I learned about this local band a few months ago at a benefit show. I was 
amazed that I hadn't heard of these guys before. I'm not sure how to 
describe them so true to my lazy ways, I cut and pasted a review from All 
Music Guide. They're playing a handful of dates in the South and East. They 
have some more info on their website : www.soundteam.net. Check out them if 
you can...

Cheers,

Jennifer



Monday 6/16 Houston- Rudyards
Tuesday 6/17 Baton Rouge- Red Star Bar
Wednesday 6/18 Birmingham- The Nick
Thursday 6/19 Nashville- The End
Friday 6/20 Cincinnati- The Comet
Saturday 6/21 Baltimore- The Talking Head
Sunday 6/22 D.C.- ?????
Monday 6/23 NYC- The Mercury Lounge
Tuesday 6/24 NYC- off
Wednesday 6/25 NYC- ?????

All Music Guide review :

The second release from Austin's Sound Team, Into the Lens, borrows a page 
from the foundational sounds of the psychedelic popsters of the 1960s and 
the contemporary Elephant 6 artists to create a sprawling 22-song set of 
varied and challenging indie pop songwriting. Less hit-or-miss than their 
debut, shades of the more twisted Beach Boys recordings and the burned-out 
country-rock of the Beachwood Sparks help fill out the almost epic feel of 
the disc, as it shifts from jaunty fairytale sounds to cryptic 
faux-hillbilly creepiness. Dreamily fading and melting into each other, the 
set alternates between wild freak-out boogies and more pastoral elements, 
but is always rooted in a tunefully fuzzy aesthetic. Further, whether 
channeling the Olivia Tremor Control ("Don't Imbibe the T.V.") or the Velvet 
Underground ("LaMont Young"), the band manages to emerge with a sound that 
although undeniably derivative, still allows some of their unique 
personality to shine through. Still, even as the disc meanders slightly over 
20 tracks in length, with many simply being reprises of songs appearing 
earlier in the set, the repetition ultimately makes the album seem strangely 
familiar and resonant after only a few listens. All in all, an impressive 
second step for Sound Team. — Matt Fink

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