Marshamallow Coast

Representing another branch of the Elephant 6 collective family tree, Marshmallow Coast emerged in the late 1990s as the project of eclectic indie pop musician Andy Gonzales, who has also acted as a satellite member of the Music Tapes and Of Montreal. Out of the Athens, Georgia pop stronghold, Gonzales and his rotating cast of bandmates released quirky, melodic gems like 1999's Seniors and Juniors and 2002's Ride the Lightning, altering their format for a brief tenure as M Coast before resuming their original name in 2009. The band was a key contributor to distinguished indie ...