Bay Ledges' EP IN WAVES Out Now On S-Curve Records

Rising LA-based band Bay Ledges'-led by songwriter and producer Zach Hurd-new EP,In Waves, is out now on S-Curve Records. Additionally, "I Wonder," which appears on the EP, premieres on Baeble Music. The track was co-written and produced by Christian Medice who co-wrote and produced lovelytheband's "Broken," which is one of the biggest songs at alternative radio this year. Listen/share the EP here!

In Waves was recorded at Hurd's home studio in LA and features collaborations with producers Miro Mackie (Dirty Projectors and St. Vincent), Jackson Greenberg (Rachel Cantu, Oscar nominated film "Cartel Land" and Netflix's "Explained") and Medice (lovelytheband, Oh Honey and Young Rising Sons). The title of the EP speaks to a few things says Hurd, "I'd been reading the autobiography, Barbarian Days by William Finnegan where he recounts his days as a big wave surfer. He talks about the experience of falling on some of these terrifying and monstrous waves and how the only way to really survive them is to relax your body as you get tossed around like a rag doll...panicking will only make you lose your oxygen more quickly." He goes on to add, "I'd just gone through a breakup when I read that and it made me think of emotional waves I'd been feeling...it's tempting to scramble for some sort of vice to make it go away but there's really no escaping it. I'd just try my best to let them pass through and maybe write some of it down."

Growing up listening to artists like Beck, Talking Heads, Nirvana and The Notorious B.I.G., Hurd began playing guitar in middle school and writing songs in his early teens before cutting his teeth playing open-mic nights in college. Hurd started Bay Ledges in 2015 in his bedroom; since then, he's expanded the live band to a three-piece and began taking the stage at festivals like SandJam Fest in Panama City, Festival d'ete' de Quebec, and Kaaboo in San Diego. In 2016 Hurd released "Safe" on his own and it went to #3 on Spotify's U.S. & Global Viral charts. Shortly thereafter he signed with S-Curve.

IN WAVES TRACK LIST

1. I Wonder

2. Electric Dream

3. Over The Moon

4. Wherever You Sleep

5. This Heart

6. I Remember

Photographer credit Meddy Hurd

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