eighty mile beach
inclement weather
OM
San Francisco’s eighty mile beach serve up a blend of mid-tempo beats and vocals in a vaguely familiar manner. The hip hop-inspired music and breathy female singing could bring to mind Portishead (without the noir-melancholy aspect), but perhaps in formula only. eighty mile beach’s beats aren’t quite funky enough to cause involuntary head-bobbing, and the tunes aren’t quite melodic enough to hum in the grocery store, but inclement weather makes for pleasant listening that certainly won’t offend. OM Records, 245 S. Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94103; http://www.om-records.com
