Words and lyrics are nice, but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand ideas. If you’re surprised by the NSFW cover art for “The Haunted Man” (out Oct. 23 on Capitol), the forthcoming album from Natasha Khan – aka Bat For Lashes – you shouldn’t be. Khan has never been one to do anything dull […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ Warm Weather headlines Bootleg Bar. Go West Young Man previews new tunes off their forthcoming album “Ages” [that’s video for 2009’s “The Covinas” above] and Drug Cabin open. ‣NYC’s Diiv and San Francisco’s Melted Toys play Part Time Punks at the Echo. ‣ And downstairs College, Anoraak and Electric Youth provide cinematic […]
Plenty of choices for your Saturday: ‣ HARD Summer 2012 continues with Skrillex, NERO, A-Trak, James Murphy, Datsik, Amtrac and more at the Los Angeles Historic State Park. ‣ More than 30 bands perform at the 3rd New L.A. Folk Fest at Zorthian Ranch, including Beachwood Sparks and Sea of Bees. ‣ Raphael Saadiq and […]
The Echo became a sauna on Wednesday night. Fans of Alt-J piled into the venue for a sold-out show and expected to get hot and sticky, but even with high expectations, no one could have been ready for the fiery performance from the Leeds, U.K.-based quartet. ||| Photos by Carl Pocket Playing their first headlining […]
“Kiss Me Crazy,” the latest single off Bear In Heaven‘s sophomore album “I Love You It’s Cool,” is yet more evidence that the Brooklyn trio has moved further away from the dark, droning electronic rock on 2010’s record “Beast Rest Forth Mouth.” But it hasn’t been a bad migration. Frontman Jon Philpot’s bright vocals work […]
To correctly write the name of this band in type, you need to press “alt” key on your computer and type “j.” ∆, otherwise known as Alt-J, may hail from Leeds, U.K., but their inventive blend of pop, trip-hop and rock has gotten their debut album “An Awesome Wave” (out Sept. 18 on Canvasback) much […]
Jacob Cooper has earned his merit badge in rhythms by playing in plenty of punk bands. He’s lent his drumming skills to the Mae Shi, Signals, Bark Bark Bark and most recently Wavves. Now he steps out on his own under the moniker Heaven, but despite the name, Cooper’s solo sounds isn’t influenced by anything […]
Here a few more new songs from three forthcoming albums… The Mountain Goats, “Cry For Judas” – John Darnielle and the gang return with a new album, “Transcendental Youth,” which is due Oct. 2 via Merge Records. The lead single off the record is the first song of theirs to feature a swinging horn section, […]
Some people may know Kyle Thomas from the trio Happy Birthday, but it’s his scuzzy solo project, King Tuff, that’s getting a lot of attention now. Following up his debut “Was Dead,” Vermont-based King Tuff’s new self-titled record on Sub Pop is chock full of everything adored by garage-rock fans. Sugary pop seeps its way […]
When Ryan Fuller picks a guitar up and starts to sing, what you get is the truth. As Fort King, his no-frills Laurel Canyon country and its touches of psychedelic folk speak to decades of the troubadour tradition, as songs such as the poignant “Woe to the Man” reveal. Since the release of his album […]
