Bulletin from the most revivalesque of our Los Angeles crop of revivalists: Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, the nine- to 13-member collective who came on the radar late last year singing the praises of the original Fab Four (“MMLJ,” of course), return this week with their “Burn Brightly” EP. Produced Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids, Mando […]
We were still nursing our SXSW hangover last spring when Spirit Animal – the New York-based quartet fronted by L.A. ex-pat Steve Cooper – busted out this song-and-dance at the Satellite. It being Silver Lake, the crowd was slow to join in, but “The Black Jack White” probably has a bright future as a party […]
Some have seen Shaun Fleming as the drummer for Foxygen. Some may have seen his name in the credits of numerous Disney films and TV shows (“Tarzan,” “Kim Possible”). However, Fleming’s solo music is what will most likely earn him a gold star. Written during his brief stint as a New Yorker (after packing up […]
If your music collection if filled with jangly rock bands who favor pop sounds from the ’60s and ’70s, then UCLA-based quartet Owl Fly South may be a welcome addition. Braeden Henderson (Torches), Oliver Dobrian, Jake Stein and Baxter Bailey write with a garage-rock foundation, but the shifts in one single song range anywhere from […]
Longtime bearers of the California cosmic country torch, Beachwood Sparks resurfaced last year with the sparkling album “The Tarnished Gold” – the band’s first release since their original Sub Pop heyday from 2000 to ’02. It turns out there was some pre-heyday magic that is only now seeing the light of day. Shelved at the […]
It is somehow comforting to hear that, after all these years, Gabriel Hart still has issues. Not to wish duress on anybody, mind you, but Hart’s high-strung relationships with seemingly everything in his orbit make for such fun music. As the chief instigator in L.A. nine-piece Jail Weddings, Hart seems either on the verge of […]
If there’s a tune to soundtrack your last few hours of daydreaming at the office, this is where dreamy two-piece Boardwalk steps in. The duo comprised of Mike Edge and Amber Quintero releases yet another serene single titled “High Water,” with its ethereal guitar tones, brushing percussion and velvety-textured yet molasses-slow vocals. