California, a
place of wonderful sunshine and where your dreams become lost in a
fantasy. Trails and Ways is a gift from the coast and they have made
such loud waves with their single Nunca. “Oakland has this fabulous
rebellious scene of hazy electronic musicians and hip hop and jazz
pop that gives us endless inspiration.” Indeed being so close to
the music that inspires you has a bright influence on your sound, as
exhibited by Trails and Ways. “I get to experiment with melodies,
singing as I'm biking, year round.” We are all a bit jealous of the
situation.
As for the
single itself you can hear it when you scroll down the page. “I was
in Brazil for the first time, running with friends around Sao Paulo
in June. On the top of a skyscraper downtown, a crew had tagged, in
20 foot letters, “Somos o Golpe” -- “We are the Coup”. That
is what graffiti is in SP, a coup; in a city of walls keeping the
poor away from the rich, the walls themselves became the message
board.” Being able to write about your experiences allows for a
richer sound and a deeper meaning that yearns to be scratched. The
song is also inspired by
Jorge Ben hits and the song “
Best I Ever Had”. As for
their overal sound
Trails and Ways lists
Jorge Ben among the names.
It also includes acts like
Gloria Anzaldua, Grimes, Tom Jobin,
Mirah, The Radio Dept., The Sierra Nevada and Bibio. If
tUnE-yArDs is
reading,
Trails and Ways names you as the number one person to share
a stage with (Which would be incredible).
Look for a trail
(pun definitely intended) of singles and be on the lookout for the
bands first album
Trilingual. As Always Happy Listening. Don't forget their
bandcamp as well.
This started as a little bedroom recording project. Hearing that our music means something to folks in Mexico or Tennessee or Malaysia seriously means a lot to us, it makes us really want to push ourselves, to do this thing right. So keep in touch, let us know what you think, write us--we write back. - Trails and Ways