Foxtail Somersault This San Francisco five piece is heavily influenced by the 'Shoegaze' sound of Slowdive and Asobi Seksu as well as Luna and Mogwai. Their debut EP, Fathom features Seiken Nakama's 'Wall of Sound guitars' and the lush vocals of Cat Howland. James Spadaro on guitars, Brian Anderson on bass and Mark Dungey on drums round out the band. Tracks like Motionland and Divingboard are...
We had an amazing time travelling to Chicago and back.. Performing at Lollapalooza was awesome!!! Here's a quick recap of our drive to chicago..Driving through small towns, ford e-350 van break downs (darn Catalytic Converter melt down, missing a performance in Salt Lake City because we arrived too late) meeting super nice people after a break down,(Richard from Wells,Nevada- Thanks so much f...
Noisepop, 2008. A festival held yearly in our fair city of San Francisco featuring dozens of bands, independent film showings, art displays, and various other forms of expression.Out of the week long series of performances I only attend one: Foxtail Somersault, Working For A Nuclear Free City, The Rosebuds. It was held at the Mezzanine smack in the hustle and bustle of San Francisco. The club w...
Fathom was recently reviewed on the owl magazine, receiving 4 out of 5 owls with the soaring rating.Here's the full reviewhttp://theowlmag.com/cdreviews.asp?id=436Fathom, the EP from the San Francisco based band Foxtail Somersault, is a lot like summer love. It's not particularly deep, but it's intense, captivating, exciting, and, most importantly, it's fun. With simple, dreamy melodies that sl...
I just received and listened to Foxtail Somersault's EP "Fathom". I like it a lot. I like Cat Howland's voice and the multi-layered guitars. It reminds me of Slowdive and Mogwai. Foxtail Somersault is one of our esteemed Mogger Artists (see "snakama of foxtailsomersault").You can hear the 5 tracks of the EP in the Media section of their website:http://foxtailsomersault.com/Here is their des...
We're celebrating the release of our debut EP Fathom, at the Make-Out Room on March 15th. We're so excited that the boys from Astral and Tomihira are sharing this very special bill with us.We have some treats and surprises in store for this show... Our set will also include a few special guest musiciansDetails:March 15th, 9pmThe Make-Out Roomhttp://www.makeoutroom.com3225 22nd StreetSan Franc...
Noisepop, 2008. A festival held yearly in our fair city of San Francisco featuring dozens of bands, independent film showings, art displays, and various other forms of expression.Out of the week long series of performances I only attend one: Foxtail Somersault, Working For A Nuclear Free City, The Rosebuds. It was held at the Mezzanine smack in the hustle and bustle of San Francisco. The club w...
Hi all,We've made it to the 3rd round in the Lollapalooza last band standing contest and we really need your help! You can vote each day until July 13th. The Top 5 bands with the most votes make it to Chicago to compete live. Voting ends July 13, Midnight CST.The voting process couldn't be easier... you don't even have to listen to anything. All you have to do is:a) click here:http://ww...
I was working on this rough mix before heading down to lost angeles for new years..Here's a demo track of Boxcar, a refined version will appear in our next release this spring..Enjoy,-S
Follow the link below to download mp3's from our last show..http://foxtailsomersault.com/GAMHWe've also uploaded videos http://www.youtube.com/user/foxtailsomersaultCheers,-S