Sure, Man finally released their masterpiece “Hello My Friend” this year. It was 4 years in the making, and it perfectly captures the feeling of a bright chilly day in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco. This year for Group Picture, singer Alex Maddox, longtime veteran of the comp, feeds us a tuneful sugar cube telling the tale of the beginnings of Sure, Man and the making of “Hello My Friend”. He sings us back to the years of jamming the songs in, ex member Jake Lee’s apartment bassist in a rough part of the Mission District. After Jake departed from the band, Sure, Man continued to practice in his basement, until residents of the apartment began to barge in and demand “Do any of you actually live here!?” These days Sure, Man is stalled by members moving away and life taking priority, which accounts for the nostalgic melody here, but we are grateful that Maddox has resurrected the namesake to add another little gem gracing Group Picture.
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