Pitchfork

They call their music "California doom-folk" and their record label, Soft Abuse, namechecks Alexander "Skip" Spence and David Crosby as points of reference. Yep, we're pretty burned out on hippies too, but separate Jewelled Antler-affiliated Flying Canyon's external trappings from the music they create and their dusky, shifting melodies aren't far removed from the interstellar slowcore of the Galaxie 500/Codeine school.

Yet while free of San Fran's famous hairy-fairy whimsy, this isn't exactly "doom-folk," as pitched: The spare arrangement of "In the Reflection" (opening track from the band's self-titled debut, out October 3)-- a languid kick-and-snare, soft-strummed acoustic, and spectral vocal harmonies-- makes an ethereal backdrop for frontman Cayce Lindner's impressionistic, tranquil lyrics.

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#0036 > Flying Canyon: "In the Reflection"
[from Flying Canyon; Soft Abuse]
Info: [MySpace] | [Soft Abuse]

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// Previously on The Infinite Mixtape:
#0035: Califone: "The Orchids"
#0034: Beach House: "Apple Orchard"
#0033: The Thermals: "A Pillar of Salt"
#0032: Grizzly Bear: "Lullabye"
#0031: Swan Lake: "All Fires"
#0030: Killer Mike: "That's Life"
#0029: Ratatat: "Lex"
#0028: Sally Shapiro: "I'll Be by Your Side"