After the success of their debut “Gorilla Manor” and massive tours with the Arcade Fire and the National, Silver Lake’s beloved indie rockers Local Natives return with a new song off of their forthcoming record “Hummingbird.” Now a quartet, after parting ways with former bassist Andy Hamm last year, the band forays into a new […]
Ambient electronic soul duo Rhye had anonymous members for a while, but at least one half of the band sounded familiar. The tender, immaculate vocals that carried their first single “Open” back in February offered classical-jazz undertones which is incorporated into much of Mike Milosh’s music. It turns out the Toronto electronic artist Milosh is […]
The first song from United Ghosts, last fall’s “Holes Into the Night,” bore only traces of Madchester edginess of singer-guitarist Axel Steuerwald’s great but lamentably overlooked work in Mere Mortals. Owing to the new collaboration with singer-bassist Sha Sabi, United Ghosts conjures up the specters of the dreamier shoegazers of that era. “Unhypnotized,” a delirious […]
Sonic texture seems to be Echoes de Luxe‘s thing, and it’s a good focus to have. The band’s tight ’70s rock sound first caught the ears of producer Pete Lyman (Mars Volta, Death Cab For Cutie) back in 2009, who went on to work with them on their 2010 EP “The Notremonde Demos.” Core members […]
With today’s physical release of their new album “System Preferences,” we get another solid nugget of music from Earlimart. Following up their last single “’97 Heart Attack” and their last live show for a while, Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray’s new single “Internet Summer” brims with a palpable energy. Driven by a young, fresh momentum, […]
Just in time to celebrate their self-titled EP (out today), members Ioanna Gika and Leopold Ross offer two brand new Benjamin Millepied-directed clips for “Eye Father” and “Stalemate,” two track off of their current full-length “Ministry of Love.” Millepied, choreographer of film “Black Swan” and husband to actress Natalie Portman, combines Japanese theater and urban […]
Fueled by their fascination with space shuttle Endeavour, Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson – better known as synth-pop duo Kisses – offer a track off of their forthcoming “Original Planets” EP. Although the song doesn’t actually feature any of those swoon-worthy boy-girl harmonies, the song still fills in all the moody sound pockets like past […]
Have we mentioned that it is our long-held opinion that Gram Rabbit is one of the most criminally overlooked bands ever to give us fever dreams? Oh, I guess we have, but not for a while. The Joshua Tree crazies (and we say that in the most adoring way possible) released their fifth full-length this […]
Echo Park quartet Spirit Vine delves into the darker corners of psych-rock, where songs cast shadows, if not spells, and there’s danger in every drone. They turned heads with two EPs – “Golden” in 2010 and “Blue Star” last year – and this week’s news is that the foursome of singer-keyboardist Jaquelinne Cingolani, guitarist Gabe […]
When we introduced Incan Abraham back in February 2011, the psych-pop quartet’s meticulous rhythms and tropical melodies were giving off vibes akin to Local Natives and Animal Collective. Their latest single “Springhouse” still boasts an experimental sun-kissed chorus, but the layers have thickened and vocals have flourished into darker, smoother tones since then. The new […]
