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Trust Us...A Long Beach Comp

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Location: Long Beach, CA

Website: http://myspace.com/FidotrustRecords

Bio: There is a vibrant and eclectic music community in the city of Long Beach, CA. This compilation is an attempt to capture the energy that ... (more) these bands have to offer. Featuring national acts such as Free Moral Agents (w/Ikey Owens of Mars Volta), Crystal Antlers, and Dios(Malos). Other highlights include local favorites The Soft Hands, Horns (w/ ex-members of sHoeGazeR), BlowUpBlow, Arrow Down (w/ Paul from Gameface), and Deadly Finns (w/ Mike Vermillion of GoGoGo Airheart fame).

The Story:

When Long Beach’s Alex’s Bar opened, it filled a void left by the closure of the city’s only venues where touring bands could play. The re-establishment of a music scene began to flourish and has culminated with this compilation, the first to deal exclusively with the city’s currently burgeoning music scene. Put together by Long Beach locals, (Fidotrust Records) this comp features the hardworking, up-and-coming and best Long Beach bands. Trust Us captures a shared mindset of musicians who live in a place that is equal parts city, college town, suburbia, ghetto and beach oasis. The effects come through song after song ranging from loud and raucous (Tinuana Knife Fight) to dance-y (Slippers) to beautiful (The Year Zero). It’s a time capsule for this definitive time in Long Beach’s music scene. Overall, there are only a few noticeable omissions, but with 23 tracks, from Crystal Antlers to The Valley Arena, you can’t really complain. A compilation like this was way past due, and fortunately when somebody decided to take on the task, it was done right. - Alex Roman, LA Record
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