More than a year and a half has passed since the release of Baywood’s debut EP Seasons, but the band was busy in 2012 playing at LA venues like the Satellite and the Bootleg and working on their full-length. The LP will finally see the light sometime in 2013, and if Seasons is any indication, the new album will be filled with heart-warming folk sounds and bright harmonies. The two members of Baywood, Joe Ginsberg and Jarrad Kritzstein, have a long history of making music. Ginsberg has a jazz studies degree from USC and was a member of Colorado pop rock band Single File. Since moving to LA he has juggled his time playing for artists like Chuck Ragan and Audra Mae. Kritzstein has also spent time playing in a handful of other bands in addition to producing for Zak Waters, Rachel Furner, and Megan Washington. The collaboration between Ginsberg and Kritzstein has now generated a winsome sound reminiscent of the Pacific Northwest with a jolt of LA’s sunshine. Listening to their songs brings to mind the warm folk sound of Fleet Foxes mixed with the elegance of Modest Mouse. No matter the emotion, Baywood has a knack for making every song sound like a celebration. With a foundation like that, 2013 can only deliver good things for the band. – Karla Hernández