Greg Bertens and Nyles Lannon have taken off in a new direction, and they didn’t even start in the same room. Mates in the shoegazing rock outfit Film School, Bertens and Lannon are now collaborating on electronic music as Sacred Caves. They weren’t even in the same city when they wrote their debut EP “Sanctuarium,” […]
Known for blurring the lines between folk, pop and hip-hop, French/Finnish duo The Dø offers an intriguing black-and-white clip for their tune “Gonna Be Sick!” The track off their sophomore album “Both Ways Open Jaws” may have a chorus with Olivia Merilahti repeatedly singing about her fear of vomiting, but Dan Levy’s groovy concoction of […]
For L.A. show-goers, Liv Marsico is a familiar face, even if she’s behind a drum kit most of the time. Her resumé is stacked; it boasts her percussion duties for several local bands, including Stone Darling, and, most recently, drumming in Gothic Tropic and providing additional vocals for Tapioca & the Flea. As Liphemra, she […]
Happy Sunday: ‣ Jamie XX headlines Drai’s in Hollywood where Jacques Greene will also be playing. ‣ Rapper Talib Kweli takes on the Observatory down in Orange County. ‣ San Francisco’s The Mallard (formed by ex-Rademacher bassist Greer McGettrick) headline Bootleg Bar with their garage psych-rock. [That’s their video for “Mansion” above.] Also on tonight’s […]
Giving ADD a good name (and sound), Conveyor‘s avant-pop bounces from Afro-pop to electronica to acoustic folk before the Brooklyn quartet even finish singing one phrase. While their lyrics and melodies are accessible, their textured sound boasts dramatic mood changes as much as it likes to tamper with tempo. Animal Collective comparisons aren’t a stretch, […]
Ever thought of leaving L.A.? Follow singer Chela around the City of Angels in Goldroom‘s music video for “Fifteeen,” and those thoughts will melt away. Director Jake Gibson highlights all your favorite spots in the city as well as locations that are a bit more au natural making you feel silly about spending summer elsewhere. […]
Don’t let the last name fool you. If Erika Spring looks familiar, it’s because she’s Erika Forster, one-third of the sweet synth-pop trio Au Revoir Simone. The Brooklyn songbird, however, has recently flown off to work on her own material. With Violens’ Jorge Elbrecht lending a hand with production, Forster’s candied vocals get an eclectically […]
Even with lyrics like “F**k the world / F**k the law / F**k the kids,” Mrs. Magician‘s repertoire still has a sunny slacker charm, and the Derrick Acosta- and Dusty Peterman-directed clip for “The Dead 80s’s” may bring another meaning to the title of their album “Strange Heaven” (out now on Swami Records). The psychedelic […]
Robert DeLong, the newest whiz kid at molding electronic music into danceable pop, pulled out all the stops at his first headlining show Wednesday night at the Troubadour. There was a face-painting station – maybe a first for the legendary venue – but the young fans who slathered on the fluorescent stuff weren’t concerned with […]
Lesands have never been shy about their embrace of synth-pop. Early songs such as “Pretenders” to “Easy To Please” revealed Austin Taylor Tirado’s effervescent fascination for ’80s dance music. But it’s been over a year since the trio (which also includes Joel Plotnik and Michael Lee) released their “Sweet Skin” EP, and a few things […]
