Sun Room are back and they 'Can't Explain'

For Immediate Release

August 9, 2024

SUN ROOM ARE BACK AND THEY CAN’T EXPLAIN

— NEW EP OUT TODAY — STREAM

HITTING THE ROAD NEXT MONTH IN SUPPORT OF

DAYGLOW — SEE ALL DATES HERE

RECENTLY LAUNCHED CAPSULE COLLECTION WITH

SURF APPAREL BRAND KATIN — SHOP HERE

Can’t Explain EP artwork [Download]

“Southern California trio Sun Room play desert-baked, devil-may-care surf rock that dials up the energy and embodies showing up to your 9-5 violently stoned.”

“Summer feels never-ending with these guys around.”

“Perfectly unpolished aesthetic... It’s vibrant, rowdy and a hell lot of fun.”

With full reckless abandon, Southern California trio Sun Room today releases their latest EP Can’t Explain via AWAL. Sonically sitting somewhere between Beatlemania, a Nuggets compilation, and modern surf-punk, the four-song offering sees Sun Room beginning to morph their sound. While holding onto elements of their signature 60s inspired charm, they also step into new genres informed by the bands they’ve spent the last three years on the road with — Stream.

Produced by Jarvis Taveniere (Allah-Las, The Avalanches), longtime collaborator Jonny Bell (The Gun Club, Chicano Batman) and LA super-duo SameSame (Beyoncé, Cage The Elephant), it’s a no brainer that new influences have seeped into the Sun Room psyche.

Opening up with the EP’s title track, the band takes more of a blues rock approach. Mellowing out their classic beachy harmonies while sprinkling in jazzier elements, this one is a creeper before lead singer Luke Asgian unleashes his scream. The most shoegaze-y, grunge sound we’ve heard from Sun Room yet, the droning second track “Bouquet” feels like a medicinally distorted haze.

Traveling from their home of the beach quite literally to the city for “Get Me Outta New York City,” Sun Room dials things up just to spite anyone who has pigeonholed them to one specific regional sound. And closing the EP with the reverse of a love song, “Hate It When You Call” is cheeky and instantly a feel-good listen. The band shared that they created this one with the intention of making people dance and mosh. Their goal is for dance clubs to have more rock options to add to their rotation, knowing it will still keep bodies moving. Watch the official video here. No matter which genres Sun Room chooses to toy around with, it’s a given that they feel like they’re from a different time altogether.

“This EP is the most excited we’ve been for a release,” shares Asgian. “It’s kind of the first time we didn’t worry about having to write within a certain sub-genre. We just got in the garage and tried to make the best rock and roll songs we could. Touring the past few years with so many cool acts from the UK, Ireland and Australia opened our eyes to a bunch of bands and sounds we were unfamiliar with growing up in Southern California. They introduced us to all the bands they grew up with and influenced them and kind of re-inspired us all over again to be playing in a rock and roll band.”

He continues, “I think there’s also something special about the fact that all these songs were formed in a hot garage — so much music these days just feels so processed and formulaic, like people are making it for TikTok or something. I think jamming the songs out in a garage setting and testing all of these songs live on the road gives us a different perspective than a lot of artists these days. We’re not trying to have a viral moment, we’re trying to write good rock and roll songs.”

Press photo by Cole Ferguson [Download]

Can’t Explain Tracklist

“Can’t Explain”

“Bouquet”

“Get Me Outta New York City”

“Hate It When You Call”

Throughout September and October, Sun Room will join indie-pop mainstay Dayglow for his North American tour. Kicking off in Mexico City, the tour will then make its way to major markets like Nashville, Toronto, New York City for two nights, and much more. Along the way, Sun Room will play a handful of headline shows of their own. See all upcoming dates here and below.

Download tour poster here

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

August 31 - Los Angeles, CA - Aviator Nation Dreamland (Headline)

September 12 - Mexico City, MX - Blackberry*

September 14 - Monterrey, MX - Showcenter*

September 17 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar (Headline)

September 19 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle*

September 21 - Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewery*

September 22 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium*

September 25 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz*

September 27 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore*

September 28 - Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center*

October 3 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA! Live*

October 4 - Washington, DC - Anthem*

October 5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE*

October 7 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore*

October 8 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway*

October 10 - Montreal, QC - Mtelus*

October 11 - New York, NY - Hammerstein*

October 12 - New York, NY - Hammerstein*

October 13 - Toronto, ON - History*

October 15 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues*

October 16 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore*

October 18 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant*

October 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room*

October 22 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee*

October 24 - Chicago, IL - Aragon*

October 25 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore*

October 26 - Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland*

October 28 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom*

*supporting Dayglow

See all tour info here

Earlier this week, Sun Room and surf apparel brand Katin unveiled the band’s exclusive capsule collection. Having a hand in the design and curation of the clothing line, this collaboration is further proof of Sun Room’s integral role in modern SoCal culture. Shop the collection here.

After releasing their EP At Least I Tried at the end of 2023, the band jetted off to Australia for the first time, where they spent a month headlining across the continent and playing summertime festivals. Last year’s EP was praised by AltPress, Paste, Consequence, and even punk legend Iggy Pop on his BBC6 radio show. Now with Can’t Explain out in the world, Sun Room is preparing for the release of their debut album next year and, of course, a lot more touring.

Press photo by Cole Ferguson [Download]

ABOUT SUN ROOM

Born and raised in SoCal's surf-rock scene, Sun Room (Luke Asgian, Ashton Minnich and Max Pinamonti) quickly went from getting the cops called on them for playing too loudly at house shows to performing their music in sold out rooms across dozens of countries.

After a series of unexpected viral moments, two of their songs were included on the hit Netflix series ‘Outer Banks’ which continued the wave of excitement online. Within just six months of the band forming, Sun Room went on to sell out a run of shows across the US, support Louis Tomlinson's North and South American tours, and support Inhaler in Europe.

Making their way back to the US in Fall 2022, Sun Room embarked on their first headline tour across North America, selling over 13,000 tickets. Getting back on the road in Spring 2023, the band toured the US with Inhaler, then went straight into their own headline run.

After returning home to San Diego for the summer, Sun Room finished their EP At Least I Tried — A 4 track EP produced by Zac Carper from FIDLAR, one of the band's biggest influences growing up in the California DIY scene. The project was met with great responses from the public, scoring playlist covers across DSPs, a highlight from Iggy Pop on BBC6 and DIY Mag describing them as "a band so unashamedly indebted to the garage rock'n' roll of decades past..." The project dropped as the band kicked off their second headline tour across all of North America, playing in over 30 cities, before finally jetting off to Australia for a headline tour and series of festivals from December 2023 to January 2024.

Coming off a headline run and festival circuit in Spring 2024, Sun Room has most recently released their EP Can’t Explain following the singles "Hate It When You Call" and "Get Me Outta New York City." The EP arrives just before the band is set to join Dayglow on his fall headline tour for 20+ dates across the US before jumping into their own biggest West Coast tour yet.

In 2023, Sun Room gained over 500k followers across social media with a steady flow of global listeners that continue to grow as they experiment with their sound, play in new cities, and pull influences from the unique experiences they have encountered in just three years of being a band.

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