A few weeks ago, I was perusing the E.M. on Sandy when I came across two Sunset Valley records I didn’t have in my collection—Icepond and Boyscout Superhero. I have rocked Goldbank 78 Stack for a few years, and have been hoping to score these two records for quite some time now. I love that feeling of rediscovering a band I love for the second (or third, fourth, fifth…) time and getting all excited about their music again.

All this got me thinking—what the hell ever happened to Sunset Valley anyway? I’m still not too sure, but I do know that S.V. front man Herman Jolly is playing a set at the Towne Lounge this Saturday night and I’m going to check it out.

And for those of you, like myself, who miss Sunset Valley, here is “Grubby Cartoon Hands” to help get your morning started right. Click here to listen.