[Another installment in Buzz Bands’ new local music series …] Silver Lake quartet the Capshuns have been busy making new recordings in the Eagle Rock studio of producer Kiyoshi Graves, and a sneak preview reveals the same infectious, ’60s-influenced power pop that earned them a tour last year with Swedish lads Mando Diao. Well, that […]
Brooklyn-via-Columbia, Mo., sextet White Rabbits’ sophomore album, “It’s Frightening” (streaming on MySpace), comes out Tuesday on TBD Records (the U.S. home to Radiohead). One thing for certain: The album is the sonic kin of its producer, Britt Daniel of Spoon, with its racehorse piano lines and caffeinated drumming. If you liked the frenetic stuff on […]
Monday, and it’s already a ridiculous night for shows: That familiar face you can spot playing the early set tonight at Gangi’s residency at Spaceland is actor/director Adam Goldberg, who will be fronting his musical project LANDy. Goldberg has written songs for years and has been an occasional collaborator in the L.A. band the Black […]
[New sounds from L.A. artists:] Genre-mashing L.A. duo Looner is gearing up for the May 26 release of a new single, “I Love My Tamagotchee!” – based on the obsession with the Japanese Tamagotchi toy, the song is streaming on the band’s MySpace page – and, later this year, an EP executive-produced by Ziggy Marley. […]
‘Bout time. Correatown – the musical hometown of Angela Correa –will release “Spark. Burn. Fade” in July (digitally, it’s out May 26). It’s basically the same album she originally titled “Echoes” (I got a promo copy sometime in 2008, and I was excited about the music then), chock full of her great storytelling and languid […]
||| Download: “Buzzsicle 3” I originally created Buzzsicle 3 for a special promotion, and … well, it’s a long story, but I never posted it until now. It’s an hour’s worth of music featuring 15 songs by L.A. artists Red Cortez, Spider Problem, the Yelling, Greyboy, the Gray Kid, Keenhouse, NightWaves, Shiloe, Robotanists, His Orchestra, […]
Dawes, “North Hills” (self-released) – The first album from the new quartet featuring three-quarters of Simon Dawes sneaks up on you like a moment of deja vu. Twenty-three-year-old Taylor Goldsmith crafts elegant folk-pop gems that reveal a remarkably centered songwriter who feels the currents surrounding him but won’t get swept away by any of them. […]
Fitz & the Tantrums have an irresistible take on ’60s soul, and somehow I’d missed this video for “Breakin’ the Chains of Love” until somebody tapped me on the shoulder this week. Now that that’s taken care of, I’ve penciled in May 20 at Viper Room, where Fitz plays his next L.A. gig. Download the […]
After four very hit-or-miss albums, the Warlocks are returning with the Rod Cervera-produced “The Mirror Explodes” (Tee Pee Records) on May 19. On the leadoff track, Bobby Hecksher and crew paint dark pictures with wide swaths of guitar and distortion. For fans of droney shoegaze. ||| Download (via RCRDLBL): “Red Camera” These tracks off the […]
[A very diverse appetizer plate for your ears …] Minneapolis quartet Greycoats self-released their debut “Setting Fire to the Great Unknown” last month. Their single “Goodbye, Sweet Youth, Goodbye” is a lovely astral anthem that with a little bit of everything, sweet harmonies, subtle effects and a sense of yearning. Greycoats play the Alterknit Lounge […]
