Sonny & The Sunsets

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Impose Magazine — Sonny & The Sunsets have a dark, existential album coming out next month on Polyvinyl called Antenna to the Afterworld, and despite the heaviness of its title, all of the singles so far have been tinged with Sonny's ethereal lightness. This third... more info

The Bay Bridged — As a playwright, author, solo artist, and the leader of Sonny & The Sunsets and numerous invented bands, Sonny Smith has worn a dizzying array of hats over the years. Even just among his work with The Sunsets, there’s a restless creativity at play,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The new Sonny & the Sunsets record is a country record. It’s a break up record. Love and Heartache. Every song was written during and is about his break up with his girlfriend of ten years. Smith grew up listening to old time music, his dad is a ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Sonny & The Sunsets Album: Longtime Companion (6/26) Label: Polyvinyl Records Sonny and the Sunsets – I See the Void more info

Rollo & Grady — Sonny & The Sunsets Album: Longtime Companion (6/26) Label: Polyvinyl Records Sonny & The Sunsets – Pretend You Love Me more info

Powerpopulist — A few recent finds we're loving. How embarrassed are we to just post and run? Meh. Point Juncture, WA - Violin Case mp3 - from Handsome Orders - MySpace Seapony - Blue Star mp3 - from Go With Me - MySpace Witches - Creature of Nature mp3 - from For... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Really having fun listening to “I Wanna Do It”, a fun little number from San Francisco’s very own, Sonny & The Sunsets. It’s an infectious little number that has it’s way with you. It comes out of nowhere and pulls you in with it’s effort... more info

Impose Magazine — If you are to believe cryptic press-releases (do not do this, most of the time), Sonny and the Sunsets are one of pop's most dysfunctional bands, and they have the worst luck in the world.  After changing his name name multiple times (including, at... more info

Stereogum — The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, who describe themselves as “pop” and whose favorite sexual position is “any,” played the Echoplex in Los Angeles last night. Support came from Sonny & The Sunsets and the wonderful SF noise-pop group Weekend.... more info