If White Rabbits surprised you with “Heavy Metal,” then their second song from forthcoming album “Milk Famous” might need a couple listens for you to believe it’s still them. In the same vein as our first taste from their long-awaited follow-up to “It’s Frightening,” “Temporary” grooves around the bass line for a rhythmic dance tune. […]
Tic Tic Boom! haven’t looked back since they’ve found their strengths in writing dance music, and their confidence has only grown with time. Electro-pop tunes like “Bees” on last year’s “Reasons & Rhymes” sparkled with an eagerness to shimmy bodies on to the dance floor, but new songs such as “For Feeling” off their forthcoming […]
Going solo is the best decision Frankie Rose made in her career so far, and her forthcoming album “Interstellar” (out Feb. 21 on Slumberland Records) is without a doubt solid proof. Going beyond the lo-fi girl-pop tunes she offered on her self-titled debut in 2010 with backing band the Outs, Rose boldly dives so deep […]
In three short years, So Many Wizards have become a staple in the DIY scene for L.A., and they’ve never been afraid to color outside of the lines during their time together. Experimenting with unpredictable song structures and textures, Nima Kazerouni, Erik Felix, Frank Maston and Geoff Geis have released two EPs that have continually […]
Perhaps you’re craving something a bit more brooding on this sentimental holiday. It’s understandable, and Jack White‘s new music video for “Love Interruption,” the lead single off his debut solo record “Blunderbluss,” arrives just in time for your viewing pleasure. In contrast to the optimistic “LOV” from Fitz & the Tantrums (see previous post), White’s […]
No matter the message of the song, Fitz & the Tantrums‘ new music video for “LOV” might even make those who usually scowl at Valentine’s Day events a bit more upbeat about the Hallmark holiday. Combining old clips from just about any genre and era of dance (highlights including Bollywood scenes, ABBA stare-offs and showgirls), […]
There is no doubt the wide-eyed and porcelain-skinned St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, is captivating to her fans in a live setting, so it should be no surprise she is no less mesmerizing in a music video. However, Clark has now twice objectified herself, almost acknowledging that her own beauty is a vulnerable factor. In […]
[Recent remixes that have come across our radar. They may help bring the weekend faster…] Active Child, “Johnny Belinda (White Arrows Remix)” – L.A. electro rockers White Arrows give the last track on Active Child’s “You Are All I See” a little boost by dropping a beat and adding shiny synth riffs, slightly changing it […]
American Royalty have always been good at slamming rock and electronica together. “Lately” from their debut “El Ardemo” EP featured an interesting wrestling match between the blues and synth-pop, and their new “Matchstick” EP (out this week on vinyl, next week digitally via Guns in the Sun Records) doesn’t stray far from mashing the unlikely […]
Don’t let the spelling of their name fool you. The Colourist is not from the U.K. On the contrary, they’re an electro-pop quartet from Costa Mesa, and their songs, filled with boy-girl harmonies and crisp guitar lines enveloped by punchy synth, are undeniable odes to sunny SoCal. But Adam Castilla, Maya Tuttle, Justin Wagner and […]
