Bhavana Reddy’s debut EP is titled “Tangled in Emotions,” and its sonic roots are a tangle too, of her Indian heritage and contemporary pop artists such as Fiona Apple and Kimbra. The daughter of renowned Kuchipudi dancers Drs. Raja and Radha Reddy and a dancer herself, Bhavana derives her melodies from the ragas of Indian […]
If you have caught any one of the numerous live performances in the past eight months, you are already aware of the resplendent spectacle that is Fever the Ghost. The quartet of Casper Indrizzo, Bobby Victor, Nicolas Overhauser and Mason Rothschild [one of our Bands to Watch 2014] mete out a mind-altering psychedelic rubdown, fusing […]
Liphemra certainly knows how to make an impression. The new musical vehicle for singer-songwriter-drummer Liv Marsico, who dazzled at the new year kickoff FOMO show, today revealed the first song from a DIY mixtape that’s due in February. “Bloodwork” offers a maze of glitchy rhythms and Marsico’s jazz-inflected vocals – a trip-hop/hip-hop/trippier-hop concoction that features […]
With synth-pop sounding this glamorous, it’s no surprise that one of the stars in Mirror Talk‘s video for “Don’t” fabulously resembles David Bowie. Lip-synching in sparkling pant-suits right after fighting with a drunk is one of the many party scenes in this Ryan Aylsworth-directed video. There’s hope, loss and probably a lot of drugs in this […]
What happens when you combine psych-rock, shoegaze and lo-fi? Well, you get noisy experimentation, but more importantly, you get Wax Children. The Covina-bred quartet mixes fuzzy ’90s rock guitars and ’70s-styled reverb, fashioning rough-edged rockers that are somewhere between trippy and time travel. The band, formerly known as Django’s Tiger, started when singer Mr. Wall, […]
“Bright Lights” is the name of the song, but as rendered by the singer-songwriter going by the name Bedouine, those lights are viewed from a distance, shimmering on the horizon, perhaps as foreboding as they are alluring. The dreamy slice of sonic wanderlust comes courtesy of L.A.-based Azniv Korkejian, whose multi-cultural background informs the “Bedouine” […]
It was pretty hard to deny Real Estate‘s 2011 album, so when they announce a follow-up two years later it’s difficult to not want to go back and spin the breezy “Days.” The only thing is, their new single “Talking Backwards” from their third album “Atlas” will trump any urge to spin old songs. Rich, soft […]
Of all the ’80s-inspired electro-pop acolytes clamoring for applause right now, L.A. quartet Parade of Lights is going to land at least one gold medal. The latest single from Ryan Daly, Anthony Improgo, Michelle Ashley and Randy Schulte is “Golden,” an exuberant anthem that you are likely to hear in the NBC promotional campaign for […]
If you like your pop with a dramatic beat drop, some dark undertones and a smoky vocalist, then Shilo Gold may be the next local act you’ll be requesting on the radio. Shilo Gold is the moniker for vocalist Shayna Goldstein, who has teamed up with Los Angeles producer and guitarist TJ Routon. Together, they’ve […]
It wasn’t that long ago that Pangea – now known as Together Pangea – was fairly indistinguishable from the other scrappy, well-meaning garage-rock contenders on the landscape. They could play, they had attitude, they could work you into a lather. Their new album “Badillac” rises above (at times very far above) what songwriter William Keegan […]
