tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84566942707184681232024-03-12T19:46:34.824-07:00The SunchymesOfficial blog of The SunchymesThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-83746770890273552442012-10-21T04:51:00.001-07:002012-10-21T04:51:12.379-07:00New review of 'Let your free flag fly' from PowerpopaholicHi there<br />
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Here is the latest review of the new album from Powerpoaholic.....<br />
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'After a good debut LP, Aaron Hemington has fulfilled his promise of making The Sunchymes album that marries the Wondermints/Curt Boettcher like arrangements to hook filled melodies. The intricate techniques of 60′s sunshine pop are on full display with “Revelations In Her Mind” and the solid hook in “Aquarius Summer” make it sweet ear candy. Most of the album fits stylistically within the genre of British psyche pop and 60′s California sound.<br /><br />The west coast sounds on “Enchanted Girl” are kissed with harmonies along the lines of Cowsills or the Zombies. Then “Astronomical Clock” mixes Brian Wilson Pet Sounds with a swirling psychedelic mellotron. This playful ambience is also a big part of “Uncle Alfred’s Slide Show.” Fans of Magical Mystery Tour era Beatles will love “Your Disguise” and Beach Boys fans will enjoy “On A Summer Ride.” Most every track here impresses, and my next suggestion would be to expand his harmonious range, but this is pretty incredible and one of the year’s best retro flavored albums. 9/10' (<a href="http://www.powerpopaholic.com/">www.powerpopaholic.com</a>)<br />
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I have had a bit of a break from writing following the completion of 'Let your free flag fly'. However, I am now getting back into writing and hope to record some new songs soon.<br />
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AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-37062856772364541272012-09-18T12:11:00.002-07:002012-09-18T12:13:56.896-07:00Popgeekheaven Review of 'Let your free flag fly'<span style="font-size: medium;">Really pleased with the latest review of 'Let your free flag fly' which comes from Mike Baron at Popgeekheaven. Here it is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">'Aaron Hemington’s unique synthesis of<em>Magical Mystery Tour </em>era Beatles and <em>Pet Sounds</em> era Beach Boys forges new territory on this remarkably consistent hazy sunned psychedelic excursion. Harmonizing with himself mostly on the 4th, Hemington creates a dreamy ambience that sucks you in, beginning with the steampunk “Revelations.” He sometimes seems like Mycroft to Brian Wilson’s Sherlock. ”Enchanted Girl” is very chamber rock with its synthesized harpsichord. ”Astronomical Clock” contains a dash of Four Seasons <span style="font-size: medium;">while </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">“Uncle Albert’s Slide Show” inevitably recalls McCartney’s Uncle Albert, and XTC as well. ”On a Summer Ride” is pure west coast dreaminess.</span><br />
<em><span style="font-size: medium;"> Four and a half stars.'</span></em><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">'A couple of years back, on constant rotation at my place
was an album in thrall to The Beach Boys – rich in harmonies and stunning
melodies. Bizarrely, it hailed not from California but from Rushden,
Northamptonshire. Now Aaron, (for he is the The Sunchymes) is
back with a second outing that’s just as strong as its predecessor.
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few moments into the opener, ‘Revelations In Her Mind’, and you’ll know what’s
coming – West Coast sunshine-pop as the Wilsons played it but with additional
twists and turns. This time round Aaron has plainly been listening to a few
British psych albums. For ‘Seargent Walker’ and ‘Uncle Alfred’s Slide Show’ have
that sinister tweeness that characterises the best of the genre. They sound a
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The Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-34263344631045010122012-08-25T07:51:00.001-07:002012-08-25T07:51:35.684-07:00New Sunchymes album 'Let your free flag fly' out nowHi there!
