Gauntlet Hair
Album: I Was Thinking
Song: I Was Thinking
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Gauntlet Hair is a relatively unknown pair of dudes who are named Andy and Craig, from the small-ish (23,000 population) Colorado town of Lafayette. The pair garnered a fair amount of attention after being part of the Rhinoceropolis-curated block of Denver-based bands that played at the post-SXSW Mexican extravaganza MtyMx. The band’s track “I Was Thinking…” is a pretty insatiable guitar stomp that throws some R&B and soul into the lo-fi revival pot, mixing heavily-reverbed guitars with a simple, but undeniably booty-shaking beat. Add in some Animal Collective-style vocal melodies and you’ve got something pretty fantastic. Read More...
Career Highlights
- Gauntlet Hair featured in Stereogum's 40 Best New Bands of 2011
- Gauntlet Hair's "Top Bunk" featured on Pitchfork Forkcast
- Gauntlet Hair's "Top Bunk" featured on The Fader
- Gauntlet Hair's self-titled debut previewed on Pitchfork
- Gauntlet Hair on Gorilla VS Bear's Best songs of 2010
- Gauntlet Hair's "Out Don't" featured on The Fader
- Gauntlet Hair featured on NPR Music
- Gauntlet Hair's "I Was Thinking" official video