Friends of Dean Martinez
USA
Formed: 1994
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Instrumental Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Cocktail, Indie Pop
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A Southwestern alternative rock supergroup of sorts, Arizona's Friends of Dean Martinez features past and present members of Giant Sand, Calexico, and Naked Prey. Giant Sand leader Howe Gelb, though not a member of the group, plays guest keyboards on their debut album, The Shadow of Your Smile, a surprisingly retro set of guitar-based instrumentals inspired by instrumental and surf rock of the late '50s and early '60s. With plenty of lounge music and desert country guitar twang thrown in, it's certainly retro in feel, but not revivalist; with B...
See also
- Calexico (52)
- Giant Sand (26)
- Secretary Bird (0)
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- Dirty Three (20)
- Daniele Luppi (10)
- Combustible Edison (3)
- Rachel's (0)
Influenced by
- Ennio Morricone (265)
- Bill Frisell (74)
- Les Baxter (10)
- Esquivel (9)
- Martin Denny (2)
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