A staple of their live shows is finally captured in the studio. Crank it up. And while you're at it, enjoy the debut/cameo of Will McNeil on marimba; keeping it in the family!

Monte Adentro

When Alewife founders, Mitch McNeil and Colin Toline, first fired up this project, it was glaringly apparent that chief among their infrastructural shortcomings was a long term lack of a vocalist (Beverly was almost 25 years into the future!). With that in mind, they dove wholeheartedly into the deep end of the surf genre, already steeped by osmosis in the works of Dick Dale and The Ventures, they broadened their search away from the purist retro-strains to the stylings of The Mermen, Man or Astro-Man?, and Southern Culture on the Skids – leavened with Z-grade movie soundtrack inspiration, a pinch of trash TV spice ... and here we are!

The duo was helped mightily along the way by the thundering drums of Ben Rosene and Miguel Gonzalez, some tasty guitar additions of Tim M, and the always-percolating percussion of Alex Haussmann. Surf is most definitely UP.

Dedicated to our dearly-departed HIGH C, whose bass reigns supreme throughout this collection.

Nitrous Burnout

Varykino Snow

Dedicated in Memory of John Colin Toline 1955-2020

COLIN TOLINE: Bass, Synth, Keyboards
ALEX HAUSSMANN: Congas, Djembe, Vocals
BEVERLY GIBSON: Vocals, Melodica, Accordion
MIGUEL GONZALEZ: Traps, Percussion, Handsonic, Vocals
MITCH MCNEIL: Guitar, Vibes, Organ, Bass

Produced by Colin Toline
Mixed by Mark Jarasek with Beverly Gibson, Mitch McNeil, Vega del Castillo, and Colin Toline
Mastered by Rich Rankin

Cover Artwork by Maggie Dahlberg
c/o Palace of Musical Destiny, Kenosha WI
Design by Mitch McNeil
Cover Photo and Disk Illustration by High C

Love to Carol Anthony and Mark Toline, all the Alewives, and our extended musical family: Rich, Adrian, August, Steve S, B.A., Brian, Mark J, Joe F, Chuck, BRose, Duff, BMac, Glenn W, Dave P, Jack, Marcie, Emily, Will, Dougie, Tommy, Raul

Patricia

Shadow Of Your Smile

No Me Llores Mas

The Millionaire's Holiday

Pawnshop

Jardin D'Hiver

El Orangutan

Indian Summer

My Jamaican Guy

Bosque

On the western shoreline of Chicago, Alewife plays an electrified mélange of Exotic Psyche Surf with a Latin Lounge twinge.

ALEWIFE

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