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Artist
Linus of Hollywood
12+ albums
power popsinger-songwriterpopindie popmelodic
about
Ever since the early Sixties and the arrival of a youngster called Brian Wilson, California has been the global powerhouse of melodic sunshine. Pop made here is officially sunnier, brighter, lighter and Smile-ier than anywhere else on Earth, so if you're going to use this as your creative base, you've got a lot to live up to. Linus of Hollywood loved LA's musical legacy so much, he not only named himself after its glitziest quarter, he gave his heart and soul to the place too. Those smitten by Linus' recorded output thus far - all three albums of it - cherish his totally un-cynical love of pure pop music, laced (more often than not) with honey-soaked harmonies, witty - sometimes caustic - lyrics, and infectious hooks. In many ways he's the embodiment of the Californian dream that probably only exists in our imaginations. His songs constantly evoke the unmistakable spirit of the West Coast -- not bad for someone who grew up thousands of miles from the Golden State. Linus of Hollywood is, in fact, Kevin Dotson, a Midwesterner, whose dad was a US Air Force officer. Born in 1973 in Omaha, Nebraska, his early life consisted of being shunted from one air base to another, as Dotson Snr's career demanded. After discovering the delights of sleepy backwaters such as College Station, Texas; Ames, Iowa; and Belleville, Illinois, he ended up in Satellite Beach, Florida - so named because it was near NASA's Cape Canaveral launch pad, and space debris often washed up on the shore. Until
