The Wake

As summer was winding down, The Tyde released their beach pop album, Three’s Co., on August 29. Though we can’t all appreciate the upbeat, summery sound of the CD while it’s still in season, the group fits nicely into its Los Angeles setting, where the Atlantic allows an escape all year round.

Three’s Co. is The Tyde’s third release, following, fittingly, albums titled Once and Twice. In light of the simple progression of the discs’ names, the band’s tinny, simplistic sound features appropriately minimalist melodies that mirror their laidback surfer lifestyle.

Don’t confuse their simple style with amateurism. In the early ‘90s, The Tyde’s members, brothers Darren and Brent Rademaker, started indie rock outfit Further, which was more closely related to ‘90s bands like Nirvana and Sonic Youth than the brothers’ future projects.

For The Tyde, Darren is joined by keyboardist and wife Ann Do, while Brent is the bassist and backs Darren with vocal harmonies reminiscent of the Beach Boys. Ben Knight plays the clean guitar melodies and Ric Menck, (also of Velvet Crush), teases out easy drum beats.

As early as the first song, the band reveals its blaringly minimalist style, as Darren repeats the line: “Jealousy will get you nowhere,” incessantly—probably for a monotonous effect, but it gets to be too much too quick.

The rest of the album delivers more variety but sustains the simple, repetitive rhythms with a style comparable to contemporary bands like The Strokes and earlier indie-pop legends Felt and Galaxie 500.

Also of note: the CD includes tracks with additional artists, from Conor Deasy (The Thrills) to Mickey Madden (Maroon 5).