The L.A.-by-way-of-Vancouver duo Gum Country make music that seamlessly blends the jangle and bounce of C-86 indie pop with the heavy fuzz of shoegaze, the buzzing energy of punk, and the sweet melodies of dream pop. After testing the waters with a home-cooked, lo-fi cassette, they took their songs to a studio, pumped them up with confident noise, and delivered the classic-feeling album Somewhere in 2020.
The duo began making music in their Vancouver bedroom, recording their fuzzy pop songs on four-track with Courtney Garvin -- who also plays guitar and sings in the Flying N...