Ears Wide Open: Talk Time
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L.A. quintet Talk Time debuts with the shimmering single “Year of Self,” the first song from a five-track EP coming this summer. Pick your own vista, and make it pretty.
Ears Wide Open: Water Slice
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Portland expatriate Patrick Phillips will release his debut EP as Water Slice in August. His latest single is a reminder to dig deep.
Premiere: Roscoe & Etta, ‘Broken Headlights’
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Roscoe & Etta — the new collaboration between Maia Sharp and Anna Schulze that they named for their “cranky old guitars” — release their debut album in September.
Premiere: Ed Vallance, ’10:45′
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London-born, L.A.-based Ed Vallance’s new album “Midair,” his first release since 2012, is out Friday. On his new single, he’s aboard the “10:45” to somewhere.
Ears Wide Open: Rebecca Schiffman
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Rebecca Schiffman offers up advice in this gently philosophical song for not freaking out about life.
Stream: Gold Star, ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Half the Time’
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Gold Star’s third album, “Uppers & Downers,” comes out in September. It’s not about drugs, but you might want to pop a little of it.
Stream: Kid Bloom, ‘Parents House’
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A new single from Kid Bloom about coming over for kisses when mom and dad aren’t home.
Ears Wide Open: Massage
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The L.A. band Massage really likes Australian guitar pop. They also enjoy eating French fries. And their album is coming in July.
Ears Wide Open: San Cha
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San Cha fights her demons and tells a story of rebirth through ranchera music on her debut EP, “Capricho Del Diablo.”
Premiere: WILD, ‘Here We Go’
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WILD take the plunge in their first single of 2018, “Here We Go,” a feverishly enthusiastic cry for getting out of your comfort zone. The L.A. trio has a full album in the works.
