Fox In The Garden Band

[Vannessa Rataj]

TheGarden is an American experimental rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 2011 by twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears.[1] The duo released their debut album The Life and Times of a Paperclip in 2013, with several smaller releases following. In 2015, the group released their second studio album Haha along with the lead single "All Smiles Over Here :)" to critical acclaim after being signed to Epitaph Records. The brothers have toured across the US, Europe, United Kingdom, China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and in 2019 and 2023, they appeared at Coachella.

Twins Wyatt and Fletcher Shears formed The Garden in 2011 aged 17 as a side project of their band M.H.V (Ms. Hannah's Victims), but eventually they departed in order to pursue The Garden full time. Their name The Garden is intended as a metaphor for their music "growing" and evolving.[1][2][3] They began playing shows and soon, still signed to their previous band's label Burger Records, released their debut self titled EP in May, 2012 on cassette,[4][5][6] followed by Everything Is Perfect in December.[7] They released the song "I'm a Woman" with a video in late 2012 before releasing their debut album The Life and Times of a Paperclip in July, 2013.[8][9][10] A month later they released the Rules EP, featuring "Spirit Chant" previously released on Everything Is Perfect, and "Get Me My Blade" which was released along with a video earlier that year.[11][12] They released a few more singles and EP's throughout 2014, as well as a song titled Cloak, a track featured on their then upcoming second album.[13][14][15]

In January 2015, The Garden twins released a 7" titled "Surprise" featuring the B-side "This Could Build Us a Home".[16][17][18][19] They signed to Epitaph Records and in August 2015, they announced their second studio album haha and premiered the lead single, "All Smiles Over Here :)".[20] They released a video for the song "Egg" on October 9, a day before the duo embarked on a world tour.[21][22] In 2016, they released a string of singles, "Play Your Cards Right" (featuring Crazy 8), "Call This # Now" and "California Here We Go", before releasing the U Want the Scoop? EP in March 2017, following a video for "All Access".[23][24][25][26][27] During September 2017, the duo opened for Mac DeMarco on his North American tour.[28]

On January 24, 2018, The Garden released the single "No Destination" on Epitaph Records with an accompanying music video.[29]On February 27, they released a new music video for the single "Stallion," and announced their new album, Mirror Might Steal Your Charm, was set to release on March 30.[30][31] A third single, "Call The Dogs Out," came out three days before the album's release on March 27.[32]They also played songs from the album at the ARTE concert in 2018.

The band announced the release date of their fourth studio album, Kiss My Super Bowl Ring, on January 16, 2020. The announcement was supported by the album's first single, "Clench to Stay Awake."[33] The album was released on March 13, 2020, and features production from 100 gecs member Dylan Brady and Kero Kero Bonito bassist James Bulled under his side project Wharfwhit.[34][35]

The singles "Freight Yard", "Orange County Punk Rock Legend", and "Chainsaw the Door" were released ahead of their fifth studio album, Horseshit on Route 66, which was released on September 8, 2022.[36]

In June of 2024 the band released the first single of the forthcoming untitled album aiming for a late 2024 release, the song leans heavily into the more recent sound of the band while pulling from songs like "My War" by Black Flag with the use of more distorted vocals and sound effects.

Both twins have experimental side projects: Wyatt's being Enjoy and Fletcher's being Puzzle. They are also models, having campaigned for brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Hugo Boss, Ugg, and Balenciaga.[1]

The band is known for their fast, punk-influenced two-piece bass and drum songs. At some point Wyatt has stated he switched from bass to guitar, but most people didn't notice because of his playing style and use of low notes.[citation needed] Their later music contains synth in addition to or instead of the guitar and drums. Both their music and image is characterized by "DIY principles, thrift store-cum-glam fashion style and a vast list of influences."[42] The brothers classify their sound as "Vada Vada," a philosophy which Wyatt Shears describes as "an idea that represents pure creative expression, that disregards all previously made genres and ideals".[43] The twins have cited influence from artists such as video game composer Manabu Namiki, rappers E-40 and Mykki Blanco, country singer Johnny Paycheck, and punk rock bands Minutemen and Big Boys.[44][45]

Their performances are extremely eccentric. Wyatt and Fletcher began using face paint at shows in order to create a good vibe for the audience, and essentially identify themselves. I arrived at the show dressed as a broken jester. The bottom half of my face was covered in white face paint, while my smile was thickly drawn over in black eyeliner. When my parents saw me, they exchanged some confused looks, yet nothing could stand in the way of how excited I was to finally see my favorite band live.

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If you would have asked me back in the early to mid-'90s if I thought any underground bands from the NYC area were going to break through on a bigger level like Jawbreaker would go on to do on the other side of the country during the same period, I would have probably told you Garden Variety. With a sound and songwriting style that balanced melody with dissonance and off-kilter arrangements, the Long Island trio released two studio albums and a grip of 7 inches and split releases that put them in a class of their own.

Back in 2016, I interviewed Garden Variety drummer Joe Gorelick about his career in and outside of the group, but with a new discography box set hitting stores, it was an opportune time to catch up with the band's bassist/vocalist, Anthony Roman. After the band split up in 1996, Anthony went on to a successful run with dance-punks Radio 4, but in this following piece, we keep things all-Garden Variety.

It was really important to us to release the first self-formed LP as our old engineer, Phil Palazzolo, was able to give it a proper mix. We were so rushed and young that we never spent enough time on it. So, he basically kept the original spirit intact, but improved things significantly.

I remember after Heroin's crazy set, Rizzo and I walked with them to Carvel to get ice cream cones. Things were much simpler then. I remember playing with Unwound at [Born Against drummer] Jon Hiltz's house and they were fantastic. We did shows with these types of bands at the Jabberjaw in LA, which is still one of my favorite places ever that I played.

We played the Taang! record store in San Diego with Antioch Arrow and Angel Hair. Things were moving fast and it was exciting. All of this aside, these days I still listen to Dinosaur Jr., Replacements, Squirrel Bait, etc., much more than Rodan or something.

I saw Garden Variety play out many times back in the day, and I always found that the there was a cross-section of indie rock types, people from the hardcore scene, and anything in-between that. Did you guys play on mixed bills by design, or was that more out of necessity?

After ABC No Rio, we started to play shows at Brownies, at night, and we loved that too. There we met even more like minded people and we had a lot of great times. It all seemed a lot better than waiting around the rec center for [Mountain Monthly zine] Chris Jensen to tell you that you sold out or something.

As much as I like the first album, I think Knocking the Skill Level is a much better record. What I find most impressive about the material on the second album is how you manage to make everything have a really strong sense of melody despite the fact that the arrangements were often complex, or at the very least, unorthodox when compared to many of Garden Variety's contemporaries.

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