"After TULSA’s set a couple of weeks ago upstairs at the Middle East, we weren’t the only ones who walked out of the club convinced that we had just seen the best rock band in Boston. Their combination of songwriting and musicianship and an eargasm of a sound rendered jaws unfunctional."
— Boston Phoenix

Tulsa took its name from a book of photographs by Larry Clark. His pictures seem to be largely about a group of people he grew up with who had a hard time maintaining their curiosity for life. That's the intent of Tulsa's songs, lyrically and musically, staying hungry for life, upholding that curiosity.

The music that Tulsa creates is released via Park the Van Records, home to bands such as Dr. Dog, the Teeth, the Capitol Years, High Strung and many more. I Was Submerged is the first Tulsa release to find its way into the physical world (e.g., not a digital release). As comforting and timeless as its songs essentially are, they retain a certain melodic eeriness about them that could leave you feeling unsettled, were they not so impeccably crafted. A dreamy concoction of reverberated vocals and sepulchral guitars layered upon fervent percussion. The most defining touch: perhaps the asymmetrical tones of a Fender Rhodes, which cascade throughout the recordings.

Tulsa's latest offering, I Was Submerged is in stores on October 9th!

Tulsa is:
Carter, Erik, Mikey