Ears Wide Open: Brainstory
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Brainstory, who kick off a residency in downtown L.A. on Tuesday night, soundtrack “A Natural Phantasm” with a mix of soul, psychedelia and jazz.
Ears Wide Open: Bad Wave
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The second single from the duo of Tucker Tota and Patrick Hart boasts a bouncy bass line and some vocal-effects gremlins hard at work.
Ears Wide Open: Ramonda Hammer
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Ramonda Hammer got firsties. The L.A. quartet released the first single of 2016 at one minute past midnight, and “Goddamn Idiot” is a rager.
2015: Five albums we should have told you about sooner
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There were plenty of L.A. releases we didn’t get to in 2015. Here are five we get to, belatedly: Check out music from Mike Coulter, Great Northern, Edith Crash, Atomic Tom and Rami Dearest.
Ears Wide Open: Transviolet
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Led by singer Sarah McTaggart, L.A.-based electro-pop quartet Transviolet are riding a wave of online support for the debut EP, led by the single “Girls Your Age.”
Premiere: Haunted Summer, ‘Dawn of the Red’
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The dreamy new single, ornately orchestrated, is from the Los Angeles duo’s forthcoming full-length, “Spirit Guides.”
2015: Buzz Bands LA’s Favorite L.A. EPs of the Year
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Much of the music that made its way to Buzz Bands LA this year came in the form of EPs and mixtapes — which, owing to their nature, make it difficult to come up with a big favorites list. Hey, we tried.
Stream: Cellars, ‘Nighttime Girl’
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Cellars shares the first single from her new Ariel Pink-produced album, “Phases.” It’s all about being a “nocturnal woman in a daytime world.”
Stream: Autolux, ‘Change My Head’
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The L.A. art-rock trio’s new single appears on Danger Mouse’s “30th Century Records Compilation, Vol. 1,” released today. Autolux’s third album is set for a spring release.
Stream: Alina Bea, ‘Everything Is Right’
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Formerly of the band Body Parts, Alina Cutrono makes her solo debut as Alina Bea with pop songs about breaking up, being sad and getting over it.
