: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Cayucas : Album.......: Real Life : : Label.......: Park The Van .. .:.. . Genre.......: Indie : Catnr.......: . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2019-05-01 Str.date....: 2019-04-19 Quality.....: 263kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://www.cayucas.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Jessica WJ 3:17 2. Real Life 3:40 3. Girl 3:16 4. Melrose Place 3:14 5. Tears 3:48 6. Naked Shower Scene 1:48 7. Winter of '98 3:42 8. What It Feels Like 3:37 9. Alligator 4:00 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 30:22 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 60.40 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: Cayucas, the Los Angeles-based band known for their sunny, :, : melodic surf rock and buoyant, rhythmic jams, know the value of : :' a fresh start. After riding the wave that a pair of albums and ': ,: half a decade in the indie rock spotlight brings, the groupùthe :, : work of twin brothers Zach and Ben Yudinùfound themselves facing : :' an uncertain future after losing key parts of their ': ,: infrastructure. Seizing upon the opportunity to make a change, :, : they responded by injecting a new vibe into their bread and : :' butter sound, resulting in no less than the album of their ': ,: career. :, : : :' Having burst upon the scene in 2012 with their debut, Bigfoot, ': ,: Cayucas quickly earned all the spoils for which a celebrated :, : indie upstart could hope. Following two and a half years of : :' heavy touring, they released their second album, Dancing at the ': ,: Blue Lagoon, in 2015, a slightly moodier but no less infectious :, : affair. It represented a creative step forward for the band, and : :' while its level of praise never quite equaled the fever pitch ': ,: for their debut, fans enjoyed the YudinÆs growth as songwriters :, : and the recordÆs emotional depth. As they took time to begin : :' preparations for the next record, they were also faced with the ': ,: task of finding a new record label and representation. :, : Undeterred, the brothers embraced the opportunity to reset. : :' ': ,: ôMaybe weÆre optimistic, but it felt good to get a fresh start,ö :, : Zach says. ôWe were able to view things in a positive light. We : :' were lucky, in a sense; we were starting from scratch and had ': ,: nothing to lose. And when youÆre coming from a place like that, :, : thatÆs when things can creatively become much more interesting.ö : :' ': ,: Zach relished this contract-free time, finding creative :, : inspiration in not having to stick to a schedule and a new : :' encouragement in rediscovering his love of songwriting. From ': ,: the duplex he shares with his brother in LAÆs Highland Park :, : neighborhood, they revisited the songs they had begun for a new : :' Cayucas album, many of which hearkened back to the bandÆs roots ': ,: and the Beach Boys/surf rock sound of Bigfoot. Despite the :, : feeling that persistence would eventually pay off, he and Ben : :' began to realize that the fresh start they had been gifted ': ,: could be used for an even bigger change. And with that, Zach :, : started writing in a completely new direction. : :' ': ,: We had written about a dozen demos that harkened back to our :, : original sound. ôThe magic wasnÆt in the air, and we were : :' somewhat forcing it,ö he says of the first batch of post-Blue ': ,: Lagoon songs. ôStarting over again was where this album was :, : born. My brother and I are very passionate about music; we canÆt : :' help but chase the next thread and get excited about new ideas. ': ,: IÆm always trying to evolve as a songwriter so I have to chase :, : whatÆs interesting me at that time. And that summer I wanted to : :' do something more pop. IÆve always loved pop music. When youÆre ': ,: in a band you create this box for yourself of what you can and :, : canÆt do, and itÆs hard to get out of that box. WeÆd been : :' trapped in this indie rock world, which was just one part of ': ,: it; I wanted to branch out from there but I didnÆt know how. :, : When I reached down into my heart of hearts, I knew I wanted to : :' do something more pop but in the style of Cayucas.