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Download: La Santa Cecilia, ‘Monedita’

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Anybody who witnessed the set by La Santa Cecilia at the Silver Lake Jubilee last May knew it was only a matter of time: The charismatic, Latin-fusion quartet of Marisoul, Alex Bendaña, Pepe Carlos and Miguel “Oso” Ramirez was destined for big things. With last week’s release of their major-label debut “Treinta Dias,” La Santa […]

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Video: Deap Vally, ‘Baby I Call Hell’

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No sooner had L.A.-based duo Deap Vally spent a little time back home – their debut EP “Get Deap” came out in early April and they rocked afternoon sets at Coachella’s dual weekends – than their music resurfaced in the U.K. to soak up some more of the Brit love that has made them fast […]

Ears Wide Open: Bets

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The breezy indie-pop on the debut EP by Bets casts the singer as a wide-eyed and sharply observant narrator of matters of the heart, and when there’s a view as in “Rooftop Lover,” beyond. Her voice is a delicate but expressive instrument, recalling Inara George, and the EP – which came out in January and […]

Premiere: yOya, ‘I’ll Be the Fire’

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yOya, the L.A. duo comprised of Alex Pfender and Noah Dietterich that concocts songs boasting sweet soaring harmonies and stimulating electro-pop beats, has left us smitten again with the latest single off their forthcoming EP “Go North.” Following up last year’s “Nothing to Die” album, songs like “I’ll Be the Fire” showcase the duo’s feel-good […]

Levitt 2024

Video: Pyyramids, ‘Paper Doll’

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Not unlike its title, Pyyramids’ debut album “Brightest Darkest Day” ducks from the shadows to the light and back to the shadows again, seemingly from song to song. The mix of gritty guitars, slippery effects and cool electro is the handiwork of OK Go’s Tim Nordwind and singer Drea Smith (ex-He Say/She Say), who shows […]

Video: The Picture and the Frame, ‘Okay’

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Ready for a cool dip in the pool? The Picture and the Frame has you covered in their new video for the single “Okay” [which we fell for back in December]. On their new album “Reverb and Gin” (why is it we love that title?), the L.A. trio of singer-bassist Rose Shawhan, guitarist Rickett Baker […]

Ears Wide Open: Holy Folk

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There a lot of cooks in Holy Folk’s kitchen – the collaboration features songwriters Keith Waggoner, Josh Caldwell, Ryan George and Jonathan Hylander (in no particular order, Les Blanks, the Voyeurs, Amateurs and Honey Loving Cells), who between them have probably done enough L.A. club gigs got earn some sort of accreditation. Begun as the side […]

Levitt 2024

Video: Lady Lazarus, ‘Gleam’

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Melissa Ann Sweat makes small things seem like big things. As Lady Lazarus, the poet-artist-musician deals in minimalist compositions that seem like folk tunes afloat in a slow-moving current – music that, like the new video for “Gleam,” seems to suggest a certain detachment from a world that’s moving too fast. It’s a relatable sentiment, […]

Stream: Rainbow Jackson, ‘Flamingo Starr’

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Rainbow Jackson’s “Rippin’ Off the Rails” EP, released last year, announced the L.A. quartet as happy, hair-flyin’ purveyors of hooks – not quite consciously messy enough for the local surf-garage-punk scene but too scuzzy to fit in with L.A.’s next-wave hard rockers. Named in homage to Bo Jackson (“the greatest American athlete to ever play […]

Download: The Blank Tapes, ‘Holy Roller’

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Particularly loving California today? Then you’ll have to make sure you crank up the Blank Tapes‘ latest single “Holy Roller.” Matt Adams, the brainchild behind the psychedelic trio (which includes Pearl Charles and D.A. Humphrey) continues to dispense sunny ’60s vibes, and this track suggests the days of touring the country in VW vans with peace […]

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