Cayucas

Cayucas, previously Oregon Bike Trails, is an American indie pop band from Santa Monica, California. The group includes Zach Yudin on lead vocals and twin brother Ben Yudin on guitar.^[1] The band signed to Secretly Canadian in 2012.

Cayucas
Cayucas live 2013
Background information
Also known as	Oregon Bike Trails (2011-2012)
Origin	Santa Monica, California, United States
Genres	Indie pop, surf pop, lo-fi
Years active	2011–present
Members	Zach Yudin Ben Yudin
Website	cayucas.com

History

2011: Oregon Bike Trails

Zach Yudin, then a musician for nearly five years, posted his first song under the name Oregon Bike Trails on January 18, 2011.^[2] He was associated with Father/Daughter Records in the early part of his career.^[3]

2012: Secretly Canadian

In 2012, Yudin expanded from a solo project to a band and he officially changed the group's name from Oregon Bike Trails to Cayucas. Cayucas signed with indie record label Secretly Canadian in October 2012,^[4] and soon after released a single, "Swimsuit," and announced a tour with Ra Ra Riot for February 2013.

2013: Bigfoot

In February 2013, Cayucas announced a handful of European tour dates. In March, the band performed in a Secretly Canadian showcase at South by Southwest. Their debut full-length album Bigfoot, was released on April 30 by Secretly Canadian. The album was produced by fellow Secretly Canadian artist Richard Swift.^[5]

2015: Dancing at the Blue Lagoon

The single "Moony Eyed Walrus" was released by Secretly Canadian on April 29, 2015, ahead of the sophomore album entitled Dancing at the Blue Lagoon, out June 23, 2015. The band enlisted Ryan Hadlock to engineer and produce the record. Davey Brozowski played drums and percussion on the record while Mat Santos and Rebecca Zeller of Ra Ra Riot played bass and strings.

2019: Real Life

The band's third album Real Life was released on April 19, 2019, and was preceded by the single "Jessica WJ".

2020: Blue Summer

The band's fourth album, preceded with singles "Yeah Yeah Yeah" & "California Girl"

2023: Hangin' on the Westside

Discography

Studio albums

List of extended plays, with selected information

Title	Album details
Bigfoot	Released: April 30, 2013 Label: Secretly Canadian Formats: CD, digital download
Dancing at the Blue Lagoon	Released: June 23, 2015 Label: Secretly Canadian Formats: CD, digital download
Real Life	Released: April 19, 2019 Label: Park the Van / Cayucas Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
Blue Summer	Released: September 25, 2020 Label: Park the Van / Cayucas Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2012	"Cayucos/Swimsuit'"	Bigfoot
2013	"High School Lover"
	"East Coast Girl"
2015	"Moony Eyed Walrus"	Dancing at the Blue Lagoon
2018	"Jessica WJ"	Real Life
2020	"Yeah Yeah Yeah"	Blue Summer
	"Lonely Without You"
	"Malibu '79 Long"