The Tontons “So Young”/ “Golden (Dave Wrangler Remix)”
Listening to the amazing fusion of rock, soul, pop, jazz and blues of Houston four-piece The Tontons‘ new 5-track EP Golden (as well as their 2009 self-titled release and 2008 debut Sea and Stars), the one thought that will continuously echo around your brain is why this act hasn’t already been on the tip of everyone’s tongue as a Band You Must Hear (and Subsequently Fall In Love With).
Indulge in their catalog and you’ll quickly discover that the incredibly talented group (consisting of singer Asli Omar, bassist Tom Nguyen, guitarist Adam Martinez, and drummer Justin Marinez) is just incapable of creating anything close to filler, every song they’ve put to tape so far (highlighted by ace, genre-meshing arrangements that dictate no two cuts sound alike; fantastic songwriting; and the downright blissful, never un-interesting vocal stamps of Omar) having the potential to be included on some future ‘greatest hits’ compilation.
Below, treat your eardrums with the sun-kissed felicity of Golden-opener “So Young”, an amalgamation of summery guitar goodness, keyboard twinkle, a splash of horns and the jazzy euphoria of Asli all brought together to effectively capture the care-free giddiness of youth (when staying up “past the moon” meant everything), then check out fellow Texan Dave Wrangler‘s killer icy-dub spin on the band’s EP title cut.
