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/19/2005
Band Website: settingsun.cc
Band Members: New record! 'Children of the Wild' out June 10!
buy it at cdbaby.com
also available on iTunes!
or Direct from Young Love Records HERE!

No Devil me no More - Video by Charles Pieper

'Not Waste' - Video by Jeremie Grandsienne

'What we Wanted' - Seattle Feb 2008

'Slob' - NYC - July 2007

Download songs from iTunes:

Math and Magic cd (2005)

American Apparel T-Shirts (S,M,L)

Size

holed up cd (2002)

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Sounds Like: an instant classic
Record Label: Young Love Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

One Microphone - CHILDREN OF THE WILD Review!

http://onemicrophone.com/reviews/Setting-Suns-Children-of-th e-Wild-Album-ReviewSetting Sun's Children of the Wild Album ReviewChad Freeburg, June 10, 2008Setting SunChildren of the WildYoung Love Reco...
Posted by Setting Sun on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:17:00 PST

Another review of Children of the Wild

http://popwreck.blogspot.com/2008/05/setting-sun-children-of -wild.htmlSetting Sun - Children of the WildHailing from the Catskills of New York, the brainchild behind the magnificent Setting Sun is Gar...
Posted by Setting Sun on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:11:00 PST

SETTING SUN / QUITZOW US SUMMER TOUR '08

JUNE24. Philly @ The Khyber25. Shepherdstown, WV @ War Memorial (All Ages)26. Baltimore MD @ Lo-Fi Social Club27. Leonardtown, MD @ Room with a Brew (All Ages)28. Greenville NC @ Spazzatorium Galleria...
Posted by Setting Sun on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:42:00 PST

WERE TOURING EUROPE IN NOVEMBER 2008!

Tour Schedule26 Nov | Germany | Tba27 Nov | Germany | Tba28 Nov | Germany | Tba29 Nov | Germany | Tba30 Nov | Germany/Benelux | Tba01 Dec | Benelux/CH/AU | Tba02 Dec | Benelux/CH/AU | Tba03 Dec | Ital...
Posted by Setting Sun on Tue, 13 May 2008 12:28:00 PST

A SWEET REVIEW OF OUR SHOW IN PA!

By Jessica McGinley for POP WRECK(ONING)http://popwreck.blogspot.com/2008/04/setting-sun -john-peters-new-hope-pa.html...
Posted by Setting Sun on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:21:00 PST

THE FIRST REVIEW OF ’CHILDREN OF THE WILD’!

And it's VERY WELL written too!http://rumsoakedreview.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-sound-c ant-be-ignored-setting-sun.html...
Posted by Setting Sun on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:51:00 PST

MERCURY LOUNGE - SUNDAY JAN 27 W/ QUITZOW

Tour Kickoff Party @ The Mercury Loungew/ Setting Sun & QuitzowQuitzow 10:00Setting Sun 9:00Cole Gentles' Symphonic Rock Revival 8:00This our first time playing the Mercury Lounge. Please come to this...
Posted by Setting Sun on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:37:00 PST

SETTING SUN FEATURED IN ROLL MAGAZINE THIS MONTH

You can read the finely written article here http://www.rollmagazine.com/dec2007/setting_sun.html
Posted by Setting Sun on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:24:00 PST

WEST COAST TOUR - THIS FEBRUARY 2008

Here's the plan man:Tue Feb 5 or Wed Feb 6 Los AngelesWed Feb 6 or Thurs Feb 7 SFFriday Feb 8th Eugene ORSat Feb 9th PortlandSun Feb 10th Seattle ORMon Feb 11 or Tue Feb 12 Olympia WA...
Posted by Setting Sun on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:24:00 PST