Post-Britpop trio Animal Kingdom has been making waves with their latest album “The Looking Away” (out now on Boombox and Mom+ Pop) with shimmering songs like “Strange Attractor.” Produced by David Kosten (Bat For Lashes), the record follows up their highly regarded 2009 debut “Signs and Wonders” (produced by Phil Ek, who’s worked with Fleet […]
Well, isn’t this cute? Husband and wife Jack Dishel (aka Only Son) and Regina Spektor look pretty classy in the video for “Call Them Brothers.” Directed and shot by James Holland using Super 8mm film (additional archival footage was shot by family friend Howard Zuckerman), the happy couple gets a historical tint via photographs and […]
A sensational Sunday: ‣ The highly anticipated show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with Sigur Ros happens tonight in support of the Icelandic post-rock band’s latest album “Valtari.” [That’s their gorogeous Alma Har’el-directed video for “Fjögur pÃanó” above, starring Shia LaBeouf.] L.A. artist Julia Holter opens. ‣ It’s double the fun at the Greek Theatre with performances […]
Here’s your super Saturday: ‣ Jack White does a second night at the Shrine Auditorium in support of his album “Blunderbuss.” ‣ Austin’s psychedelic rockers White Denim headline the Troubadour with L.A. band Seasons as support. ‣ ’80s pop legends Duran Duran continue touring and stop by the the Pacific Amphitheatre. ‣ Red Hot Chili […]
L.A. experimental quintet Tes Elations make music that is hypnotic and even eerie, but most of all, it’s intriguing. Barrie Rose’s vocals coo as much as they yelp between the fluid cello lines, wailing guitar and potent drums. Together, Rose, Isaac Takeuchi, Christopher Votek, Andrew Lessman and Alex Noice are a conglomerate of musicians who […]
The Peter Kaaden-directed video for the Raveonettes‘ latest single “She Owns the Streets” is a rather literal interpretation. But on a hot summer day like this, it’s nice to see a clip where someone still owns their surroundings no matter the people or the location. The song brings the Danish duo back to their dream-pop […]
Wymond Miles may be known as the lead guitarist for the San Francisco-based garage rockers the Fresh & Onlys, but his solo debut “Under the Pale Moon” (out now on Sacred Bones Records) has also been getting attention. Following up his “Earth Has Doors” EP, the full-length is a nice departure from his band’s psychedelic […]
Stars, “Backlines” – Stars offers the third track off their forthcoming album “The North” (due out Sept. 4 via ATO Records) and it’s more pop-rock than the electro-rock “The Theory of Relativity” or the shimmering “Hold On to Love When You Get It and Let Go When You Give It.” Amy Milan’s vocals serve as […]
A party clown dressed as a human piñata stars in the Jessica Paliza’s video for “Give It Away,” a song off Andrew Bird ’s recent album “Break It Yourself.” The storyline casts the title of a song in a profound light: We watch kids at a birthday party experience a range of emotions as their […]
Think Dorian Wood is a rude boy or a punk rocker? Not quite. The soundscapes of this avant-garde L.A. artist find beauty in the delicate balance between dark and light, pain and joy. His eccentric synthesis of folk, soul and experimentalism is DIY enough to make him a rebel to anyone’s ears, all while recalling […]
