SunSquabi - 'Thunder' ::: Second Story Garage

SunSquabi perform their song “Thunder” in this music video recorded at the SecondStoryGarage.com studio inside the Daily Camera newsroom in Boulder, Colorado.
Boulder is a breeding ground for electronic music infused with live instruments, and SunSquabi is the style’s latest success story. The three-member group formed in 2011 and has maintained an impressive schedule of EP, album and remix releases. The band’s latest release, the Thunder EP, came out in December, and they’ve got another album in the works, set for release in 2015.
It’s looking to be a breakout year for the band, which announced this week it will play Red Rocks in September, in support of GRiZ. Confirmation of their place on the lineup came together during their visit to Second Story Garage, which maybe explains the extra bite in the set we recorded.
During the session, SunSquabi - Kevin Donohue on guitars and synth, Andrew Clymer on bass and synth and Chris Anderson on drums - played “Thunder,” “Wizard” and “Hustlin’.” They also sat down with Quentin to talk about their sound.
This is music with obvious party potential and concert hall appeal. But the musicianship of its members makes SunSquabi just as fun to watch in the studio.
What they brought us: A signed snare drum head that was used on the band’s last tour.
SunSquabi perform their song "Hustlin’" in this music video recorded in the SecondStoryGarage.com studio inside the Daily Camera newsroom in Boulder, Colorado: secondstorygarage.com/sunsquab...
SunSquabi perform their song "Thunder" in this music video recorded in the SecondStoryGarage.com studio inside the Daily Camera newsroom in Boulder, Colorado: secondstorygarage.com/sunsquab...
SunSquabi perform their song "Wizard" in this music video recorded in the SecondStoryGarage.com studio inside the Daily Camera newsroom in Boulder, Colorado: secondstorygarage.com/sunsquab...
Members of the band SunSquabi chat with SecondStoryGarage.com host Quentin Young in this video interview recorded in our studio inside the Daily Camera newsroom in Boulder, Colorado: secondstorygarage.com/sunsquab...
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[@gaius_enceladus]

Incredible! Awesome stuff!

[@smiller3967]

kick ass

[@YUG74]

6mins of bliss

[@timseidel584]

Higher Learning and Papadosio brought me here, and I am happy - a guitar!,!

[@krzxBleach]

ahhhhh yah good old papadosio thats whats up

[@DallasBobGTO]

Cool Stuff Guys!

[@AlbertCoRecords]

Cool sounds. I can dig it.

[@margarethoma6565]

amazing as always. keep doing what you're doing!

[@forrestcool991]

Hidden Hand, Hidden Fist?

[@samuraijimmi]

there's def a sample from sts9 in here
or just same exact synth line

[@TommyEubanks]

James Dillon I was thinking the same thing

[@smiller3967]

James Dillon if more people sampled sound tribe the world would be a better place

[@tpstrat14]

i just don't understand why they play over a backing track when they can so obviously carry it all themselves. For example, that little lick at 4:00.. aahhhhhhh.....so good.... they can just add more musicians if they need more sounds. Don't play over a fuckin metronome. They don't need it.

[@amishgonewild2375]

I don't agree. Sunsquabi is a "Electronic Hydro Funk Experience", not a purist rock band. Live electronic show will have backing tracks and samples mixed in.

[@cs3479]

they seem really comfortable with what they do