California dreamers the Botticellis derive their name from a surfing term ("little barrel"), but Old Home Movies isn't just a sunny romp through the local beach. Sure, the album has a summery mood, awash in lush hooks, but it's also meditative and even a little forlorn at times. The band name-checks the Beach Boys and crime writer Raymond Chandler, and manages to combine the two elements in a ...
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Hard to believe it, but I’ve been writing 4-5 reviews a week lately, just like always…You certainly couldn’t guess that by my published output, which has dribbled down to one or two a week. One did slip through somehow and make the Dusted page last week though, a really nice pop record by a band called the Botticellis.The BotticellisOld Home Movies(Antenna Farm)It's hard to describe Old Hom
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Saturday 09.23.06, Bottom of the Hill:The BotticellisThe Morning BendersThe OthersideAll local bands, all excellent. I was feeling pretty tired throughout the show, but I kept getting jolted awake by a certain hook or turn of phrase during all of the performances. The Botticellis in particular play lovely lovely indie pop, but I also really enjoyed watching the Morning Benders rock out, and the
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I recently posted a bunch of great covers and then Bay Area blog, The Bay Bridged, snuck up and posted this gem shortly after. Whitesnake powered lots of BMX rides in my younger days (I still miss my Mongoose) and now San Fransisco band, The Botticellis, deliver a toned down version of "Here I Go [...]
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