Music Recommendation: Palmiyeler — “Akneniz”

BRUCE’S RECOMMENDATION OF BANDCAMP MUSIC

Track: “Akneniz”

Album: AKDENIZ

Artist: Palmiyeler [Palm Trees]

Artist Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Record Company: Green Cookie Recoords

Record Company Location: Thessaloniki, Greece

Info:

“Palmiyeler invites you for a drink by wavy beaches where you can enjoy their fun-psych-surf-pop sounds with serious lyrics darkened by Istanbul’s genuine chaos.

“Founded as an Istanbul based garage rock trio comprised of lead vocalist/guitarist Mertcan Mertbilek, bassist Tarık Töre, and drummer Rana Uludağ. They recorded their debut PALMIYELER EP in 2013 and released it on vinyl and all digital platforms in 2015. After the release guitarist/keyboardist Barış Konyalı joined the band. They spent time touring, making videos and recording their debut album ‘II (Venus)’ with the singles ‘Senden Haber Yok’ and ‘Karbeyaz.’”

Be sure to listen to the track titled “Rüzgar, Deniz” [“Wind, Sea”].