Carpet Denim

Description

LP is Standard Jacket w/ a download card.

CD is 4 panel digipack.

The Tijuana Panthers are back and this time theyre all grown up
(kind of). Combining their signature surf rock with new experimentations
in sound, Carpet Denim is the culmination of nearly three years
of work and the bands subconscious evolution into deeper, more
personal places.

Taking concepts that have long been percolating, this album is the
musical version of a beachside, drop-top cruise — punctuated by
deeply human lyrics. Carpet Denim hits deep notes of introspective
darkness with songs like You Died, a ballad-y jam that delves into
the complex emotional wreckage of a fathers passing, and the
albums single, Path of Totality, about a close friend of the bands
who lost the fight against alcoholism.

These soulful forays are offset by Tijuana Panthers singular, upbeat
sound, with the playful jam Little Pampelmousse that celebrates
fatherhood and refers to Phils nickname for his new, beloved baby.
Then theres 710, a spirited coast down memory lane that embodies
the bands signature sunniness – all while reminiscing about growing
up in Long Beach.

The culmination of the bands many years on the road and making
noise, Carpet Denim falls deeper into their weird and wild tendencies
(theres even a synthesizer that makes an appearance). Its inspired
by everything, from politics to the guys personal lives, Haruki
Murakami and Twin Peaks. Theres the perfectly dissonant TV
People, a creepy little number that combines simple guitar with a
roving bass to create an abstract jam thats hard to forget.

This album is the same garage-y Tijuana Panthers you love, but this
time, they channel their unbridled energy into a moody maturation
of their music. The band returned to their hometown of Long Beach,
CA to record Carpet Denim at Jazzcats studio. Unlike earlier albums
such as Poster and Wayne Interest – which were recorded in a
flash-bang, marathon sitting, the bands latest album was methodically
assembled by Jonny Bell over multiple days. Pouring over
production, Carpet Denim is a collective deep breath that weaves
together years of songwriting — all jam-packed with summertime
vibes, peaks of punk rock and Tijuana Panthers signature oddball
adventures.