I hope you are all well. Just a quick message to let you all know that my new album 'Let your free flag fly' is out now and is available from CD Baby, itunes and Amazon. I guess the album is best described as Beach Boys influenced West Coast pop meets quirky English psychedelia. I have posted a few tracks on Reverbnation (www.reverbnation.com/thesunchymes) if you would like to listen. There are also previews of all the tracks at www.cdbaby.com/cd/thesunchymes
I would also like to say thanks to all of you that have supported The Sunchymes so far. <br />
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AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-32205665096814937612011-03-11T12:49:00.000-08:002011-03-11T12:59:23.412-08:00New single out nowHi there<br /><br />Just a quick blog to say that the new Sunchymes single 'Your Disguise' is out now and is available from CD Baby, itunes and Amazon. Check out the widget below to hear it in full.....<br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTk4NzcwMjcyODcmcHQ9MTI5OTg3NzAzMDQ1OSZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9cHJvX3BsYXllcl9maXJzdF9nZW4mZz*xJm89/NDAyNDcwMjExZjFiNGI2NWIyOWJmOWM5MzViMTgwNmMmb2Y9MA==.gif" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/40/pro_widget.swf" height="150" width="180" align="top" bgcolor="#ffffff" loop="false" wmode="opaque" quality="best" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all" allowFullScreen="true" seamlesstabbing="false" flashvars="id=artist_328870&posted_by=&skin_id=PWAS1001&border_color=000000&auto_play=true&shuffle=false" /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/40/artist_328870//t.gif"/>The Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-51984572148964756322011-01-23T07:55:00.000-08:002011-01-27T13:18:23.668-08:00Shifting Sands makes #28 in the David Bash Top 100 albums of 2010 plus new trackHey there<br /><br />Our debut album 'Shifting Sands' made number 26 in the David Bash top 100 albums of 2010 which is not bad going. For those of you that don't know David he is the pop impressario who is behind the International Pop Overthrow fesitivals so we are very pleased to make it into his list. Here is the link to the list:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/notes/david-bash/my-best-albums-of-2010-lists/10150122193135552">http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/notes/david-bash/my-best-albums-of-2010-lists/10150122193135552</a><br /><br />Have also uploaded a mix of a brand new track called Your Disguise at Reverbnation. Check out on the widget below:<br /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyOTU3OTg3NDI5ODQmcHQ9MTI5NTc5ODc*NjY3MSZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9cHJvX3BsYXllcl9maXJzdF9nZW4mZz*xJm89/NDAyNDcwMjExZjFiNGI2NWIyOWJmOWM5MzViMTgwNmMmb2Y9MA==.gif" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/40/pro_widget.swf" height="200" width="262" align="top" bgcolor="#ffffff" loop="false" wmode="opaque" quality="best" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all" allowFullScreen="true" seamlesstabbing="false" flashvars="id=artist_328870&posted_by=&skin_id=PWAS1001&border_color=000000&auto_play=false&shuffle=false&song_ids=6913948" /><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/40/artist_328870//t.gif" />The Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-39462585151217921682010-12-19T08:45:00.000-08:002010-12-19T08:50:08.587-08:00Nice review at PopjunkietvJust found this review of 'Shifting Sands' at Popjunkietv..<br /><br />'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, who IMO are up there with Superimposers, Colorama, Moles and the others.<br />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.<br />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. I also love Aaron's enderaing habit of naming his songs after 60s classics (Hung up on a Dream, Shifting Sands and even Forever Chang(es)ing.He is apparently already hard at work on the follow up.'<br /><br /><a href="http://popjunkietv.posterous.com/another-great-new-psych-band-the-sunchymes">http://popjunkietv.posterous.com/another-great-new-psych-band-the-sunchymes</a><a href="http://popjunkietv.posterous.com/another-great-new-psych-band-the-sunchyme"></a>The Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-74904530297137031862010-10-01T13:12:00.000-07:002010-10-01T13:18:04.928-07:00Hung up on a dreamHi there<br /><br />I have put up another exclusive free download at <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/thesunchymes">www.reverbnation.com/thesunchymes</a>.