{"id":42291,"date":"2016-02-26T17:35:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T23:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=42291"},"modified":"2016-02-26T17:42:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T23:42:03","slug":"the-donkeys-midnight-palms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2016\/02\/26\/the-donkeys-midnight-palms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Donkeys: Midnight Palms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright wp-image-42292\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rsz_donkeys_midnight_palms.jpg?fit=300%2C300\" alt=\"rsz_donkeys_midnight_palms\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rsz_donkeys_midnight_palms.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rsz_donkeys_midnight_palms-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rsz_donkeys_midnight_palms-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>Fresh off a\u00a0recent\u00a0tour, the Donkeys channeled their refreshed creative energy into a quick five-track EP, <em>Midnight Palms<\/em>. This album is aptly named, as it emits the \u201ccool\u201d riffs and grooves characteristic of west coast indie rock and roll. The San Diego based group is slowly rising to continue the legacy of other California greats, mixed somewhere between the likes of Pavement, the Beach Boys, and The Grateful Dead.<br \/>\n<em>Midnight Palms<\/em> is an extremely easy listen.<\/p>\n<p>Each song has a place and purpose, and as a whole, this EP does not overstay its welcome. The first track, \u201cHurt Somebody,\u201d injects the album with an initial energy that seems to slowly dissipate into more mellow, Beach Boys-turned-slacker-rock sounds. \u201cDown the Line\u201d could almost be an outtake from a Mac Demarco record. With some solid tracks in between, the album closes with \u201cStar Bird,\u201d a strong yet slow psychedelic piece. The Donkeys nailed it with <em>Midnight Palms<\/em>, further cementing their spot among the many great bands to come out of Southern California.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nRecommended If You Like: Kurt Vile, Real Estate, Wilco, Pavement<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Recommended Tracks: 2 (Down the Line), 3 (Hold Onto You), 4 (Day by Day), 5 (Star Bird)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Do Not Play: 1 (Hurt Somebody)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Written by Alex Frank on 02\/26\/16 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh off a recent tour, the Donkeys nailed it with this five-track EP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11774,"featured_media":42292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3235,3230,181],"tags":[4324,4463,4462],"class_list":["post-42291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-music-reviews","category-new-music-rotation","category-rock-rotation","tag-alex-frank","tag-midnight-palms","tag-the-donkeys"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/rsz_donkeys_midnight_palms.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11774"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}