Delta Spirit

The Delta Spirit are for drunk people. Drunk balladeers who are full of soul. I was drunk and I am rather full of soul, and when i saw the San Diego band live on February 3rd that the Bottom of The Hill, in SF they spoke to me on a deep level. Their singer, Matt Vasquez, shreds his voice, his impossibly clear yet raspy all-the-same voice, and the band gets you moving with the kind of good old rock and roll thats been lost to this generation. They rely on simple melodies on guitars and piano and pop song structure to highlight the tight rhythm section and the voice of Vasquez. They ain't no sissys either, they have well placed freakouts at the end of songs (especially when they play "Children" live with three people playing drums/percussion) that push them to new heights of emotional brutality (without going too far into any kind of ugly Trent Reznor sadism). Their debut album, "Ode To Sunshine" came out to 2008 and is extremely underrated, probably due to the fact that the only people that know them are people who see them open for people like Matt Costa. However, on the tour they're currently embarking with awesome openers, Dawes, they are the headliners, they can respond to the cries for encore, they can have the full attention of the crowd, and people will take notice, believe me. How can you not with an album cover like this? 

Here's a sample, with an MP3 of "Trashcan," off Ode To Sunshine, a link to their in-studio session @ Daytrotter.com and a video for their single, "Motivation." BUY ODE TO SUNSHINE!

MP3- "Trashcan" (Right Click To Save)

Link- Daytrotter.com Session