Jason is tripping in Hollywood at 2AM. Having just taken acid for the first time, he navigates through a vortex of geometric displays comprising the essence of life before deciding he simply must go on a night hike up the Beachwood Canyon trail to the iconic Hollywood sign. The band Jason has played guitar in since age 16 has just broken up after years of cross-country tours with the likes of Third Eye Blind, The Used, Good Charlotte and many more - he suddenly faces an uncertain future. Unfortunately for Jason, as he approaches the trailhead he spots a group of coyotes heading down towards him. Have you ever seen coyotes on acid? They’re scary as hell. Jason retreats back to his apartment, wallowing in disappointment at another lost opportunity.
He discovers the next morning that a decapitated body was discovered on that very same trail, victims of an apparent gang hit. Time of death? The exact same time he was scared away. Did those beachwood coyotes save his life? You bet they did.
Suddenly songs start pouring out of Jason, years and years of relentless touring providing fertile subject matter for songs about the loneliness of life on the road and the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. After bringing the hard-hitting rhythm section of bassist Drew Smith and drummer Bryan King on board along with Canadian guitar phenom Yan Clermont, Beachwood Coyotes is born.
The band retreats to a dark practice space and writes powerful songs with catchy beats and reckless melodic pop abandon. They design a DIY light show and pour every ounce of their energy into their live shows. The packed gigs at some of LA's most famous venues such as The Troubadour, The Roxy, The Satellite, and Glass House in Pomona feature frequent stage diving and impromptu in-crowd performances, which quickly gained the attention of renowned Los Angeles station KROQ. Debut single Silence receives heavy radio airplay across the country as the band begins touring the West Coast and building buzz amongst SoCal tastemakers. Debut EP Scrubby leads to TV placements on MTV, CW, & Showtime, with their single ‘Face to Face’ currently at over half a million streams and counting.
Beachwood Coyotes’ newest EP Stay showcases the band’s maturing songwriting from loud angry guitar-driven power-pop about alcohol, drugs, and girls to textured electronic-influenced pop about social issues, race in America, and, well, still girls. But like, mature relationships with girls. “Cuffing Season is about unrequited love that only felt real during those fleeting California winter months,” reveals lead singer Jason Nott.
“Our first single Stay, which was recorded entirely in my bedroom, is about the realization that I had carried all of the negative traits, from my previous relationships into my newer relationships and that I was no better than the people that had hurt me”
And the final song on the EP “We Should Have Known” was written back in 2017 after being inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement - it touches on everything from privilege to appropriation to the realization that there are many dangers that white people never have to face or even think about. It made me rethink many aspects of my life, including my career"
Buoyed by a growing local fanbase and multiple successful tours throughout the western US, Beachwood Coyotes are ready for their next step in their musical endeavor. Their latest EP ’Stay’ is set to be released in Fall of 2020. God bless those damn coyotes.