Vast Asteroid occupies a special place with their unique blend of heavy Spacegaze music. Hailing from Los Angeles and formed by frontman, James Poulos, best known as a political columnist with The Week, bassist Mimi Starr, and drummer Mark Reback of The Warlocks and Slaughter and the Dogs respectively; their self-titled debut, released in mid 2018, successfully captures their love and talent for melodic exploration along with memorable hooks, recorded at the Rancho de la Luna Studio in Jashua Tree (CA), owned by the charismatic Dave Catching of Eagles of Death Metal.
Following the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the band returns with the quick and enduring new single, CHAMPAGNE AMBASSADORS, a song of accurate perspective and the coming together as a sort of summation of all the band's been through, transcending instantly recognizable moods as something nature often does with its grandeur and subtlety. The new track is accompanied by a video created by Christian Stephen, who drew inspiration from both the pandemic quarantine and the song's lyrical content.
Champagne Ambassadors is a meditation on saying goodbye to the waves, and saying goodbye to the feeling of being pulled underneath their mercurial weight. The weight of love, the weight of regret, the weight of guilt shared, and futures split in two.
credits
released June 26, 2020
Written by James Poulos, Mark Reback. Recorded by Andy Freeman and Vast Asteroid at Rancho De La Luna Studio, Joshua Tree (CA), and El Miradero, Glendale (CA). Produced & mixed by Andy Freeman and Vast Asteroid. Mastered by Alex Lowe at Red Tuxedo Mastering. Published under exclusive license to Thinkbabymusic TC051.
The latest from L.A. DIY fixture Vinyl Williams is a cosmic brew of intricately arranged soft psychedelia. Get into it. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 23, 2022
Hopscotching from jangle pop and post-hardcore to math rock and shoegaze, these Minnesota rockers have a gift for musical multitasking. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 29, 2024
supported by 5 fans who also own “Champagne Ambassadors”
I am so excited to have discovered this band. Their songs are the epitome of shoegaze to me. The vocals are subtle and mesmerizing, and the music is melodic but hazy. I can't wait to hear more from this group. SnorriSputnik