The Secret Beach is an ever-shifting group of musicians orbiting around the work of esteemed songwriter Micah Erenberg.
Their new album, We Were Born Here, What’s Your Excuse?, was crafted under the guidance of revered producer Rob Fraboni (Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Tim Hardin, to name a few) and evokes whiffs of Dylan and The Band, early McCartney solo albums, Big Star’s Third, and fellow Canadian DIY legend Chad VanGaalen.
The album is teeming with warmth; its 16 tracks casually unfurl spools of intimate texture, hushed melodies, and a wholly inviting atmosphere that puts the listener virtually in the same room as these timeless numbers. The songs—many of them barely cracking the two-minute mark—fly effortlessly by.
While Erenberg plays many of the instruments himself, the record wouldn’t be what it is without a carefully selected crew of musicians that includes Kacy & Clayton, Boy Golden, and Fontine.
These days, The Secret Beach is touring as a duo, with Micah alongside either Kacy Lee Anderson (of Kacy & Clayton) or Sam Plecker (formerly of Vista Kicks).
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