Biography
Given their fondness for lo-fi textures, psychedelic touches, and classic pop structures, Jacuzzi Boys evoke the lineage of 1960s garage rock. Though their sound could plausibly have landed on the original Nuggets anthology, the group emerged firmly in the twenty-first century when Gabriel Alcala on guitar and Diego Monasteri on drums first assembled in Miami, Florida during 2007. Bassist Danny Gonzales came aboard shortly afterward to complete the lineup, after which the Orlando, Florida-based indie label Floridas Dying—then home to like-minded acts such as Yussuf Jerusalum and Cop City Chill Pillars—quickly signed them. Their first full-length for the imprint, No Seasons, appeared in 2009.
Media exposure helped raise their profile when a 2009 split 7" with Woven Bones received notice from Pitchfork, and Iggy Pop further amplified their name in an interview with Urban Outfitters. The trio soon joined the roster of Sub Pop offshoot Hardly Art, which issued the sophomore album Glazin' in August of 2011. Following an extended stretch of touring and placement of a track in the Seth Rogan movie 50/50, they tracked their third album at Key Club Recording Co.; legendary sound wizard Kramer mastered the results, and Hardly Art released the self-titled Jacuzzi Boys in early autumn of 2013.
After a brief hiatus the three returned to a Miami studio, this time with Torche's Jonathan Nunez producing. The sessions yielded the six-song EP Happy Damage, a set of back-to-basics garage rockers that the band issued on its own Mag Mag imprint in September of 2015. Their subsequent full-length, the '90s indie rock and grunge-leaning Ping Pong, was recorded in Los Angeles and likewise self-released in late 2016.
Media exposure helped raise their profile when a 2009 split 7" with Woven Bones received notice from Pitchfork, and Iggy Pop further amplified their name in an interview with Urban Outfitters. The trio soon joined the roster of Sub Pop offshoot Hardly Art, which issued the sophomore album Glazin' in August of 2011. Following an extended stretch of touring and placement of a track in the Seth Rogan movie 50/50, they tracked their third album at Key Club Recording Co.; legendary sound wizard Kramer mastered the results, and Hardly Art released the self-titled Jacuzzi Boys in early autumn of 2013.
After a brief hiatus the three returned to a Miami studio, this time with Torche's Jonathan Nunez producing. The sessions yielded the six-song EP Happy Damage, a set of back-to-basics garage rockers that the band issued on its own Mag Mag imprint in September of 2015. Their subsequent full-length, the '90s indie rock and grunge-leaning Ping Pong, was recorded in Los Angeles and likewise self-released in late 2016.
Albums
Singles
