Michael Sanders and the avant pop beach waves and sunshine of "Another World Like Ours"

 

"It would be nice / To be in another world / Free from the old civilization / Or the forces of invisible hands / Or I could remain / In the land of the brave / With all the other fools..."


A follow up to Austin, TX based singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Michael Sanders' full length avant pop / indie rock debut album "While I'm Still Young", the whimsical open armed pop saturated "Another World Like Ours" once again strikes a chord with those of us who swim in 60's / 70's pop, art pop oceans. Sanders has a pretty pop voice and he bathes it in a wash of effected reverb that makes it feel particularly surfy, particularly Californian. Not only that but there are orchestrations that have a Brian Wilson /  Van Dyke Parks types of embellishments, not in a heavy way but at times I felt the ghost of "Good Vibrations" and the "Surfs Up" and "Holland" albums. 

Within the pop beauty there is a patina of garden rock and psychedelia too. A dreamy haze of artists like 10CC, Al Stewart, Pablo Cruise and Supertramp. Artist that didn't try to get down in the mud too much. 

-Robb Donker Curtius

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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:

https://www.instagram.com/_michael_sanders/

https://michaelsandersmusic.bandcamp.com/album/while-im-still-young

https://open.spotify.com/artist/387EyjiSa1QsneDhPRYXk6


Michael Sanders is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based out of Austin, TX. His debut solo record "While I'm Still Young" was released in April of 2022. The music is dreamy and psychedelic. It touches on themes of existentialism, nostalgia, and youthful idealism.



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Michael Sanders, Austin, Texas, "Another World Like Ours", avant pop, indie rock, garden rock, 60's / 70's pop rock, surf pop, alt rock, follow up, debut solo record "While I'm Still Young",