Brent Rademaker (Beachwood Sparks), Neal Casal & More Form GospelbeacH – Debut Album ‘Pacific Surf Line’ Due 10/9

The five members of GospelbeacH possess a prestigious collective resume that includes membership in Beachwood Sparks, Further, The Tyde, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals and Everest. But one listen to the quintet’s warmly wonderful debut album Pacific Surf Line (due out 10/9) will instantly dispel any preconceptions about supergroup self- indulgence or side-project slumming.

“Nobody was trying to make this happen, it just came into our lives and took over,” lead vocalist/guitarist Brent Rademaker says of the band, which also includes singer-guitarists Neal Casal and Jason Soda, bassist Kip Boardman and drummer Tom Sanford.

Pacific Surf Line—whose title references the replacement of the once-mighty steamer trains of the Santa Fe Railway by the modern Pacific Surfliner that now traverses the Southern California coastline—comes barreling down the tracks carrying the five bandmates’ rich individual histories. But its most precious cargo is the effortless creative rapport that’s forged these five diverse individuals into a vibrant musical community.

The album—which Brent and Jason co-produced with Scott Hackwith, known for his studio work with the likes of Spiritualized and the Ramones—embodies an open-hearted optimism that’s reflected in the band’s sunny, upbeat songcraft, and in the buoyant, organic performances that show off the quintet’s uncanny, instinctive chemistry.

The band’s breezy tunes swim with swirling Hammond organ, soulful drumming, walking basslines and lightning guitar flashes, with the five musicians’ voices merging in rich, lived-in harmonies. The songs celebrate the spirit and history of California (“California Steamer”), the unique vibe of Rademaker’s original home state of Florida (“Sunshine Skyway”) and a wide range of friends, acquaintances and experiences (“Come Down,” “Mick Jones”).