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Heat Manager – “Palm Springs”

Heat Manager, the new project from members of High Times, Tiger High, and the Echo Friendly, blends California folk with east coast wit with “Palm Springs,” the debut single from the upcoming Relaxed American LP, out 3/14 on their American Grapefruit imprint.

The song about feeling disillusioned at Coachella back when indie rock still made some money is all too relatable on several levels, with unpretentious vocals and even more plain-speaking lyrics reminiscent of Silver Jews.

The rest of the three-piece’s album is just as clever and far out, with surfy licks landing the band somewhere between New Riders of the Purple Sage, Allah-Lahs, and Nada Surf. The band’s bio reads “NYC stands for New York Choogle” and fans of the genre will not be disappointed. High Time used to be my favorite Dead tribute band when I lived in New York and I’m so glad to hear more from these talented dudes – in the flavor of shimmering cosmic country that’s right up my alley.

Follow Heat Manager on Bandcamp and keep an eye out for Relaxed American.

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