Bad Suns earned a lot of well-deserved buzz for their first single “Cardiac Arrest,” a sophisticated mid-tempo rocker that belied the band’s youth. In November, the valley-bred foursome of singer Christo Bowman, bassist Gavin Bennett, guitarist Ray Libby and drummer Miles Kottak signed with Vagrant, which will release their debut EP “Transpose” on Jan. 21. […]
7 Days of Funk, the collaboration of Dam-Funk and newly christened Snoopzilla, released their debut self-titled album today via Stones Throw Records, and mark the occasion with a new video for their song “Hit Da Pavement.” Following the “to be continued…” first video for the track “Faden Away,” we pick up the adventures of Dam […]
As the principal songwriter for three albums and an EP by Rooney, Robert Schwartzman penned unfailingly hooky power-pop tunes. So it stands to reason that his new venture into electro-pop would have the same quality. Working under the name Starsystem, Schwartzman in October released the EP “Pleasure District,” a six-song foray into the happier corners […]
A heaping helping of the Beatles, a fervent blast of Nirvana and a salute to the Velvet Underground:
The new L.A. quintet Owenstone is the vision of singer-guitarist Nathan Owen, whose crooning vocals and theatricality are the calling cards of the band’s straight-ahead rock. Owen – joined by guitarist-keyboardist Anthony Marks, bassist Erik Halsey, multi-purpose player Adriano Martin and drummer Gerry Doot – has been recording with producer Mick Smiley (he of the […]
Bootie LA fanatics may recognize Jason Arnold as ShyBoy, the resident DJ and vocal mashup artist, but they may be surprised by Arnold’s ability to go beyond Top 40 hits and electronic riffs. As ShyBoy, the musician who just released his debut “Water on Mars,” Arnold taps into his musical side that enjoys Nick Drake […]
If you close your eyes and forget for a moment that this is the Internet, you can almost imagine the new Warpaint song “Biggy” taking shape in a cloud of who-knows-what in Joshua Tree. The L.A. quartet’s desert vision has everything except an alien landing – fever-dream vocals, a mysterious synth line and a simple […]
The new trio going by the name Levels (not to be confused with the Seattle outfit or the NYC guys going by the same name) is the latest in a flannel jacket full of L.A. bands partying like it’s 1996. The band – singer-guitar Cody Wilson along with bassist/keyboardist Roxor Evensen and drummer Mikey Rollingchild […]
The Entrance Band – guitarist Guy Blakeslee, bassist Paz Lenchantin and drummer Derek James – has returned from what the trio has admitted was a dark place, “a long tunnel of addiction, anxiety, sorrow and sadness,” they told Consequence of Sound. Their first album in four years, “Face the Sun,” harbors none of the stoner-rock muddle […]
For Dexy Valentine, her new album as Bonfire Beach is not moonlighting; it’s more of taking care of unfinished business. Fronting the dream-pop outfit Magic Wands, Valentine plays an engaging romantic space queen. Now, along with some friends including bassist Bryan Nope, she’s revisited some music she conceived in her early days in Los Angeles […]
