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The Butterscotch Cathedral (Matt of The Resonars) pays tribute to '60s/'70s concept LPs on debut (stream a song)

by Bill Pearis

Butterscotch Cathedral

Matt Rendon has been the guiding force of Southwest powerpop outfit The Resonars since the ’90s and these days pretty much IS the band. He’s got a new project however, called The Butterscotch Cathedral, which is his chance to pay tribute to ambitious concept albums of the late-’60s and ’70s, like The Who’s Quadrophenia or The Beach Boys’ Smile. The Butterscotch Cathedral’s self-titled debut, out October 2 on Trouble in Mind, is pretty much a sonic melding of those two opuses, with a wall of riffs, nonstop-fills-Keith-Moon-style drumming and ethereal harmonies. Consisting of two sidelong song suites (plus a stand-alone titled “Loud Heavy Sun”), Rendon played and sang every note on the album himself and packs in a tremendous amount of big hooks as well. It is homage for sure, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive.

We’ve got the premiere of “Flood Of Mendoza” which is nestled into the album’s first side and is one of the album’s most outright pop moments. You can stream that, along with a video trailer for the album with a few other snippets, below.