There is no doubt that Morgan Kibby’s powerful vocals and harmonies have created a signature sound for her solo work as White Sea. Although she may have stolen the spotlight at numerous M83 shows (of which she is a co-writing member), her own material doesn’t shy away from growing to more bombastic levels – musically […]
If you thought Yuna‘s tunes were smooth when she worked with Pharrell, then her latest single “Falling” from her latest album “Nocturnal” should be up there with your new favorite summery songs considering it was produced by Robin Hannibal (one-half of Rhye and Quadron). With her butter-smooth vocals floating above the light disco beats, it’s […]
Nico Vega was pumping new life into the notion of the power trio long before there were blues revivalists on every street corner. It was 2006 or so when the dual shredding of Aja Volkman (with her Joplinesque vocals) and Rich Koehler (with his guitar) first jolted L.A. audiences, with (then) up-and-coming actor Mikey Pena […]
Run to the light, they’re going to eat us! No, run away from the light, they’re going to eat us there too! And there you have the video for “Cannibal,” the new single from Silversun Pickups. Except, of course, for the part where the L.A. quartet is stationed on a concrete slab jamming the song, […]
Folk-pop duo DA & the Jones cultivates the she-and-him intimacy of conversations that could take place long-distance on the telephone or across the pillow. Their full-length debut “Sirens” (out March 4) was produced by Mocky (Feist, Jamie Lidell) is the work of collaborators Daniel Ahearn and Mindy Jones, familiar for as solo artists and, recently, […]
Anyone up for a road trip? There’s something about a drive out to the desert shot in sepia tones that will always make a trip seem enticing no matter how rooted you are in the city. The Carey Quinton Haider-directed clip for Jesus Sons‘ track “All These Furs” follows the L.A. quintet out to Salvation Mountain, […]
Coachella-bound indie heroes the Afghan Whigs certainly look as if they’re ready for the desert in the video for the new song “Algiers.” which was directed by Philip Harder and filmed in Agua Dulce near the Santa Clarita Valley. The tune is the first we’re hearing of the material on “Do to the Beast,” the […]
You may have had enough of Avicii’s smash hit “Wake Me Up,” which Aloe Blacc co-wrote and performed vocals on, but you can always go back to Blacc’s own hits like “I Need a Dollar” if you want to get away from mainstream radio. The soul singer has been making music with his own and […]
The indie-rock of Moke Hill is the stuff of starry skies and wide-open spaces, the product of two Detroit natives having realized some semblance of a California dream. The pair, Ben Berry and Drew Phillips, named their project after the California gold country enclave and recorded their EP in Laurel Canyon with Dash Hutton (Haim’s […]
James Supercave appeared on the landscape in 2012, the band briefly known as Masxs unveiling some rough-hewn demos and playing exhilarating live shows that immediately put their music in a league of its own. Not so fast with the next-big-thing accolades, though: The quintet of singer-guitarist Joaquin Pastor, abetted by Patrick Logothetti, Andrés Villalobos, Jaysun […]
