Kevin Bronson on July 9th, 2010

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Lewis Pesacov just keeps campaigning for Buzz Bands’ man of the year. The guy whose guitar keeps the engines running for Fool’s Gold [pictured] and Foreign Born is racking up quite a resumé. Outside of his day job writing music for TV commercials and his band-juggling, Pesacov has produced the forthcoming Best Coast album and played on movie soundtracks, as well as contributed string arrangements for the likes of Line & Circle. Now he is remixing a track by former tourmates Local Natives, “Wide Eyes,” with help from Oakland rapper Aristotle Pop a Bottle. Says Pesacov in the press release: “After hearing ‘Wide Eyes’ nightly, I couldn’t help but envision it as a southern rap joint, with its half-time drums and deep-azz bass-line. At the time I was also mildly obsessed with Jason Derülo’s track ”˜Whatcha Say’ in which they sample an Imogen Heap song for the hook in the chorus.”

||| Download: “Wide Eyes (Fool’s Gold remix featuring Aristotle Pop a Bottle)”

||| Live: Fool’s Gold returns from its European exploits for a Sept. 23 date at the Troubadour. Local Natives return from similar journeys for Sept. 17-18 shows at the Fonda Theatre (the first is already sold out).

||| Watch: Speaking of Local Natives, the band next week will stream a performance (filmed in February) from le Maroquinerie in Paris, France. It begins at noon (Pacific time) Monday on the band’s Facebook page. Preview it right here.