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“A Hurricane of Artistry”
— Johnny Goudie, Austin Music Foundation
Danceable drum grooves under addictive psych hooks.”
It’s both futuristic and vintage all at once.”
Wickedly groove-heavy, video game-esque.”
No. 4 College Album in the US”
It’s our sincere hope that this is the future of rock.”
‘Spaceman’ takes us on a trippy languid journey.
One of the best radio singles to come out of Austin in quite some time.”
From 1970 and 2070 at the same time.”
It’s exceptionally fascinating from start to finish – a true future rock and roll masterpiece.”
Broke Top 40 with Debut Album ‘Zillion’
Zillion has blown my mind six ways to Sunday.”
Here’s one you’ll be powerless to resist.”
Evokes the feeling of being on a psychedelic space beach.”
Ty Richards might be the ULTIMATE indie artist.”
The song dares us to be different, unapologetic.”
Both captivating and odd.”
Supreme pop writing ability.
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It’s nostalgic yearning but also reaching into the dark future for something new.”
— Ty Richards
It started out as a joke song and accidentally graduated to be a real song.”
— Ty Richards
It’s from 1970 and 2070 at the same time.”
— Ty Richards
I let the song write itself.”
— Ty Richards
Fresh vinyl.”
— Ty Richards
The meaning of the song revealed itself to me. It wrote itself.”
— Ty Richards
It’s dissonant against culture. It’s meant to rub the wrong way. Even sonically.”
— Ty Richards
I just want to make music and say whatever the f*** I want to say.”
— Ty Richards
I’m exploring dissonant sounds and dissonant opinions that are dissonant with culture.”
— Ty Richards
The record has this certain brand of “dad rock” humor laced in it that is the perfect blend of smart and stupid.”
— Ty Richards
On this one I recorded it all straight to tape. So that was wildly fun.”
— Ty Richards