The Botticellis

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The Botticellis
Genres Indie pop, surf rock, folk
Years active2004–2010
Website www.thebotticellis.com

The Botticellis were an American surf pop band founded in 2003 in Santa Cruz by Alexi Glickman, Zack Ehrlich, Burton Li, and Dave Tranchina. Their 2008 debut record was released by Antenna Farm Records in 2008 to critical acclaim. NPR, [1] Dusted Magazine, [2] Allmusic, [3] Pitchfork Media [4] Daytrotter [5] Crawdaddy!. [6]

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"Botticelli" is Italian for "little barrel." The Botticellis' sound has been described as "chamber pop" [2] and likened to the California surf music of the 1960s [1] as well as post-Beatles pop groups like Big Star, Chris Bell, Raspberries, ELO, George Harrison, Belle & Sebastian, Paul Simon [4] and similar artists who are known to bring sophistication to pop composition. [6]

The band dissolved in 2010, with its members pursuing separate musical projects. [7]

Band members

Past members

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 NPR review.
  2. 1 2 Dusted Magazine review.
  3. Allmusic review.
  4. 1 2 "Old Home Movies | Pitchfork". Archived from the original on 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2008-10-27. Pitchfork review.
  5. Daytrotter Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Daytrotter review.
  6. 1 2 [ permanent dead link ] Crawdaddy! review.
  7. Port, Ian. "Riptide: Making Sandy's First Album Nearly Dragged Alexi Glickman Under". SF Weekly. Retrieved 16 March 2018.