Local band Brumby releases debut album; listen to it here

By Katie Visconti

Sunday, April 5, 2015 | 2 a.m.

The home that inspired the name of Las Vegas band Brumby’s debut album is one you would expect to find here decades ago.

Built in the 1960s, before today’s resorts and large housing developments, the stucco two-story has a backyard large enough for horses, goats and chickens. Past the animals is a merry-go-round, tire swing and swimming pool framed by large trees. The upper outline of the Strip sits just over a brick wall.

This is the home, on Westwind Street, where three of the four band members’ fathers grew up. It’s also part of the inspiration for the band’s debut album, “The Westwind Kid.”

Since forming in 2009, Brumby has performed 35 shows, most notably opening for Kings of Leon and playing alongside Young the Giant.

The band includes Tyler Tingey (guitar), his cousins Oliver (vocals) and Spencer Tingey (bass) and childhood friend Dylan Self (drums).

After graduating high school and a short stint in Provo, Utah, the Brumby boys headed back to the place that inspires them most: the Las Vegas Valley. Here, they share some of the things they love most about our city.

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  Spencer Tingey, bass

  ⦿ The Goodwich, a sandwich shop at 1516 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas. He also likes Lola’s, Nevada Chicken Cafe and I Love Sushi.

  ⦿ Bunkhouse Saloon, the downtown cowboy-themed music venue and bar

  ⦿  The Joint, where Brumby played with Imagine Dragons

  ⦿  The Mouse’s Tank, a trail in Red Rock Canyon full of caves and canyons to explore

  ⦿  Idol: U2

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  Tyler Tingey, guitar

  ⦿  Cowtown Guitars, which sells vintage instruments and items Tingey needs as a left-handed guitarist

  ⦿  Henderson. “We moved here 20 years ago when Henderson was still mostly dirt and tumbleweeds, so we’ve always been very proud of what the southern part of the city has become,” he said. “In many ways, it seemed like Henderson grew up with us.”

  ⦿  Idol: Simon and Garfunkel

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  Oliver Tingey, vocals

  ⦿ Bonnie Springs, where he rides horses about once a week

  ⦿ Frijoles, a Mexican restaurant at 7000 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas

  ⦿ Calico Basin at Red Rock Canyon, which offers hiking and horseback riding surrounded by grey limestone mountains

  ⦿ Bellagio Fountains

  ⦿ Idol: Coldplay

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  Dylan Self, drums

  ⦿ Some of his favorite memories are attending airshows at Nellis Air Force Base with his dad.

  ⦿ The Artifice, a lounge and performance house in the Arts District

  ⦿ Velveteen Rabbit, a downtown cocktail bar

  ⦿ Idol: Radiohead