Australia’s Alpine is bidding to be your next indie-pop crush, and the indie-pop sextet hailing from Melbourne may just have what it takes. Having done exceptionally well overseas with the likes of Kimbra, the Jezebels and more, Alpine’s sparkling pop, which lightly pulsates and seduces with its subtle grooves, now makes a debut with their […]
The self-directed video for “I Am the Antichrist To You” has become a quick favorite for Kishi Bashi fans. Working in tandem with friend and animator Anthony Scott (former Pixar employee who’s worked on “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Coraline,” ParaNorman” and more), the clip featuring a puppy looking for a world it once knew. Kishi Bashi, […]
Matthew Mondanile of New Jersey’s psych surf-rock band Real Estate has been plugging away at his side project Ducktails since 2009, and he has come a long way from the lo-fi bedroom pop like “Wishes.” Now preparing for the release of Ducktails’ fourth full-length release and the first to be released on Domino, Mondanile is […]
If Hanni El Khatib fans were happy to hear a preview of new track “Can’t Win ‘Em All” during the Super Bowl, they’re most likely deliriously giddy about the first official single off of “Head in the Dirt.” Picking right up from his California skate rat days, Khatib – who proved the guns did, indeed, […]
Tuesday’s touts: ‣ Ex-Menomena member Brent Knopf [pictured above] and crew stops by the Bootleg in support of Ramona Falls‘ latest album “Prophet,” and Social Studies opens with songs off their sophomore effort “Developer.” [Check out “Still Life.”] ‣Â Goldroom, who had a big hit with “Fifteen” last summer, spearheads a night that also features Viceroy, […]
Sunday fun day:Â ‣ Alternative reggae-rockers 311Â (pictured) headline the Roxy Theatre. DJ Unite also spins. ‣Â The Reflections conclude their residency over at the Satellite tonight. The Dead Ships and the Breakups round out the bill for tonight’s finale. ‣Â Matt Embree’s new band, Biceratops, stops by Bootleg Bar tonight. Big Sir (Lisa Papineau and Juan Alderete […]
I’m not sure what it is about punk bands and their affinity for the Grim Reaper, but the audio antics of Portland’s psych-rock group Aan are perfectly paired with this Mike Wilson-directed clip for their 7-inch single “Mystery Life.” What are you supposed to do when the Grim Reaper is out to get you? The answer […]
After meeting in the Environmental Analysis program at Pomona College, Merritt Graves and Skylar Funk got together to save the world by being involved with Farmscape and Agrisaurus to promote awareness around solar and other renewable energy. However, the sing-along alt-pop songs they write together as Trapdoor Social would never have you thinking about such […]
With Unknown Mortal Orchestra‘s latest album “//” just out on Jagjaguwar last week, their first L.A. show since Culture Collide was bound to be crowded. However, no one could have imagined how packed the Echoplex would have gotten on Friday night. Of course, the Check Yo Ponytail lineup was also enticing: New York’s spastic pysch […]
With their latest album “Holy Fire” produced by Flood & Alan Moulder, English rock band Foals has had a successful and strong comeback. But their lead single “Inhaler” may be a bit misleading as it diminishes the “tropical prog” and almost completely replaces it with a sinister hard rock foundation underneath the math rock elements. […]
