{"id":22100,"date":"2014-08-26T07:17:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T15:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=22100"},"modified":"2014-08-26T07:20:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T15:20:56","slug":"watch-toad-the-wet-sprockets-official-santa-barbara-centric-video-for-california-wasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2014-08\/watch-toad-the-wet-sprockets-official-santa-barbara-centric-video-for-california-wasted\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Toad The Wet Sprocket&#8217;s Official (Santa Barbara-Centric) Video for &#8220;California Wasted&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toad2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-22103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toad2-650x365.jpg\" alt=\"Toad2\" width=\"635\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toad2-650x365.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toad2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toad2-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toad2.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Toad the Wet Sprocket&#8217;s<\/strong> most recent album, <em><strong>New Constellation<\/strong><\/em>, is their first independent release since their first album way back when.\u00a0 Yesterday (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/blogs\/av\/2014\/08\/video-premiere-toad-the-wet-sprocket---california.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Paste<\/strong><\/a>) the band released their first music video in 17 years for their song <em><strong>California Wasted <\/strong><\/em>off that album.\u00a0 The video by <strong>Matthew Ward<\/strong> is a paean to <strong>Santa Barbara<\/strong> (aka California) and our failure to notice\/appreciate that which surrounds us.\u00a0 A great reminder.\u00a0 To further help you avoid\/notice, check out the video below (featuring, amongst other things, the <strong>Presidio, Alice Keck Park Park<\/strong>, and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.noozhawk.com\/article\/vera_cruz_house_acts_as_local_painters_gallery_20131220\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Jeff Shelton&#8217;s Vera Cruz House<\/strong><\/a>).\u00a0 And then venture outside without your device and see what awaits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toad<\/strong> is currently out out on tour, and you can see the dates and check out the song&#8217;s lyrics below the video.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll admit:\u00a0 life is oft-times wasted on us.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4nDZp3-h-7o\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Toad the Wet Sprocket Tour Dates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>August<br \/>\n27 \u2013 Wellfleet, Mass. @ Beachcomber<br \/>\n28 \u2013 Hartford, Conn. @ Infinity Hall<br \/>\n29 \u2013 Norwalk, Conn. @ Norwalk Concert Hall<br \/>\n30 \u2013 Newburyport, Mass. @ Riverfront Music Festival<br \/>\nOctober<br \/>\n11 \u2013 Solvang @ Solvang Festival Theater<br \/>\nNovember<br \/>\n8 \u2013 Solana Beach @ Belly Up Tavern<br \/>\n14 \u2013 Las Vegas @ Brooklyn Bowl Vegas<br \/>\n15 \u2013 San Juan Capistrano @ Coach House<br \/>\n20 \u2013 Kansas City @ Uptown Theater<br \/>\n21 \u2013 Wichita @ Orpheum Theatre<br \/>\n22 \u2013 Denver @ Ogden Theatre<br \/>\n23 \u2013 Aspen @ Wheeler Opera House<br \/>\n29 \u2013 Los Angeles @ The Fonda Theatre<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>California Wasted<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No time, where did the time go?<br \/>\nWhat was I thinking?<br \/>\nNo compass, no maps<br \/>\nNo sail on the mast<br \/>\nAnd this boat is sinking<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re going down<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s too much in my head right now<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve got no way to slow it down<br \/>\nAnd no one&#8217;s gonna pull me out<br \/>\nBut I still make the same mistakes<br \/>\nCalifornia&#8217;s wasted on me<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll stare at the sun<br \/>\nLet the fire fill my eyes<br \/>\nSee nothing but light<br \/>\nAn endless day<br \/>\nTo banish the night<br \/>\nI could set this right<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s too much in my head right now<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve got no way to slow it down<br \/>\nAnd no one&#8217;s gonna pull me out<br \/>\nBut I still make the same mistakes<br \/>\nCalifornia&#8217;s wasted on me<\/p>\n<p>On the line where the ocean meets the sky<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been hoping I could see a sign,<br \/>\nHoping I could see a sign<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s too much in my head right now<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve got no way to slow it down<br \/>\nAnd no one&#8217;s gonna pull me out<br \/>\nAnd I still make the same mistakes<br \/>\nCalifornia&#8217;s wasted on me<br \/>\nI still make the same mistakes<br \/>\nI&#8217;m wasted out in California<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m too much in my head right now<br \/>\nCalifornia&#8217;s wasted on me&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toad the Wet Sprocket&#8217;s most recent album, New Constellation, is their first independent release since their first album way back when.\u00a0 Yesterday (via Paste) the band released their first music video in 17 years for their song California Wasted off that album.\u00a0 The video by Matthew Ward is a paean to Santa Barbara (aka California) 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