Feeling heavy this morning? You’re not the only one. If you’d like to indulge in your emotions, Pr0files‘ debut single “Call Yourself a Lover” provides the perfectly moody soundtrack to your drama. Comprised of members Danny Sternbaum and long-time friend Lauren Pardini, the electronic duo’s got one hell of a hand on atmospherics. It’s not […]
The debut album from Brooklyn-based San Fermin brims with compositional sophistication and emotional rawness. Taking its name from the festival in Pamplona known for the Running of the Bulls, San Fermin evokes the baroque stylings of Magnetic Fields (the National and Sufjan Stevens have also been mentioned) in a genre-hopping manner that moves between chamber […]
Since the release of their “Be Free” album, neo-soul trio Moonchild has been on a roll. They’ve been the hottest commodity for any bill of soul music – they recently opened for Jose James and Alice Russell – and there’s little to doubt that they won’t be selling out headlining shows on their own soon. […]
Jonathan, meet Jonathan. And Jonathan, meet Jonathan. Two Los Angeles favorites collide on “Only Love,” a song from the mind and studio of Jonathan Haskell, whose Seven Saturdays took a big leap from its roots in ambient music in May, releasing an evocative self-titled album packed with guest vocalists and dreamy, haunting effects. Rain Phoenix […]
Welsh singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon returns with the new album “Mug Museum” Nov. 12 via Turnstile, and if you haven’t heard the lead single “I Think I Knew,” a heartbreaking song in collaboration with Perfume Genius, “Are You With Me Now?” will entice. With her delicate accent and phrasing, the new charming single will prompt […]
It was a strange confluence of events: On Tuesday, L.A. quartet PAPA released its ballyhooed debut album “Tender Madness” to some (well-deserved) fanfare. That same day – via the same label, Loma Vista – brought the release of the debut EP by the singer-songwriter who playfully modeled for the cover of PAPA’s first release, “A […]
Night Terrors of 1927 immediately went to the head of the electro-pop class last fall, when the then-mysterious band released an achingly sweet little number “Watch the World Go Dark” and then watched while the world went crazy. Turned out the band was the songwriting collaboration of two fellows with long resumés – Jarrod Gorbel […]
Electro-pop quartet Miami Horror has had a good three years touring in support of their debut “Illumination.” Guests on their dance-happy singles included Kimbra and Alan Palomo of Neon Indian, and they found themselves opening for acts such as Phoenix, Simian Mobile Disco, Friendly Fires. The Australian collective recently relocated to Los Angeles, but they’re […]
Director Jonathan Turner’s video for the song “Design” could hardly have been more exemplary of “Interiors,” the second album Cameron Mesirow has made as Glasser. “Interiors,” out this week via True Panther, is all clean lines and smooth surfaces; even with Mesirow’s airy voice flitting atop the playful electronics she co-created with producer Von Rivers […]
Brooklyn quartet the Men are known for their brash behavior and rowdy performances on stage, but their repertoire is still impossible to pin down. Their latest album, “New Moon” was an unexpected follow-up to 2012’s raucous “Open Your Heart,” and the Men take their country roots even further on their “Campfire Songs” EP. Written around […]
