Kevin Bronson on August 16th, 2010

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Fun facts you should know about L.A. rockers White Arrows: They make synth-addled indie rock that makes me imagine the Strokes, in a happier place, with big breakers. They are Mickey Schiff, JP Caballero (Dios), Steven Vernet, Rob Banks and Damon Kellard – and sometimes Schiff’s teenage brother Henry, when the venues let him in. They cover Fleetwood Mac’s “Save Me a Place.” They’re working on a full-length album but in the meantime they’re giving away a digital EP for free. And it wasn’t until they were young adults that the Schiffs and Caballero found out they were more than family friends – they’re half-brothers, Schiff’s father having been a sperm donor for the Caballeros. Unless Schiff was kidding us about that, in which case it still makes for a great yarn.

||| Download: “Coming or Going”
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||| Or: Download the whole EP for free from White Arrows’ Bandcamp page.

||| Live: White Arrows are playing the Monday residency this month at Spaceland.