As Freedom Fry, Marie Seyrat and Bruce Driscoll have made a couple of EPs and a handful of singles of boy/girl indie-pop informed by the couple’s dual (but not dueling) sensibilities: she, a Parisian; he, a breadbasket Midwesterner. They can be buoyant and they can be melancholy, but Freedom Fry’s new single “Blackmailed” is a […]
L.A.-based Texan Jordan Richardson has a voracious appetite for everything – he drummed for multifarious indie-rockers Oliver Future when he first moved here eight or so years ago, then joined up with Ben Harper for three releases, including Harper’s Grammy-winning collaboration with veteran blues man Charlie Musselwhite, “Get Up!” Also a session drummer, Richardson struck […]
Hungry yet? English folk-rock and pop duo Slow Club may have a few suggestions for lunch. Although members Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson are currently back in the U.K. for a tour in support of their latest album “Complete Surrender,” they teamed up with directing duo Andrea Sisson & Pete Ohs to film at a handful […]
When is something “brand new” yet has north of 7 million plays on YouTube? When it’s the new single from Jutty Ranx, the L.A. trio who remain mystifyingly under the radar on their home turf but who’ve done quite well overseas. The band – charismatic frontman Justin Taylor along with Finnish production ace Jaakko Manninen and […]
Inglewood rapper Thurz, née Yannick Koffi, first came on the scene in 2011 with his first album, “L.A. Riot,” a politically charged project about the Rodney King beating and ensuing L.A. riots of 1992. Following his 2012 mixtape “517 W Queen Tape,” Thurz is back with a seven-track EP titled “Designer,” out this week via […]
“I was a bird in a cage,” Kathryn Barr confesses in her first single under the moniker Spelles, “… and now I sing from such great heights.” And in a most intoxicating manner. “Bird in Cage” is the first single from Spelles, having gained some traction when the song was used in “Pretty Little Liars.” […]
Some days you feel grounded, others you feel as if – to cop a line from one of our favorite travelers – you’re floating in space. Mirror Days’ new “Solstice” EP is for the latter; it’s the solo work of Michigan-bred songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Graham Harrington, who keeps his gaze toward the ground and his head in […]
Long Beach-based trio Tijuana Panthers have spent a good chunk of their year playing shows across the pond in support of their latest album “Wayne Interest.” They return to the States but only to go back out on the road for a slew of dates along the west coast with Mariachi El Bronx. To celebrate […]
Los Angeles native Tavian Lewis has been singing since he was 4 and writing since middle school, but has only paired the two recently with his new musical project, PhoenixBlood. Drawing inspiration from Lana Del Rey and Phantogram, Lewis’ lyrics are desolate and raw, opting to “write about the darker aspects of life that people […]
The Janks have been working classic rock fans into a lather for over five years now, having released two albums of blues-based jams that are comfort food for fans of 1970s Southern rockers and bands like the Black Crowes who followed. Like the latter, the Janks are fueled by the creative juices of brothers, Zachary […]
