***JULIAN NEVER is the latest vehicle for former MAYYORS drummer JULIAN ELORDUY's jangle pop alter-ego. An evolution of the songwriting that produced the short-lived but much-loved FINE STEPS, Pious Fiction is 15 tracks of bittersweet, sun-warped jangle self-recorded off and on over the last four years in a variety of Sacramento homes and warehouses with the help of former Mayyors band-mate MARK KAISER (also formerly of Castle Face goth punks MALE GAZE), a newly acquired Tascam half-inch reel-to-reel and a borrowed mixer. The album is built upon a solid base of guitar-centric pop richly layered with ethereal synths and piano, intertwined with themes of love, loss and Elorduy’s Catholic upbringing, all delivered with his captivating tenor. Inspired by the Flying Nun catalog, Prefab Sprout and odd underground pop hits by Chris Spedding and Dwight Twilley. Limited edition of 300 copies.
LP $17.75
02/03/2023
***Recording project of long-time Sacramento CA underground players JULIAN ELORDUY and MARK KASIER, both formerly of noise-punk legends MAYYORS. A melting pot of influences ranging from 80s U.K./Aussie/Kiwi D.I.Y. & post-punk to '70s and '80s American power-pop collide to form a punchy, layered web of sound anchored by Elorduy's (also formerly of FINE STEPS) dreamy tenor and Kaiser's (also formerly of MALE GAZE, on Castleface Records) bass guitar. Two-color swirl vinyl with a double-sided pull-out poster cover. Cover art by MAX NORDILE of Uzi Rash & Preening.
7" $6.75
03/06/2020