DC’s Deleted Scenes have unleashed their sophomore LP Young People’s Church of the Air this month and it’s probably the coolest album to come out in years that equally balances spacing out with head bobbing. Oh yes, Daniel Scheuerman (guitar, vocals), Matt Dowling (bass, keyboard), Dominic Campanaro (guitar, keyboards, samples), and Brian Hospital (drums) are on to something, and each track on this showcases it’s own concoction of genre morphing and a blend of home vs studio recording.
Some fav’s include the first single "Bedbedbedbedbed." It’s insanely infectious with a dreamy soundscape, wrapping your eardrums in a comforter of warm noise while Scheuerman pleads on for that immaculate girl to crawl into his bed bed bed… hot! Keys warble, drums are dope tight, guitars lush out, and gorgeousness ensues.
"Baltika 9" is a super fun surfer romp tinged with some Brian Wilson inspiration that’ll get you "drunk enough for second base." A falsetto chorus soars above a rambunctious beat making it feel like summer isn’t going away anytime soon.
And "English as a Second Language" gets goofy-fun and hits all levels of the music spectrum, drawing you in with it’s happy pop friendly bass lines, electro beat, and fuzzy vocals, before busting into a punk outburst and melting into 80’s new wave territory. Totally awesome!
Young People’s Church of the Air is now available on iTunes, featuring the single "Bedbedbedbedbed" heard in the music video below. They are currently on tour throughout the US and Canada, and will be at DC9 on Oct.9! –Dawn
Deleted Scenes "Bedbedbedbedbed" from Stephanie Wuertz on Vimeo.