ö ': ,: :, : With that epiphany firmly set in motion, Zach sat down and in a : :' week during the summer of 2016 wrote ôWinter of 98,ö a ': ,: nostalgia-baked sun ray which utilized a poppier chord :, : progression as well as a more polished production. Excited by : :' the sound, Zach and Ben were encouraged to continue in that ': ,: direction. :, : : :' ôThat was the spark that led to the album,ö Zach says. ôWriting ': ,: æWinter of 98Æ was kind of the impetus for how we could go more :, : pop. Those are the moments that any creative person is hoping : :' for, where you get really excited about an idea that seems to ': ,: be working. Everything changed at that point.ö :, : : :' Over the next six months, Zach wrote the majority of what would ': ,: become Real Life, the third full-length Cayucas record. They :, : spent a few months searching for a producer, and in the fall of : :' 2017, the Yudins entered the studio in Downtown Los Angeles ': ,: with Dennis Herring (Elvis Costello, Twin Shadow, Wavves, Modest :, : Mouse) to make five songs. They worked in large chunks of time, : :' returning to the studio in the spring with another batch and ': ,: finally finishing at the end of May 2018. The brothers credit :, : Herring with helping to breathe even more life into the work; : :' the producer loaded the stems of the duplex-recorded demosùdrum ': ,: samples, bass lines, and the likeùinto ProTools and from that :, : base the songs were built. And if some of the drums sound : :' familiar to longtime Cayucas fans, itÆs no accident. ': ,: :, : ôIt was mind blowing how Dennis helped us turn the demos into : :' finished songs,ö Zach says. ôHe opened our eyes to whatÆs ': ,: possible with songwriting and producing. There was no live :, : drumming, everything was sample basedùwhich is hard to wrap your : :' head around but that was the pop sort of production I was ': ,: getting into. I had tons of drum hits from our first albumÆs :, : tracks like æHigh School LoverÆ and æCayucosÆ and we chopped : :' them up, which was great because it let us hold on to some of ': ,: that vibe. ThereÆs still a little nostalgia and it still feels :, : like a Cayucas record.ö : :' ': ,: Nostalgia is a concept that will always be a huge part of :, : CayucasÆs music, and the songs on Real Life are no different. As : :' Ben says, ôLooking back is on one of our favorite things to ': ,: talk about. WeÆre just fascinated by the constant evolution of :, : people, friends from high school and college. It makes for great : :' lyrics and subject matter.ö From the lament in ôWinter of 98ö ': ,: of ôif only I could have back yesterdayö to tales of playing :, : pool in Santa Monica bars to the subject of first single : :' ôJessica WJ,ö a bass-playing friend from their high school ': ,: days, the bandÆs thematic flag is planted firmly in the past. :, : : :' As for the albumÆs title song, ôReal Lifeö is a nod to both the ': ,: nostalgia the brothers obsess over as well as the positive :, : thinking they embraced during the albumÆs beginnings. ôThatÆs : :' another thing I like to write about, this blind optimism,ö Zach ': ,: says. ôæReal LifeÆ is an ode to my mid-20s, writing music for :, : fun and just waiting for real life to begin. I like lyrics with : :' a lot of imagery, and itÆs filled with moments from when I was ': ,: going through the motions work-wise but writing music, being :, : optimistic about the future and hoping one day to be able to : :' release an album and play a show.ö ': ,: :, : ItÆs a sentiment that hasnÆt left Zach YudinÆs heart of hearts, : :' and one that he shares dearly with his twin brother. For ': ,: Cayucas, a full embrace of optimism, the joy of creating, and a :, : fresh start has gotten them this far, and promises to carry them : :' even farther. ôIÆm just happy to still be excited about writing ': ,: music,ö Zach says. ôThat feeling comes & goes but it hasnÆt :, : died.ö I think thatÆs the only way to be successful is if you : :' have a feeling inside that motivates you through the good times ': ,: and the bad. The excitement keeps pushing you towards the next :, : big ideaùI still sit down at a piano every day and writeùbut : :' weÆre in a good place. We made the album that we wanted to ': ,: make, and thatÆs the goal, creatively. I canÆt imagine it :, : playing out any better.ö : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 9 \/