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Windows (country-psych band)

Windows is a Los Angeles–based country-psych band founded in 2018 by Matteo Arias[1] former bass player of Golden Animals.

Windows
Windows in 2023
Windows in 2023
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2018–present
Labels
  • Starlite
  • Deli
Members
Past members
  • Spencer Alarcon
  • Sam Wotherspoon
  • Justin Smith
  • Mikey Whiteside
  • Troy Tate
  • Joe Loeffler
Websitewindowstheband.com

History

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Windows was founded as a bedroom recording project in 2018 by Matteo Arias.[2][3] He was soon joined Spencer Alarcon, and later by Australian bassist Sam Wotherspoon. Windows' sound consists of old California country, classic surf rock, and West Coast psychedelia.[4][5] In February 2019, the band released their first single, "The Ballad of Whiskey Pete".[6] In 2020, the band planned to release their debut LP, but in light of the COVID-19 outbreak decided to instead write and record two singles remotely while locked down in quarantine.[7][8] The singles were independently released on July 2.[9][10] After the pandemic, Arias began work on a new music with a new line up including some members of his former band Golden Animals. In February 2023, the band released their first two studio singles—"High Sierra Lows" and "Long-While".[11][12][13][14][15] Later that same year the band released two additional singles—"Fernwood Ave."[16][17] and "Upstairs".[18][19] In March 2024, the band released their debut EP Raindrops on the Open Road, recorded at Fonogenic Studios in Van Nuys, California and produced and engineered by Arias' friend Rocco Guarino.[20]

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
Raindrops on the Open Road

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year
"The Ballad of Whiskey Pete" 2019
"Send It" / "Up All Night" 2020
"High Sierra Lows" 2023
"Long-While"
"Fernwood Ave."
"Upstairs"
"Raindrops" 2024

References

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  1. ^ Perez, Juan (2020-03-22). "Nine years in, the Mystic Braves are still Kicking". ClearVisionCollectiv. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. ^ "weirdsound.net - Rencontre avec Mystic Braves, le groupe de rock psyché californien". weirdsound.net (in French). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. ^ Mazza, Gabriel (2023-03-20). "Windows Pack a Punch in New Single 'High Sierra Lows'". Mesmerized. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. ^ "Mystic Braves w/ Windows, The Pesos - Tickets - The Wayfarer - Costa Mesa , CA - July 15th, 2020". The Wayfarercm. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. ^ tunesaround (2024-03-31). "Windows Announce New Single And An EP". tunesaround. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ^ "L.A. based band Windows vibes out on "The Ballad of Whiskey Pete"". americanpancake.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  7. ^ on, Kevin Bronson (2020-07-23). "Ears Wide Open: Windows". buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  8. ^ Millar, Mark (2020-07-01). "TRACK PREMIERE: Windows - Send It / Up All Night". XS Noize. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  9. ^ "Windows share remotely written and recorded singles "Send It" and "Up All Night" (BPM Premiere)". beatsperminute.com. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  10. ^ "Windows (Mystic Braves) Share "Send It" & "Up All Night" Via XS Noize | All Bandcamp Proceeds Go To The Black Lives Matter LA Chapter | Look Out For New Music In 2020". Tell All Your Friends PR. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  11. ^ "Windows - "High Sierra Lows" & "Long-While"". UpToHear. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  12. ^ Mineo, Mike (2023-03-04). "Listen: Windows - "Long-While" + "High Sierra Lows"". www.obscuresound.com. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  13. ^ Bambridge, Fred. "Windows unveils upbeat new track, "High Sierra Lows"". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  14. ^ "Windows return with new single 'High Sierra Lows'". Mystic Sons. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  15. ^ Mathews, Kevinn (2023-03-18). "Jangly west-coast music meets California country in "High Sierra Lows" by Windows". Sinusoidal Music. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  16. ^ "Windows projeta em seu single "Fernwood Ave.", um clima atemporal. Confira!". Roadie Music (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  17. ^ Mazza, Gabriel (2023-11-05). "Windows Return with Lo-Fi Jewel 'Fernwood Ave.'". Mesmerized. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  18. ^ Rédaction, La (2023-10-30). "WINDOWS dévoile la mélodie nostalgique de "Fernwood Ave."". IGGY Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  19. ^ "Windows - Upstairs (Indie Rock)". Tumblr. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  20. ^ "EP Review: Windows - Raindrops on the Open Road". Clout. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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