As previously announced, Nika Roza Danilova – aka Zola Jesus – is preparing the release for her forthcoming album “Versions,” an album of 10 Zola Jesus originals reinterpreted by orchestral arrangements by JG Thirlwell (Foetus). And before any of her fans could pout because of the lack of more original songs, Danilova made sure to include […]
Yacht rock fans, there’s a new guy in town and his name is Rai Thistlethwayte – aka Sun Rai. Thistlethwayte may already be known to some for his success as the frontman and songwriter for Sydney, Australia-based pop rock band Thirsty Merc (they’ve been nominated for numerous ARIA Awards), but the easy-going ’70s AM era sound of […]
Singer-songwriter Lissie Maurus, whom fans have come to embrace as Lissie, hails from the mythological home of the Blues Brothers, Rock Island, Ill. – which makes her probably the only resident of Ojai who can name all the Quad Cities.* Lissie’s 2010 debut “Catching a Tiger” was notable for what it wasn’t – overdone. Her […]
We’ve already noted how close to Mazzy Star this song veers, but on a toasty, stickier-than-that-milkshake-I-spilled-last-week Labor Day, sharing the video for Boardwalk’s “I’m to Blame” seems appropriate. The L.A.-based duo of Mike Edge and Amber Quintero have an album coming in October on Stones Throw Records (of all places), and if there’s more slo-mo […]
Emily Gold‘s “Running Back To You” explores a well-worn theme for romantic singer-songwriters, but that shouldn’t deter a listener from enjoying the arching folk melodies she writes to accompany her dulcet vocals. Her talents also prove that the apple doesn’t fall from the tree. Gold comes from impressive lineage including: her late father Andrew Gold […]
With only a few singles floating around within the last year, Wildcat! Wildcat! fans have had to put those songs on repeat. That is, until now. The L.A.-based electro-soul trio announces the release of their self-titled debut EP along with a brand new song titled “Garden Grays.” “It’s all on the table,” they sing with […]
It’s a marriage made in pop heaven. The debut album from L.A.-based quartet Dream Boys conjoins the woozy wonder of West Coast psych-pop with the jangling innocence of the British indie movement – a ’60s-meets-’80s-meets-now formula that will leave guitar purists a bit giddy, if not scrambling to dig out all those C86 compilations. The […]
For all the mussing and fussing that transpired before the Growlers finally released their new album “Hung at Heart” in January, the SoCal quintet is wasting no time with a follow-up. Their “Gilded Pleasures” EP will be out Nov. 12 (on Everloving Records); it’s a nine-song affair recorded in Topanga Canyon in two weeks. The […]
With bands everywhere ripping pages out the ’60s, Jesus Sons sound as if they could write a whole chapter. The L.A.-based quintet of Brandon Wurtz (ex-Spyrals), Shannon Dean, Bert Hoover, Chance Welton and Erik Lake makes psych-rock with a a garagey flavor and an Americana aftertaste. Jesus Sons are the latest addition to the roster […]
Mind the Gap says “I need a Hero” in their new single, but it’s not a sample nor an interpolation of Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out For a Hero.” Instead, “Hero” is a pulsating electro-pop tune for today’s generation constantly yearning for a solid beat, a sparkling synth riff and a go-to chorus. Lead vocalist Greg […]
