With Ylang Ylang, Charlie Salas-Humara gets essential.
by Ned Lannamann
IN ANY OTHER CITY, they'd be termed a supergroup. But things being as casual as they are in Portland, Ylang Ylang is simply a group, albeit one that features the well-established talents of Charlie Salas-Humara (Panther, The Planet The), drummer Jake Morris (the Joggers), Ricci Swift on bass (Patterns), and Caroline Buchalter on viola (Spooky Dance Band). Named after the essential oil, Ylang Ylang might be the most conventional rock 'n' roll that frontman Salas-Humara has ever made: peppy, psych-tinged…
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