Kevin Bronson on July 10th, 2015

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L.A.’s Wolf Prize make spare, spooky art-pop with plenty of space for singer Tori Roggeman to curl, massage, prune or inflate every phrase for maximum impact. The trio, which debuted in 2014 with an EP titled “Glomung,” got together when Roggeman, guitarist Marisa DeMeglio (WORDS, Cardoo) and synth player/bassist Amber Elliot met when volunteering at Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls, and they derived their band name from the title of an EP that Roggeman released in late 2013. That release leaned more toward folk and roots-rock; Wolf Prize’s ambient pop suits her confessional style even better. The stark new single “Lingerer” feels so fragile it might get blown over by a stiff breeze, if not for the weight of Roggeman’s emotional “I still love you.” The song is destined to appear on a new EP Wolf Prize has in the works.

||| Stream: “Lingerer” and (from “Glomung”) “Emirates”

||| Live: Wolf Prize plays July 16 at Los Globos, and the trio does a Tuesday night residency in August at the Silverlake Lounge.