Chief – The Castle is Gone

  • June 8, 2009

LA natives Evan Koga, Danny Fujikawa, Michael Fujikawa and Michael Moonves (aka Chief) relocated to NYC, bringing California style harmonies and expansive choruses. The title of Chief’s self-released five-song EP The Castle Is Gone was taken from a beloved haunt in Malibu that was destroyed in a fire, and this sets the album’s tone of self-reflection and nostalgia. Citing Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Bob Dylan as influences, Koga and Danny Fujikawa write sunny pop songs layered with the solitude and claustrophobia of a big city. Look for their full-length label debut later this year.