Crane Like the Bird, the project of drummer-songwriter Kyle Crane, releases its debut album Friday. The album features Conor Oberst, James Mercer, Ben Bridwell, Luke Steele, Sabina Sciubba, Peter Moren, M. Ward, Blake Mills, Daniel Lanois and Brad Meldau.
Bad Suns’ third album, “Mystic Truth,” will be out in March via Epitaph. Frontman Christo Bowman says it’s all about uncovering “the simple miracles.”
Songwriter Alain Whyte, known best for the hits he co-wrote with Morrissey, steps back into the spotlight with some anthemic rockers on his new EP, “The Experiment.” He talks about going solo and being at a “Crossroads” in the Buzz Bands LA interview.
After more than 30 years, 16 albums and multiple bouts with cancer, Mike Peters still finds a way to connect people — through the Alarm’s music and through his Love Hope Strength charity. “When you see me, it’s just the joy of being alive,” he says.
Mellowdrone today released a new EP, “3,” the latest step in the L.A. trio’s surprising comeback. In a Buzz Bands LA interview, singer-guitarist Jonathan Bates talk about the reunion, and cleaning up his own act.
Composer Gueorgui Linev originally planned to release the next Kan Wakan album as a triple-LP. Attention spans weren’t ready. After some time “back in the lab,” “Phantasmagoria Vol. 1” arrives next week.
The Gloomies’ ironically titled debut “Romance” comes out Friday. Besides sharing a stream of the full album, the band talks about how “discomfort always seems to inspire creativity.”
After eight years as a duo, the Milk Carton Kids — Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale — blossom into a full band for “All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn’t Do.” The new album is out Friday.
Long Beach’s Dustin Lovelis talks about “Sensual Harassment,” the new compilation saluting lo-fi pioneer and DIY hero R. Stevie Moore. The album is out July 6 on Porch Party Records.
Jacob Dillan Summers — aka Avid Dancer — talks about the inspiration behind and the making of his sophomore album “Sharaya.” File under: Love songs from a bathroom in Beachwood Canyon.
