Santa Barbara five-piece Gardens & Villa is the musical incarnation of summertime. Their upcoming debut (pre-orderable on iTunes) is set to release next week. It’s a colorful blend of 1960’s pop and new wave synth. The album’s opener “Black Hills” is sluggish yet fizzy, teetering somewhere between Band of Horses and Yeasayer. It’s as lazy as a summer day ought to be but funky enough to retain a youthful vibe.
