Listening to The Last Names begs a lot of questions. Not much is known of the band apart from the handful of songs they’ve released so far. Former members of Bishop Allen, Justin Rice and Darbie Nowatka began the group as a side project, and are now devoting some serious time to the folksy ‘Mommas and Poppas’ brand of hippie nostalgia you’ll hear on their soundcloud.
The band’s debut full-length ‘Wilderness’ comes out in early October and contains some of the most relaxed, evocative music I’ve heard in a long time from the Brooklyn pair. Personal fave ‘Dead Reckoning’ comes in on a breath of fresh air, and the rest of the record channels Haight-Ashbury as something new, even while channeling its ghosts throughout.
Stream part of the record on their Bandcamp and pick up a physical copy when its released October 2nd. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)