A strikingly original blend of freak rock out of San Francisco, paying homage in equal part to golden era 90s indie rock, Talking Heads and the Fall.

13 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Modern Rock, POP: New Wave



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Inner El Camino is a true labor of love. Produced over the
course of the last year and a half, the record's thirteen songs are as intoxicating as they are melancholic. Fueled by the group's penchant for improv, Inner El Caminoâs pockets and left turns carve edges around the split-psyche lyricisms of Jonny Donât. There is anger, there is bliss, and there is hope for redemption in every corner of the record.

With heart-on-sleeve delivery, disregard for image, and melodies too jagged for syndicated radio, The Dont's usher back the bygone era of distracting indie rock and whip it with more than just the white belt. Recorded on analog tape at John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone and SF Soundworks in San Francisco, Inner El Camino is a true hometown record that is not afraid to bask in the sunshine of California freak pop. . .or stumble under the Bay Bridge.

A notoriously eclectic bunch, The Dont's spend an inordinate amount of a time improvising in their San Francisco studio, retaining hundreds of hours of experimental recordings since forming in 2003. In April 2005, the band self-released Misc Radio Leakage, a binaurally recorded foray into the depths of love and commerce.

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East Bay Express, January 8, 2007

âIndie rock" is a frustratingly vague term, even for those who deal with it every day. As the genre grows, it seems to become definable only by what itâs not. But even that method of exclusion becomes useless when famously âindieâ groups like Modest Mouse sign to major labels and still release killer material. San Franciscoâs the Dontâs leave no question as to what they are: an independent rock band that deliberately departs from the mainstream. The unsigned bandâs latest release, Inner El Camino, officially due out January 30, honors the patron saints of indie rock â groups like the Fall (check out opener âBlah Blah Blahâ at their MySpace page) and the aforementioned Modest Mouse â without sounding derivative. Instead, it sounds edgy and wildly creative. Who cares what bands influenced the Dontâs? Only those too jaded to realize this is a fantastic indie rock record." â Nate Seltenrich