77 Bombay Street — Cassette

Intro

77 Bombay Street sounds like the musical equivalent of a deep breath of mountain air. Built on the tight, intuitive vocal harmonies that only siblings can achieve, their music blends the organic warmth of folk with the infectious energy of stadium-sized pop. It is bright, rhythmic, and relentlessly optimistic, anchored by driving acoustic guitars and choruses designed for collective singing.

What truly distinguishes them is their ability to make folk music feel grand without losing its intimacy. While many folk-rock acts lean into grit or melancholy, these four brothers lean into joy. Their songs often feel like travelogues, capturing the specific tension between the comfort of home in the Swiss Alps and the wanderlust inspired by their formative years in Australia.

Start with 'Up in the Sky' for the quintessential 77 Bombay Street experience. It captures their knack for earworm melodies and that signature 'all-in' vocal energy. If you want something slightly more expansive, 'Seven Mountains' showcases their growth into more cinematic arrangements while keeping their campfire heart intact.

77 Bombay Street is a Swiss folk rock musical group that was formed in 2008 in Scharans, canton Graubünden. It consists of four brothers Matt, Joe, Simri-Ramon and Esra Buchli. The band was named after their temporary home in Adelaide, Australia, where the whole Buchli family lived for two years. As of 2021, the band had released five studio albums, the first called Dead Bird self-released, the next three Up in the Sky, Oko Town and Seven Mountains in association with Gadget Records. In 2021, they released their fifth album, Start Over. Both Up in the Sky (2011) and Oko Town (2012) went platinum in Switzerland, the former peaking at the third place, the latter hitting the top of Schweizer Hitparade, the official Swiss Albums Chart. According to their official Facebook site in 2014, the band was working on their fourth studio album. In an interview Matt Buchli said "Yes, we are busy writing new songs and we've got a feeling it will be fantastic! Every album is a new and great challenge." In 2012, the band won two Swiss Music Awards with album Up in the Sky and its title track "Up in the Sky" for Best Album Pop/Rock National and Best Hit National, respectively. In 2015, the band worked on their fourth studio album, Seven Mountains, which was released in fall 2015. In summer 2021, the album Start Over was published.

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