Kevin Bronson on June 29th, 2015

0

Like Southern California kindred spirits Olin and the Moon, L.A. quartet Boroughs embraces the finery of traditional Americana, rolling influences like Wilco, Ryan Adams and Tom Petty into an inviting ball of melody and sincerity. The band finds its origins in frontman Kyle Neal’s move from his native Bakersfield to L.A., where he met guitarist JD Carrera and bonded over Nels Cline’s wizardy. Having detoured to play in another band, the pair is now joined by bassist Derrick Wong and drummer Tyler Johnson. An EP is in the works, including the tasty, twangy new single “Alive” and its sweet entreaty, “I’ll take what you got / just don’t leave me alone.”

||| Stream: “Alive”

||| Live: Boroughs play Desert Nights at the Standard Hollywood on Wednesday, along with Celeigh Chapman and Cisco & Dewey.