<br />This time it is 'Hung up on a dream'. However, you can still download 'Greenacre Lane' for free as well.<br /><br />I am also doing a download offer for the entire 'Shifting Sands' album over at CD Baby (<a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/artist/THESUNCHYMES">www.cdbaby.com/artist/THESUNCHYMES</a>).<br /><br />Work is well under way on the next Sunchymes album and I have got a few of the backing tracks recorded already.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-76912841719989233592010-07-28T11:46:00.001-07:002010-07-29T11:33:32.706-07:00The Sunchymes appear on International Pop Overthrow compilationHi there<br /><br />The song 'Free Rider' from the album 'Shifting Sands' appears on the International Pop Overthrow Vol 13 compilation on Not Lame Records. There's lots of cool power pop on it with about 66 tracks over 3 CD's. Its a limted edition release so get in there while you can! <br /><br />The compilation is available directly from Not Lame:<br /><br />http://www.notlame.com/V/A/Page_1/NLIPO13.html<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-52675024104018199822010-06-05T06:36:00.000-07:002010-07-17T12:16:30.177-07:00IPO LiverpoolSaw some great bands at the 2010 International Pop Overthrow Festival in Liverpool. The festival was held at the legendary Cavern Club.<br /><br />For me the highlights included The Junipers, The Mayflowers and The Heath Robinson Five. However, there were so many good bands.<br /><br />Check out the forthcming IPO compilation CD on Not Lame Records upon which The Sunchymes will appear! I think it is due out in August 2010. <br /><br />AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-70763053747277346612010-04-17T09:42:00.001-07:002010-04-17T09:48:32.057-07:00The Sunchymes: introducing the album 'Shifting Sands'In this, the first Sunchymes podcast, I introduce a few tracks from The Sunchymes debut album ‘Shifting Sands’ and also play an unreleased instrumental track.<br /><br />1) Greenacre Lane<br /><br />2) Free Rider<br /><br />3) Down at Pallisades<br /><br />4) Sunchyme Bay (unreleased instrumental) <br /><br /> <div><br /> <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="210" height="25" id="mp3playerlightsmallv3" align="middle"><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.podbean.com/podcast-audio-video-blog-player/mp3playerlightsmallv3.swf?audioPath=http://thesunchymes.podbean.com/mf/play/6ma345/IntroducingShiftingSandsPodcast.mp3&autoStart=no" /><br /> <param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><br /> <embed src="http://www.podbean.com/podcast-audio-video-blog-player/mp3playerlightsmallv3.swf?audioPath=http://thesunchymes.podbean.com/mf/play/6ma345/IntroducingShiftingSandsPodcast.mp3&autoStart=no" quality="high" width="210" height="25" name="mp3playerlightsmallv3" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed><br /> </object><br /> <br /><a style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; padding-left: 41px; color: #2DA274; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: none;" href="http://www.podbean.com">Powered by Podbean.com</a><br /> </div>The Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-35082881802319904262010-04-14T05:42:00.000-07:002010-04-15T12:02:23.440-07:00The Sunchymes are top psychedelic pop pick in the CD Baby Discover Music NewsletterG6TEGS6X3987 <br /><br />The Sunchymes debut album 'Shifting Sands' is featured as the top 'psychedelic pop pick' in the March 2010 edition of the the CD Baby Discover Music newsletter:<br /><br />http://musicdiscovery.cdbabypodcast.com/emails/pop0310.html<br /><br />CD Baby says that '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'...<br /><br />Many thanks to CD Baby for selecting Shifting Sands for this. You can currently buy the CD version of the album at CD Baby for just $11 or the download version for just $5.<br /><br /><br /><br />G6TEGS6X3987The Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-52736538747023590342010-04-01T12:41:00.000-07:002010-04-15T12:02:02.529-07:00The Plastico Elastico Show: The Sunchymes on Onda Madrid RadioCan't believe that Greenacre Lane was on Onda Madrid radio last saturday. Many thanks to the guys at Plastico Elastico for this.<br /><br />Oh, and Shifting Sands is also now on the Last FM website. Also don't forget the download sale at CD Baby where you can buy the album 'Shifting Sands' for $5.