Loxsly has been a staple of the Austin scene for years now, but with last summer’s magnificent Flashlights EP, the band flashed a promise that they had only hinted at before. Helmed by Cody Ground, the quintet unloads smooth guitar and keys rhythms with the subtle force of Wilco and Death Cab for Cutie. Ground lets his songs linger with an oblique poeticism that is carefully crafted, a catchy melodicism behind his slightly scratchy, Tweedy-esque vocals that nonetheless remains alluringly elusive. The group has had their new LP, Tomorrow’s Fossils, finished for a while now, and will finally be releasing it this summer on vinyl. You can hear the new material this Friday, March 6, at the Scoot Inn as they help the Corto Maltese celebrate the release of their EP along with Brazos and Ian Orth of Learning Secrets.
Profile: Loxsly
Year Formed:
2003
Members/Instruments played:
Justin Douglas- Pedal Steel
Cody Ground- Vocals/Keyboard
Garrett Johnston- Guitar
Eryk Lugo- Bass
David Nathan- Drums
Former Bands/Side Projects:
Quiet,Lovely, The Bronze Age, The Balcony,
Albums:
Forecast a Brainstorm- 2003, Self Released
Maps and Organs- 2005, Self Released
Flashlights- 2008, Self Released
Tomorrow’s Fossils- May 2009, Little Mafia/Texas Heat
Influences:
We try and come up with interesting arrangements and instrumentation to our songs. We also talk about these albums a lot:
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- Wilco
Magical Mystery Tour- The Beatles
Hunky Dory- David Bowie
The Soft Bulletin- The Flaming Lips
Friend Opportunity- Deerhoof
Pet Sounds- The Beach Boys
After The Gold Rush- Neil Young
Strangest comment or comparison ever made about your music:
“Man, I think I saw you on Conan O’brien and MTV. You guys are huge!” (They were talking about Locksley)
Favorite local bands:
Oh No Oh My, Lymbyc Systym, Lemurs, White Denim, Octopus Project, Ovenbirds, Brazos, Corto Maltese, Sad Accordions,
Favorite local venue:
The Mohawk
Upcoming shows scheduled:
3-6 @ Scoot Inn, Corto Maltese CD Release w/ Brazos
3/12 @ The Mohawk, The Georgian Company CD Release
SXSW shows TBA
3/21 @ The Music Gym, Green Potato Ventures Showcase
Shows over the next month that you’re excited to see:
SXSW mind explosion!
Some of your favorite albums from the past year:
Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavillion,
Department of Eagles- In Ear Park
Fleet Foxes
The Notwist- The Devil, You + Me
Neil Young: Sugar Mountain
Ideal band (past or present) to open for on a national tour:
The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular!!!!!
Austin Sound questions:
Y’all seem to have a fascination with science, at least metaphorically. Do y’all have any kind of science backgrounds?
No, none of us have any science backgrounds but, we’re definitely fascinated by it. All of us really enjoyed the Planet Earth series. I have a really romantic view of what being a scientist is like. I like to think they build machines and discover new species everyday. It’s probably way more boring. My scientist friend Zach observed a Mexican mountain fish 5 hours a day.
What can you tell us about the new album?
We’re really excited about the new album. It has 13 songs that loosely form a story. It’s going to be a vinyl only (digital download) release put out by Little Mafia/ Texas Heat in May.
Song Introduction:
We wrote and recorded “As The Constellation’s Arms Uncurled” a couple years ago. It has some effected samples from old story-time vinyls I found at my grandparents’ house and slowed down drums, on top of our usual instrumentation.
Sound Off:
“Once we built the dreaming machine, we tested out pets the results were amazing. My lab rat didn’t think twice, he conquered the maze with no hesitation. Your dog didn’t move a paw. He sat there and watched the stick fly to him. His thoughts weren’t kind at all. Man’s best friend mocked us humans.”
Mp3:
As the Constellation’s Arms Uncurled
Websites:
www.loxsly.blogspot.com
Myspace
sounds like great stuff. I think this group could be right up my alley.