THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Pollo Del Mar’s Speed of Dark is their first studio recording since 2004’s The Golden State Album.
Covid provided plenty of downtime for the world, so why not get the band back together for some noise? Pollo Del Mar laid the name to rest in 2012 as they all pursued other musical interests. Bandleader Ferenc Dobronyi worked continuously with surf band Frankie And The Pool Boys, but had a stockpile of songs better suited to the psychedelic and progressive instrumental sound of PDM.
The Speed of Dark recording sessions came together after months of blowing out the cobwebs and slapping on the signature PDM layered arrangements, heavy on the intertwining psych guitars by Ferenc and Jono Jones, and pummeled vigorously by the powerhouse rhythm section of Jeff Turner (bass) and Jeremy Rexford (drums.) If the album was recorded in 2020, what the hell took so long? Well, blame every other band that decided to get together and record an album and clogged up the vinyl pipline.
New to Pollo Del Mar? Here’s the skinny: Spawned in 1993 and inspired by progressive Bay Area instrumental bands like the Mermen and The Aqua Velvets, the group released four studio and two live albums. They also appeared on 26 compilation and tribute albums. Pollo Del Mar have toured Japan and Europe, headlining the Surfer Joe Music Festival in Italy. After hundreds of shows, the band retired in 2012, taking only the occasional fundraising gig. Pollo Del Mar will reunite in the summer of 2023 in support of Speed of Dark.”
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