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{{Short description|American indie pop band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Cayucas
| image           = Cayucas band.jpg
| caption         = Cayucas live 2013
| alias           = Oregon Bike Trails (2011-2012)
| origin          = [[Santa Monica]], [[California]], [[United States]]
| genre           = [[Indie pop]], [[Surf music|surf pop]], [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]]
| years_active    = 2011–present
| associated_acts =
| website         = [http://www.cayucas.com/ cayucas.com]
| current_members = Zach Yudin<br/>Ben Yudin
}}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cayucas Premiere "High School Lover" at SPIN, Announce Debut Album 'BIGFOOT' – Out April 30|url=http://secretlycanadian.com/blog/2013/01/video-video-cayucas-premiere-high-school-lover-at-spin-announce-debut-album-bigfoot-out-april-30/|publisher=[[Secretly Canadian]]|accessdate=5 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222042708/http://secretlycanadian.com/blog/2013/01/video-video-cayucas-premiere-high-school-lover-at-spin-announce-debut-album-bigfoot-out-april-30/|archive-date=22 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band signed to [[Secretly Canadian]] in 2012.
==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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Matt|title=Oregon Bike Trails' Zach Yudin :: the YANP interview|url=http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/2011/04/18/oregon-bike-trails-zach-yudin-the-yanp-interview/|publisher=You Ain't No Picasso|accessdate=5 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321213221/http://www.youaintnopicasso.com/2011/04/18/oregon-bike-trails-zach-yudin-the-yanp-interview/|archive-date=21 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was associated with [[Father/Daughter Records]] in the early part of his career.<ref>{{cite web | last = Behm | first = Jon | authorlink = | title = Oregon Bike Trails: "High School Lover" | website = | publisher = Reviler.org | date = 9 September 2011 | url = http://www.reviler.org/2011/09/09/oregon-bike-trails-high-school-lover/ | doi = | accessdate = 4 May 2013}}</ref>
===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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/153260-secretly-canadian-sign-band-cayucas.html |title=Secretly Canadian sign new band CAYUCAS - #AltSounds |publisher=Hangout.altsounds.com |date=2012-10-11 |accessdate=2013-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114072931/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/153260-secretly-canadian-sign-band-cayucas.html |archive-date=2012-11-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 (singer-songwriter)|Richard Swift]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Phares |first=Heather |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bigfoot-mw0002511968 |title=Bigfoot - Cayucas : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2013-04-29 |accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref>
===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===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected information
! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Album details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Bigfoot''
|
* Released: April 30, 2013
* Label: [[Secretly Canadian]]
* Formats: CD, digital download
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Dancing at the Blue Lagoon]]''
|
* Released: June 23, 2015
* Label:  [[Secretly Canadian]]
* Formats: CD, digital download
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Real Life''
|
* Released: April 19, 2019
* Label:  Park the Van / Cayucas
* Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
|-
! scope="row" | ''Blue Summer''
|
* Released: September 25, 2020
* Label:  Park the Van / Cayucas
* Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
|-
|}
===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
!width="33"| Year
!width="215"| Title
!Album
|-
|align="center"| 2012
|"Cayucos/Swimsuit'"
|rowspan="3"|''Bigfoot''
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"| 2013
|"High School Lover"
|-
|"East Coast Girl"
|-
|align="center"|2015
|"Moony Eyed Walrus"
|''Dancing at the Blue Lagoon''
|-
|2018
|"Jessica WJ"
|''Real Life''
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"| 2020
|"Yeah Yeah Yeah"
|rowspan="3"|''Blue Summer''
|-
|"Lonely Without You"
|-
|"Malibu '79 Long"
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| title = Cayucas
| website =
| publisher = Secretly Canadian
| date =
| url = http://secretlycanadian.com/press/cayucas/
| doi =
| accessdate = 27 March 2012}}
*{{cite web
| last = Bergen
| first = Molly
| authorlink =
| title = Stand Back: These Los Angeles Bands Are About to Blow Up
| website =
| publisher = LA Weekly
| date = 27 December 2012
| url = http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/12/stand_back_these_los_angeles_b.php?page=2
| doi =
| accessdate = 26 April 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130401162951/http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/12/stand_back_these_los_angeles_b.php?page=2
| archive-date = 1 April 2013
| url-status = dead
}}
==External links==
* [https://www.cayucas.com/ Official website]
* [http://secretlycanadian.com/artist.php?name=cayucas Cayucas at Secretly Canadian]
* {{Facebook|Cayucas}}
* {{Twitter}}
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[[Category:Indie pop groups from California]]
[[Category:Musical groups from California]]
[[Category:Secretly Canadian artists]]