Stream: Wildcat! Wildcat!, ‘Straight to the Top’
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Now a duo, indie-poppers Wildcat! Wildcat! return with their first new music since 2014. “Straight to the Top” is as infectious as their past singles.
Stream: Trickster Guru, ‘Ghosts in the Night’
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The second two-song installment from singer-songwriter Christopher Caplan finds him confronting some demons, and the end.
Stream: Dzang, ‘Selling’
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The song is from the movie “Naz & Maalik,” which was scored by L.A. native Adam Gunther, now doing explorations in experimental music under the name Dzang.
Stream: DTCV, ‘Bourgeois Pop’
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DTCV’s new album is in French, and en route via Xemu and Lolipop Records. File under: “Françoise Hardy fronting Buzzcocks.”
Stream: Audacity, ‘Dirty Boy’
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Fullerton quartet Audacity, ever the hyper bunch, release their fourth album, “Hyper Vessels,” on April 1 via Suicide Squeeze Records.
Ears Wide Open: Silver Snakes
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Post-hardcore meets industrial on L.A. quartet Silver Snakes’ “Saboteur,” due Feb. 5. They have two more Mondays at the Silverlake Lounge before touring with Coheed & Cambria.
Stream: Bishop, ‘River’
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Handclaps (and applause), please. The second single from young singer Bishop is a gospel stomp that’s only a church choir away from heaven.
Premiere: Brian Whelan, ‘Go Dancing’
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Singer-songwriter-guitarist Brian Whelan’s long-awaited sophomore album, “Sugarland,” will be out March 25. But does he have any dance moves?
Stream: L.A. Witch, ‘Drive Your Car’
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The new L.A. Witch song tells a hell-bent story with very few words. Instead the mighty trio lets the music do the talking. “Drive Your Car” is on a 7-inch coming out Feb. 12 on Ruined Vibes/Black Mass Recordings.
Premiere: DAVIS, ‘Two Cents’ (acoustic)
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Davis Fetter has a new musical persona, DAVIS, and his bombastic single “Two Cents” has another personality too. Listen to the acoustic version side-by-side with the original.
