Stream: Valley Queen, ‘Pavement’
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“Pavement” is the latest single from L.A. trio Valley’s Queen’s sophomore album, “Chord of Sympathy.” It’s out April 21.
Stream: SWIMM, ‘Talk to Me’
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SWIMM introduce their new album, “Best Comedown Ever,” with “Talk to Me,” an airy dance-pop number all dressed up for a spring fling. The album is coming in August.
Stream: Sego, ‘Tandang’
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“We’re cool, right? But what is cool?,” L.A. quartet Sego says in introducing their frenetic new single, “Tandang.” There’s an album (and a warehouse show) on the horizon.
Premiere: IRESS, ‘Ricochet’
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IRESS return with “Ricochet,” the first release since their 2020 full-length, “Flaw.” The L.A. quartet’s cathartic brew of metal, shoegaze and slowcore will be on display in May when they release a new EP via Dune Altar Records.
Stream: Gal Musette, ‘Plateau’
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Gal Musette fairly soars on her new single, “Plateau” — which, ironically, first came to the singer-songwriter when she was stuck in L.A. traffic.
Stream: Joey Dosik, ‘Beat the Same’
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Retro-soul man Joey Dosik returns with “Beat the Same,” the lead track on his forthcoming album, “The Nostalgiac,” arriving this summer.
Stream: The Active Set, ‘In Between Lovers’
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The Active Set return with just their second single since 2016. The new wave-inspired “In Between Lovers” oozes heartbreak and resignation.
Ears Wide Open: Sand Box
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New duo Sand Box — Kylie Hazzard and Cameron Black — make genre-fluid pop-rock. In their new single, “Porcelain Dolls,” Black’s sax chews up the scenery but isn’t necessarily the moral of the story.
Ears Wide Open: Joh Chase
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Swinging with optimism, the single “Lucky Penny” is singer-songwriter Joh Chase’s debut for Kill Rock Stars. It’s a winner.
Stream: New singles from Kid Bloom, Maraschino and Frankie Rose
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Singles roundup: In which we catch up with the various pop stylings of Kid Bloom, Maraschino and Frankie Rose.
