CYDEWAYS

West Coast band Cydeways merges their signature alt-reggae pop-punk energy with raw hip-hop grit on their latest album  “Cydeways” out now LAW Records.

“Our previous releases have been more heavy, forward reggae kind of tunes,” notes Cydeways frontman Dustin Parks. “But we've always been really into creating our own hybrid sound. We have a lot of hip-hop, alternative, and reggae influences, and we’ve always wanted to mash those three genres together .” 

The band’s new self-titled LP Cydeways sees them building on their previous success while continuing to improve upon the production, songwriting, and lyrics. In addition to working with the David Foral/Jungle Josh production team, the band hit the studio with esteemed alternative and pop-rock producer and engineer Kyle Black (Paramore, State Champs, The Story So Far) and reggae-rock mainstay Lewis Richards (Dirty Heads, Slightly Stoopid, Sublime) to round out the album’s sound. 

The result is a genre-bending album blending alternative, reggae, pop-punk, chill, and more in a seamless fashion allowing for each song to have its own sound and vibe yet cohesively connected through a consistent thread of sonics. Cydeways was originally started by Dustin Parks and Trevor Buckingham in Boston, MA as a self-described ‘basement project’. Eager for new opportunities, he ended up moving the project out to California, eventually landing in Santa Barbara, where he met and recruited Jeremy Baker on guitar, Casey Kernohan on drums. Parks co-produced the track with Buckingham & Dana Shoults, who both pulled double-duty as engineers.

As Cydeways’ second single to drop this year, “Gold” follows on the heels of the February release of “Down” a track that saw Cydeways venture into the realm of pop punk/alternative rock, in collaboration with producer and engineer Kyle Black.  Both ride on a hype wave of momentum created by the band’s previous single releases last year, starting with the February release of “We Won’t Run” (featuring legendary reggae-rock band Pepper), followed by the band’s first collab with Kyle Black in June, “California Castaway”. Cydeways rounded out 2021 by blending alt chill vibes with a languid Cali-reggae hook to capture the sonic essence of the archetypal love song for Summer’s end on “Take Flight” (featuring Surfer Girl of the band AER).