Last week Stereogum premiered Evan Voytas' video for the new single "I Run With You, Spirit Animal." The video, directed by Carlos Charlie Perez (Vampire Weekend, Fang Island) can be viewed here: Evan Voytas is an LA-based singer/multi-instrumentalist. Born in rural Pennsylvania, Evan was raised on the oldies, listening to his father's cassette tapes of Elvis and the Righteous Brothers. As a teenager, he discovered jazz. At age 18, he moved to Harlem where he immersed himself in various religious texts and 70's new age paperbacks. He grew a beard, moved to the desert, moved back, shaved the beard, played lead guitar for a few pop acts, toured the world, moved to a farmhouse on a dirt road in Pennsylvania, started recording music, and finally ended up in Los Angeles.
Since then, Voytas has released a series of self-produced EPs and singles. His latest single, "I Run With You, Spirit Animal," is a 3-minute race through a magical realm. Set to a score of soaring synths, fun guitars, and fake-ass drums, Evan's lyrics typically address "feeling good" or "feeling bad," with underlying mystical themes of the unknown, nature, and outer space.
Press:
"If you're not listening to Evan Voytas, you're seriously missing out... and I'm not just saying that. You're missing out on an art form here." - Circles Of Concrete
"Don’t sleep on him any longer, if this kid continues to write songs as good as “I Live This Life Here For You”, he could become our American version of M83." - In Flight At Night
“[Evan Voytas] creates strange synth-pop/space-disco outings that feel danceable but private and insular.” - Stereogum
"Artist to look for in 2010" - Beat Crave
Mp3:
Download "I Run With You, Spirit Animal" Here:
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Catch Evan Voytas live March 25th: FMLY Preents- Evan Voytas with Tobacco, The Hood Internet @ McWorld, Downtown LA
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