MARSHMALLOW OVERCOAT – WAIT FOR HER
$11.90
On marshmallow white vinyl. Formed in Tucson, Arizona by lead singer Timothy Gassen with a band name inspired by dialogue in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz, The Marshmallow Overcoat have been an essential element of the American garage and psychedelic music scene since 1986, releasing their debut LP, The Inner Groove, on legendary label Dionysus Records the following year. The band’s signature “Arizona Sound” is informed by their love of everyone from The Chocolate Watchband, Doors, Beatles, Byrds, Strawberry Alarm Clock and Electric Prunes to The Fuzztones and early Miracle Workers. Band leader Timothy Gassen’s decades-long fascination with Rickenbacker-based psych pop is the impetus for “Wait For Her,” with guitarist Matt Rendon coaxing those glorious trademark sounds from a 12-string Rickey, along with a full complement of other vintage instruments the band uses whenever and wherever possible. The ’60s tradition of having a band theme song is the inspiration for “The Marshmallow Theme,” with its buoyant call-to-action of learning to “float away.” Like the A-side, it features a range of classic gear, including Vox amps, fuzz boxes, Rickenbacker bass and 12-string, and Vox and Farfisa organs.
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