Foxtail Somersault | fr

"Foxtails Brigade's story-based songs and melody-driven style bring commanding stage presence reminiscent of Kate Bush, Edith Piaf, and Nico. Their haunting vocal sound and violin harmonies, fairy-tale lyrics, and classical technique deem them artists to watch with great things to come." -CBF (LA Weekly). from San Francisco .

Part of the loosely defined group of modern indie rock bands heavily influenced by first-generation shoegazers like My Bloody Valentine, the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Cocteau Twins, and Slowdive (see also Ringo Deathstarr and Asobi Seksu, among others), San Francisco's Foxtail Somersault sound uncannily like the sort of band that would have been the toast of college radio circa 1990. Guitarist Seiken Nakama formed Foxtail Somersault in 2004 after moving from Los Angeles to San Francisco. In the now time-honored tradition of posting ads on Craigslist, Nakama found singer, guitarist, and lyricists Elizabeth Anderson and Becky Uline (whose dreamy,...

1) Somersault is the singer Gudrun Allwang. 2) Somersault is a Manchester/London duo. 3) Somersault was a band March 2008 to May 2009. It was a very enjoyable time. "A Walk On Rainbow Road" was released in 2008. .