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Album Notes

'Shifting Sands' is the debut album from The Sunchymes. Full of sunny harmonies and catchy melodies the album evokes the hazy days when the Beach Boys and Beatles changed the landscape of rock music yet it retains contemporary appeal.

The music of The Sunchymes has received positive comments from the likes of Jeff Foskett and Nelson Bragg of Brian Wilson's band. Influences include The Beatles, Beach Boys, The Byrds , Wondermints and Jellyfish.

From the opening psychedeilic power pop of 'Greenacre Lane' through to the Brian Wilson inspired 'Your Smile' the album contains depth in its arrangements and is propelled by sunshine fuelled harmony. The powerpop of 'Free Rider' evokes memories of the Beach Boys and Byrds circa 65/66 with its chiming 12 string and driving hammond organ. 'Merry Go Ride' and the title track 'Shifting Sands' sounds like the kind of Psychedelic Pop that Brian WIlson and Paul McCartney would have dreamt up if they had ever got together.

The jangly 'Urban Skies' complete with its Left Banke style harpsichord phrases, Revolveresque guitar solo and catchy chorus joins 'Greenacre Lane', 'Merry Go Ride' , 'Free Rider' and 'Feelin Just FIne' in the potential single category.

The arrangements and chord progressions of 'Your Smile', 'Down at Pallisades, 'Hung up on a dream', 'Forever Changing' and 'Rose Water' give a heavy nod to the kind of orchestral pop psychedelia exhibited by Pet Sounds/Smile era Beach Boys and the Beatles in their Abbey Road period .

If you like The Beach Boys, the Beatles, The Byrds, Jellyfish or The Wondermints then you will love this sunshine fuelled harmony driven power pop..' CD Baby Discover Music Pop Picks March 2010

'There have been so many good new(ish) psych bands who have released fantastic albums in 2010 that I do wonder that there are probably loads of great bands who have slipped past my radar. Take The Sunchymes, a band brought to my attention via Twitter....

Shifting Sands is actaully the work of a fella called Aaron who hails from Northampton but spirtually resides a block away from Brian Wilson. The Sunchymes have mid to late 60s Beach Boys completely nailed (Aaron even sounds a little like a Wilson brother) and yet have wonderful songs that absorb other influences too - I can hear a bit of UK psych, a smidgeon of Jellyfish and even a little Teenage Fanclub.

The tunes on the band's debut album Shifting Sands are uniformly excellent. I especially the cars 'n girls ambience of Feeling Just Fine, the complex Surfs Up epic that is Hung Up on a Dream and Greenacre Lane and Free Rider the two most up beat songs on the album.' popjunkietv blog

'I like your songs. Great work' Jeff Foskett - Brian Wilson's Band

'Very great songs. Just my sound' Nelson Bragg - Brian Wilson's Band

'Shifting Sands is best characterized as a modern sunshine pop album, as many of its tracks are bouncy, upbeat, feelgood numbers...Shifting Sands is a fine beginning by a gentleman who hopefully has a few other tricks up his sleeve for future releases.' David Bash (International Pop Overthrow) writing in Bucketful of Brains magazine

'An excellent debut album and I sure hope we hear more from The Sunchymes. Definitely one of my top finds to date.' Sunshine Popsicle Blogspot

'Fans of Jellyfish/Wondermints will be drawn to the sunshine fuelled harmonies and intricate harpsichord arrangements.... You are in for a real treat' Powerpopaholic