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-18444956339771105872010-03-27T11:17:00.000-07:002010-03-27T11:22:22.624-07:00Download sale: Buy the album Shifting Sands for $5Hi there<br /><br />You can buy a download of the 'Shifting Sands' album for just $5 at CD Baby (this is about £3.75).<br /><br />You can buy the album at this price until 5 April 2010. Just visit the following:<br /><br />www.cdbaby.com/cd/sunchymes<br /><br />Best regards<br /><br />The SunchymesThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-477807072969562272010-03-15T13:06:00.000-07:002012-09-12T11:44:07.880-07:00Review of 'Shifting Sands' in the latest issue of Bucketful of BrainsHi<br />
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'The Sunchymes are a band who clearly and unabashedly worships the ground that Brian Wilson has walked on, and while Shifting Sands couldn’t have been a Brian Wilson solo album, certainly various elements of the “sound”, such as a harpsichord fill here and echoed percussion there, are often utilized. Actually, Shifting Sands is best characterized as a modern sunshine pop album, as many of its tracks are bouncy, upbeat, feelgood numbers-an irony is that “Down At Pallisades” (sic) is probably the saddest sounding of all the tracks, and those of you who like the softer, more reflective side of Baby Lemonade will dig the album’s final tune, “Rose Water”.Shifting Sands is a fine beginning by a gentleman who hopefully has a few other tricks up his sleeve saved for future releases.' <br />
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AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-83685390306078600592010-03-14T04:12:00.000-07:002010-03-14T04:13:45.962-07:00The Sunchymes at Not LameHi there<br /><br />The Sunchymes debut 'Shifting Sands' is now available from Not Lame, the legendary Power Pop distribution and recording company. Many thanks to Bruce at Not Lame for stocking and distributing the album:<br /><br />http://www.notlame.com/THE_SUNCHYMES/Page_1/CDSUNCHYMES1.html<br /><br />I have had a break from recording but can't wait to start again and get some more Sunchymes tracks out there. Have a few songs in mind already. Some were written a few years back and others are new..<br /><br />regards<br /><br />AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-54311670107420526402010-02-20T12:13:00.000-08:002010-02-20T12:14:29.403-08:00The Sunchymes on the Shock Pop Radio showHi<br /><br />Just thought I would let you know that Sparky at scrubradio.com will be playing some of my tracks on his 'Shock Pop' show this coming Sunday<br /><br />Head on over to scrubradio on Sunday 21 Feb between 11am-2pm EST (4-7P GMT) as this is a great programme with lots of cool power pop.<br /><br />Have a good weekend<br /><br /><br />AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-81245233883820925152010-02-18T20:00:00.000-08:002010-02-18T15:36:06.840-08:00Debut album now available at Kool Kat MusikHi <br /><br />I am pleased to annouce that 'Shifting Sands' is available from Kool Kat Musik. <br /><br />Over recent years Kool Kat has developed a good reputation as a retailer of music within the Power Pop genre. Many thanks to Ray at Kool Kat for stocking the album.<br /><br />I would urge people who dig powerpop to head on over to www.koolkatmusik.com as there is a great selection of albums over there.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />AaronThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456694270718468123.post-24665742065360132162010-02-18T12:43:00.000-08:002010-02-21T05:13:36.075-08:00The Sunchymes 'Shifting Sands' out nowThe Sunchymes debut album 'Shifting Sands' is out now featuring 11 tracks that Aaron has recorded over the past couple of years. Its available in both pysical CD format and as a digital download from CD Baby. It is also available as a digital download from itunes, amazon and napster.<br /><br />The music of the Sunchymes has been compared with the likes of The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Byrds, Jellyfish and The Wondermints. It is characterised by sunshine fuelled harmonies and a melodic approach which has attracted positive comments from the likes of Jeff Foskett and Nelson Bragg of Brian Wilson's band.<br /><br />Check out some of the songs at<br /><br />www.myspace.com/thesunchymes<br />www.reverbnation.com/thesunchymesThe Sunchymeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11621666259299549357noreply@blogger.com0