The production on Loma Vista is warm. It’s analog. It doesn't have the sterile, over-produced sheen of today's pop. When you put on "St. Croix," you can literally feel the sun on your neck. The band is from Los Angeles, and this album sounds exactly like the valley in August: dusty, sunny, and a little bit lazy.
A rare shot of adrenaline. Harmonicas, handclaps, and a driving bassline make this the song you dance to when the sun is directly overhead and the pavement shimmers. It’s the hot of a street festival in July. family of the year loma vista 2012 hot
While the Los Angeles-based band had been circulating in the indie scene for a few years, it was their sophomore album, Loma Vista (released in July 2012), that turned them into a word-of-mouth phenomenon. The album—sun-drenched, melancholic, and strangely reassuring—arrived at the perfect intersection of the Fleet Foxes revival and the Mumford & Sons stadium stomp. But Loma Vista was smaller, more intimate. It felt like a porch swing, not a festival stage. The production on Loma Vista is warm