Cayucas

American indie pop band

Cayucas

Cayucas live 2013

Background information
Also known as| Oregon Bike Trails (2011-2012)
Origin| Santa Monica, California, United States
Genres| Indie pop, surf pop, lo-fi
Years active| 2011–present
Members| Zach Yudin
Ben Yudin
Website| cayucas.com

Cayucas, previously Oregon Bike Trails, is an American indie pop band from Santa Monica, California. The group includes Zach Yudin on lead vocals and twin brother Ben Yudin on guitar.[1] The band signed to Secretly Canadian in 2012.

## History[edit]

### 2011: Oregon Bike Trails[edit]

Zach Yudin, then a musician for nearly five years, posted his first song under the name Oregon Bike Trails on January 18, 2011.[2] He was associated with Father/Daughter Records in the early part of his career.[3]

### 2012: Secretly Canadian[edit]

In 2012, Yudin expanded from a solo project to a band and he officially changed the group's name from Oregon Bike Trails to Cayucas. Cayucas signed with indie record label Secretly Canadian in October 2012,[4] and soon after released a single, "Swimsuit," and announced a tour with Ra Ra Riot for February 2013.

### 2013: Bigfoot[edit]

In February 2013, Cayucas announced a handful of European tour dates. In March, the band performed in a Secretly Canadian showcase at South by Southwest. Their debut full-length album Bigfoot, was released on April 30 by Secretly Canadian. The album was produced by fellow Secretly Canadian artist Richard Swift.[5]

### 2015: Dancing at the Blue Lagoon[edit]

The single "Moony Eyed Walrus" was released by Secretly Canadian on April 29, 2015, ahead of the sophomore album entitled Dancing at the Blue Lagoon, out June 23, 2015. The band enlisted Ryan Hadlock to engineer and produce the record. Davey Brozowski played drums and percussion on the record while Mat Santos and Rebecca Zeller of Ra Ra Riot played bass and strings.

### 2019: Real Life[edit]

The band's third album Real Life was released on April 19, 2019, and was preceded by the single "Jessica WJ".

### 2020: Blue Summer[edit]

The band's fourth album, preceded with singles "Yeah Yeah Yeah" & "California Girl"

### 2023: Hangin' on the Westside[edit]

## Discography[edit]

### Studio albums[edit]

List of extended plays, with selected information  Title  | Album details

|

Bigfoot |

* Released: April 30, 2013
* Label: Secretly Canadian
* Formats: CD, digital download

Dancing at the Blue Lagoon |

* Released: June 23, 2015
* Label: Secretly Canadian
* Formats: CD, digital download

Real Life |

* Released: April 19, 2019
* Label: Oregon Bike Trails
* Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl

Blue Summer |

* Released: September 25, 2020
* Label: Oregon Bike Trails
* Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl

### Singles[edit]

Year  | Title  | Album

|
|

2012  | "Cayucos/Swimsuit'"  | Bigfoot
2013  | "High School Lover"
"East Coast Girl"
2015  | "Moony Eyed Walrus"  | Dancing at the Blue Lagoon
2018  | "Jessica WJ"  | Real Life
2020  | "Yeah Yeah Yeah"  | Blue Summer
"Lonely Without You"
"Malibu '79 Long"

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cayucas Premiere "High School Lover" at SPIN, Announce Debut Album 'BIGFOOT' – Out April 30". Secretly Canadian. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
2. ^ Matt. "Oregon Bike Trails' Zach Yudin :: the YANP interview". You Ain't No Picasso. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
3. ^ Behm, Jon (9 September 2011). "Oregon Bike Trails: "High School Lover"". Reviler.org. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
4. ^ "Secretly Canadian sign new band CAYUCAS - #AltSounds". Hangout.altsounds.com. 2012-10-11. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
5. ^ Phares, Heather (2013-04-29). "Bigfoot - Cayucas : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-03.

* "Cayucas". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
* Bergen, Molly (27 December 2012). "Stand Back: These Los Angeles Bands Are About to Blow Up". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Cayucas at Secretly Canadian
* Cayucas on Facebook
* Cayucas on Twitter

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* France
* BnF data

Artists|

* MusicBrainz