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In anticipation to their forthcoming Sun Pavilion full length release on November 19th, we recently had the chance to catch up with Glenn from midwest based indie garage rock trio Triptides for a quick Q&A. Check out our conversation below:

B3SCI: How did Triptides and the trio of Glenn, Josh and Josh come to be?

TRIPTIDES: Josh Menashe and I met at Indiana University. We happened to sit next to each other in a rather large history class called “Rock and Roll in the 70’s and 80’s.” The first thing I ever said to him was “do you know who the singer for Nirvana is?” It turned out that he lived in the dorm next to mine so we started playing guitar together before class until eventually we were jamming all the time. Josh Morrow joined last spring a few months after seeing us perform at a living room show. He had played drums in Josh Menashe’s other band Ivory Wave for a few shows so they already had a musical connection through that.

B3SCI: It seems much of Triptides early material was recorded in a bedroom and/or basement in Bloomington, Indiana. How did you guys initially channel your sunniness sounds of summer in this type of environment?

TRIPTIDES: We kept the sunshine in our heads. Most of the time we would just forget about our surroundings and become completely absorbed in our headphones. At that point it doesn’t matter where you are.

Everyone’s doing that whole blissed out surf pop thing at the moment aren’t they? Well, yes it’s far from original and seems to be all the rage just now but Bloomington, Indiana’s Triptides do it much, much better than most. Let’s be honest its a genre that when done right is undoubtedly enjoyable, due in part to its infectious, catchy nature combined with the sunshine imagery it creates in the listener’s brain that makes it irresistible!
From the opening second those good vibes come pouring through with Bright Sky, a mixture of garage drums and super sweet, high pitched riffs all rounded off with the laid back echoey vocals from lead singer Glenn Brigman. You can just picture yourself sat by the beach passing away a lazy day. This is as good as any of Best Coast’s more upbeat material and is positively guaranteed to want to make you jig about wherever you may be when listening to it! (More)