Kevin Bronson on January 25th, 2012

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L.A. fans know Lady Danville’s backstory: The trio of Michael Garner, Dan Chang and Matthew Frankel stormed out of UCLA’s Awaken A Cappella group in a moment of harmonic convergence, took up instruments and began carving out their own path. After a couple of under-the-radar releases and plenty of touring, the trio is now making a proper splash with its “Operating” EP, due Feb. 14. The title track features the threesome in characteristic form – melodic and polished and brimming with vocals that almost take flight. Destination (to cop an old Trashcan Sinatras song title): The Pop Place.

||| Stream: “Operating”

||| Live: Lady Danville celebrates its EP release with two shows – Feb. 6 at the Satellite with Youngblood Hawke and Useless Keys as part of a benefit for the Pablove Foundation, and Feb. 13 at It’s a School Night at Bardot.

Photo by Laurie Scavo