A kind of indescribable track. Atmospheric, spaced out glimmering guitars with sparse echoing vocals. 

Sneaky

Swirling driving shoegaze/noisepop with cool vocals. 

Guitars and vocals: Michael Lynch
Bass: Mike Levin
Drums: John Rackerby

Song Copyright 2014 Michael Lynch

Pressure

Crunchy noisy pop with a huge hook. If you liked indie rock in the 90s this is all you. 

Guitars and vocals: Michael Lynch
Bass: Mike Levin
Drums: John Rackerby

Song Copyright 2014 Michael Lynch

Brings Me Down (free download!)

Epic 6/8 jam. Huge guitars!

Guitars and vocals: Michael Lynch
Bass: Mike Levin
Drums: John Rackerby

Song Copyright 2014 Michael Lynch

Alternate version of Pressure recorded about a year before the much more guitar heavy version of Visiting Diplomats. 

Instruments and vocals: Michael Lynch

Song Copyright 2014 Michael Lynch

Pressure - Alternate Version

Our cover of Snowblinder from the epic and classic Shoegaze album In The Presence of Nothing (1992). 

Michael Lynch: Guitar, Bass, Moog, Programming, Vocals

Sarah Van Horn: Vocals

Mixed by Michael Lynch
Mastered by Justin Weis

Posted with permission of The Blog That Celebrates Itself Records

Snowblinder - Lilys Cover

From the Big Swell EP. Find the rest of the tracks at https://visitingdiplomats.bandcamp.com

Music and Lyrics by Sarah Van Horn and Michael Lynch 

Sarah Van Horn: Vocals 
Michael Lynch: Guitar, Bass, Trumpet, Vocals 
Andrew Sherbondy: Drums 

Mixed by Colin Christian @ Wires and Noise 
Mastered by Justin Weis at Trakworx

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Let Go

Our cover of Fleetwood Mac's classic track Rhiannon. Part of TBTCI's compilation The Sunny Side of Heaven, with many other awesome Fleetwood Mac covers.

Vocals: Sarah Van Horn
Guitars: Bret Van Horn and Michael Lynch
Bass: Michael Lynch
Moog: Michael Lynch
Drums: Matthew Hunter
Arrangement: Don Mayer & Michael Lynch

Mixed by Colin Christian. Mastered by Justin Weiss.

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac Cover

Dreamy beach shoegaze from Portland Oregon.

From the Big Swell EP, released February 6, 2017 
Music and Lyrics by Sarah Van Horn and Michael Lynch 

Sarah Van Horn: Guitar, Vocals 
Michael Lynch: Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals 
Andrew Sherbondy: Drums 

Mixed by Colin Christian at Wires and Noise 
Mastered by Justin Weis at Trakworx

Ocean

Soundtrack to a 70s psychedelic sci-fi movie. Played live on a Dave Smith Instruments OB-6.

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