Stream: Vinyl Williams, ‘Cosmopolis’
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Seducing with off-kilter song structures and shifting grooves, psych-pop phenom Vinyl Williams’ new album, “Cosmopolis,” is out today. Escape with it — and see him tonight at the Lodge Room.
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Bronson, a graduate of Bradley University, is a former sports writer and editor and graphic designer who worked in the newspaper business for 35 years.
Video: Zella Day, ‘Mushroom Punch’
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Take a long draw of “Mushroom Punch,” the lead track on Zella Day’s new album, “Sunday in Heaven” (out Oct. 14). She headlines the Lodge Room on Sept. 29.
Video: Miya Folick, ‘Bad Thing’
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Bad habits die hard. Miya Folick regrets a few on her new rocker, “Bad Thing,” co-written with Mitski and Andrew Wells, and the latest from her forthcoming EP, “2007.” She plays the Teragram Ballroom on Sept. 27.
Stream: New singles from Pioneer 11, Kit Major, Theo Kandel, Atta Boy and Wax Owls
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Singles roundup: Catching up with a bunch of releases from this past week, including Pioneer 11, Kit Major, Theo Kandel, Atta Boy and Wax Owls.
Stream: Nosaj Thing, ‘Blue Hour’ (feat. Julianna Barwick)
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Nosaj Thing returns with “Blue Hour,” the first taste of his new album (and first in five years), “Continua.” Julianna Barwick lends her vocals to the ethereal track.
Video: FIDLAR, ‘FSU’
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FIDLAR is back, profane as ever. “FSU” is the skate-punks’ first single since 2019 and the first taste of an EP due in early 2023. The band headlines the Fonda Theatre on Sept. 8 and 9.
L.A. Buzz Bands Show, tonight at 9 on 88.5 The SoCal Sound
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Music from Gold Star, Magdalena Bay, Blondshell, Nightjacket, Drugdealer, Silversun Pickups, They Kiss, Field Medic, the Paranoyds, Giant Waste of Man and more — plus the flashback track from the Broken West — on tonight’s local music hour on The SoCal Sound.
Video: Sam Valdez, ‘Unwind’
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Sam Valdez’s mesmerizing new single “Unwind” is about those times one prefers to be alone. The protagonist in director Will Brunker’s surreal video is — in a manner of speaking. After releasing her debut album last year, Valdez has a new EP on the way.
Video: Drugdealer, ‘Someone to Love’
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Drugdealer channels ’70s R&B on the new single “Someone to Love,” which arrived today along with the announcement that a new album, “Hiding in Plain Sight,” will be out Oct. 28.
Ears Wide Open: Julie
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Drawing from shoegaze, grunge and noise-pop, O.C.-bred trio Julie wield dissonance, a healthy disregard for song structure and just-opaque-enough lyrics in their formidable art-rock. Hold on to the guardrails, if there are any.
