Sisters Jessica and Jennifer Clavin, now enjoying success as Bleached after putting Mika Miko in the rear-view mirror, have been the pin-up girls for punk and cool since releasing early singles such as “Searching for the Past” on Suicide Squeeze. From riding motorcycles to crowd surfing, their lackadaisical attitude and scuzzy melodies won even more […]
It was a packed house at the Wiltern on Tuesday night when Camera Obscura stopped by in support of their latest album “Desire Lines.” There was no doubt that the Scottish septet could fill up the room, but the audience was surprisingly rambunctious. Considering the band’s repertoire of sweet indie pop, fans acted as if […]
Although yOya’s strengths are crafting upbeat songs radiating warmth and kindness, each single they’re released in anticipation of their forthcoming “Go North” EP is bolder than the last. To follow up the dulcet tones of “I’ll be the Fire,” yOya’s new track “King of Nothing” simply soars with its immaculate harmonies and supreme balance of […]
It’s been three years since Austra released their highly regarded debut “Feel It Break.” Fans of the Toronto-based band fronted by Katie Stelmanis won’t be let down by their sophomore release “Olympia.” Opting to ditch the programming and loops, Austra recorded live in the studio to reference everything from Trax Records classic cuts to Yazoo’s “Upstairs at […]
No more need to fear inmates anymore. At least that’s what we get from this Simon Cahn-directed video for Hanni El Khatib’s doo-wop number “Penny.” The Los Angeles-based garage rocker may have surprised fans with this pop ditty, but it doesn’t get much edgier than getting these orange suit-clad men to empathize with his sentiments. […]
Weird things may happen if you ignore those “No Trespassing” signs. At least that’s what SoCal quintet Warships learn in their Frederik Boll- and Jon Shoer-directed video for “Heater.” It all starts with a box (everything mystical always starts with mysterious box) and a cloud of smoke. Ladies appear out of thin air and the band […]
Jackson Phillips and Kevin Friedman may have only recently graduated from Berklee College of Music, but the Brooklyn by way of Boston duo, who have now relocated to L.A. and call themselves Carousel, has the formula for summery, ’80s-leaning synth-pop down. Add these boys to your pool party playlists, everyone. With songs like “Let’s Go […]
Kristina ”˜Teeny” Lieberson was originally the keyboardist for Brooklyn band Here We Go Magic, but ever since she recruited her sister Katharine and Lizzie and friend Jane Herships for her own project, we’ve been hearing more of her psychedelic side. Appropriately naming the band TEEN, these four ladies have been churning out summer ditties drenched […]
In Adrian Buitenhuis-directed video for Kisses’ dark synth-pop single “Huddle,” the duo turns into a trio when Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson are joined by a little drummer boy named Henry. Aside from the band, it’s not entirely clear why he’s hanging out with two older kids who are about to go to college, but […]
After the demise of Just An Animal (f/k/a Red Cortez, the Weather Underground), Harley Prechtel-Cortez lay low for a while to focus on his art and film-making career, but it didn’t take too long for Prechtel-Cortez to get back to music. Recruiting the likes of Amiee Lay (The Lost & Found), Curt Barlage (The Bixby […]
