Rainbow Bridge is opening this show. They are PHENOMENAL! Here's a little blurb from Pitchfork regarding their very well received "Big Wave Rider" single:
"Big Wave Rider", from Olympia, Wa.-based duo Rainbow Bridge, echoes the shimmery sounds of '09's chillest coastal pop, imbuing the lassiez-faire jangle of Real Estate with the preternatural melodic aptitude and boyish innocence of a Daniel Johnston tune. Yet, for its similarities to other seaside summer hits, "Big Wave Rider" is instantly infectious, charismatic, and effortlessly endearing. From its slow motion rise to its drifting, grinning peak to its inevitable splashdown, it's utterly confident and contented in its crisp melody, natural execution, and simple, evocative lyrics: "Big wave rider/ Try and ride a little higher/ You're a glider/ Smile wider." Set for release as a 7" later this year on the seemingly unstoppable True Panther imprint (presently home to Girls, Lemonade, and Glasser), the song is likely to miss its window to summer, but in some ways, that could be just as well: Come fall, it'll transform into a bittersweet remembrance of long late-July days spent in oceanic bliss. - PITCHFORK
"Big Wave Rider", from Olympia, Wa.-based duo Rainbow Bridge, echoes the shimmery sounds of '09's chillest coastal pop, imbuing the lassiez-faire jangle of Real Estate with the preternatural melodic aptitude and boyish innocence of a Daniel Johnston tune. Yet, for its similarities to other seaside summer hits, "Big Wave Rider" is instantly infectious, charismatic, and effortlessly endearing. From its slow motion rise to its drifting, grinning peak to its inevitable splashdown, it's utterly confident and contented in its crisp melody, natural execution, and simple, evocative lyrics: "Big wave rider/ Try and ride a little higher/ You're a glider/ Smile wider." Set for release as a 7" later this year on the seemingly unstoppable True Panther imprint (presently home to Girls, Lemonade, and Glasser), the song is likely to miss its window to summer, but in some ways, that could be just as well: Come fall, it'll transform into a bittersweet remembrance of long late-July days spent in oceanic bliss. - PITCHFORK