From Indian Lakes

From Indian Lakes' name is somewhat of a misnomer. You see, when they picked the name, none of them lived in the town of Indian Lakes, CA in the mountains above Fresno...but Guy Samuelson did. Guy has lived there for his whole life with his rather large family, writing folk songs and growing out his hair. The rest of the band admired Guy so much that they named their band after his hometown, even before he joined. He couldn't play drums very well, but once he learned he sort of had to join, given the great honor bestowed upon him.
From Indian Lakes will release their debut full-length record, "The Man With Wooden Legs" on December 15, 2009. The band recorded the album (sans Guy Samuelson) with producer Dryw Owens (Consider the Thief) during the summer of 2009. The songs that were spawned out of those sessions reflect the bands' collective maturity and purpose while being surrounded by music that is otherwise derivative and lacking in any sort of defining positive characteristics. Joey Vanucchi's (vocals, guitar) lyrics and musical abilities are well beyond his years and show that this record is only the tip of the iceberg as far as the band's potential is concerned. You can't really describe these songs with buzzwords or spiffy adjectives. It can really only be summed up in this way: these songs are about the doubt, faith, love and hope that we experience everyday...only they're told in a way only these five young men from the mountains can express, you just have to listen