Ocean Beach, CA's Slightly Stoopid, who are already coasting into their second decade of rock n' roll at the ages of 26 - 27 years-old, are releases their fifth album, Closer to the Sun, on April 19. Fusing acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip-hop, and punk, Slightly Stoopid have cemented a signature sound and created a legion of die-hard fans in the process . The band, whose D.I.Y. nature has seen them thumb their nose at more than a few major label record deals over the course of their career, will release Closer to the Sun on their own imprint, Stoopid Records/Caliplates Recordings in conjunction with Reincarnate Records. As Miles Doughty, one of the group's two front men explains, ..
Recorded at Total Access studios in Redondo Beach, CA, Closer to the Sun is loaded with 20 new jams that both refine and cement the group's trademark sound. The album, which flows through a seamless mix of dubbed out funky blues, rock, and reggae, and a few clashes with old school punk, re-enlists production alumni and soundboard manipulators Miguel ( Sublime, Long Beach Dub, Unwritten Law, Skunk Records ), Philadelphonic/G-love & Special Sauce resident producer Chris D, and Dub Reggae legend (and King Tubby protégé) Scientist for the follow up to 2003's Everything You Need .