The Skygreen Leopards started in 2001 as a duo, just Glenn Donaldson and Donovan Quinn. Working out of the Hobo Victoria district of San Francisco, they’ve since
recorded five full-length albums and one EP in their five year history. Over these recordings the band has been given to metamorphosis but has always managed to
sound distinctly “Skygreen”. Their newest album, Disciples of California, continues in the alchemical tradition of change and inward-revolt. On it, the Skygreen Leopards
mix pop melodies, minimal country truisms, jingle-jangling Californianism and angular folk with something the band refers to as “our horse called Dire Arrow,” which
roughly translates into family friendly (sans the “American Censorship” connotations).

Indeed Disciples of California is a “friends & family” record. The theme of fraternity is not only represented lyrically but was also part of the recording process. It’s the
first album recorded outside the band’s own studio (note: they NEVER recorded outdoors as some have reported) and it’s also the debut of the SGL’s rhythm section,
the Skyband (featuring Jasmyn Wong on drums and Shayde Sartin on bass). Working in a studio with additional musicians allowed the band to record the basic tracks
live, giving the music a ragged, stumbling, and honest life in contrast to the cut-up and cleansing methods much employed in previous days. Recorded in just a few ses-
sions at Jason Quever’s (Papercuts) San Francisco studio, the Leopards took full advantage of his arsenal of soft machines to create a batch of spacious three minute pop
tunes.

For the first time on record you’ll hear the Skygreen Leopards “Skyband Sound”. A pleasure formerly reserved for denizens of San Francisco’s haunted honky tonks
where the Leopards developed much of Disciples songs. The swing and sway of this album is something totally unique to the SGL’s discipline and owes a great deal to
the work of Vaslav Treacy (Lindner School of Ballet), who instructed the band in modern dance for three months in order to perfect the pulse of the songs on the
record. Grace & Beauty tumbling down Mt. Zion became the band’s solemn motto.

Lyrically and conceptually, Glenn and Donovan continue down their twisted path. The ghosts of girl-beauties, whispering trees, swimming-hole cousins, crippled horses
and human-faced animal-saints all join the dizzying parade.

Maybe the man from Hobo Splendor said it best when he called Disciples of California the Leopards’ “biggest riverboat yet”. And to be sure, there’s room for us all on the
Riverboat called Disciple!

The Skygreen Leopards - California’s Family Band!!!

The Skygreen Leopards “Disciples of California”

on JAGJAGUWAR, catalog no: JAG104

Release date: October 24th, 2006

Format: CD/LP

CD BOX LOT: 25 units

LP BOX LOT: 30 units

CD UPC: 656605210421

LP UPC: 656605210414

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THE SKYGREEN LEOPARDS

Disciples of California

Disciples of California • Places West of Shawnapee • Sally Orchid • Egyptian Circus • Marching Band • William & the Sacred

Hammer • Golden Pilgrim • Jesus Was Californian • I Remember Sally Orchid • Silvery Branches • Hollow Tree

1. Five full-lengths and one EP later comes The Skygreen Leopards first real studio recorded full-length. Disciples of California is to The Skygreen Leopards as
American Beauty is to the The Grateful Dead, Los Angeles is to X, or Turn, Turn, Turn is to The Byrds.

2. Known for their apocalyptic paddy wagon rhythms and grace, the haunting “Skyband Sound” heard on Disciples of California is created with help from band mem-
bers Shayde Sartin, Jasmyn Wong and Wymond Miles.

3. The Skygreen Leopards will plan tourdates around the release of Disciples of California as well as perform key festivals in Europe and North America.

4. Posters and promo copies available to retail accounts.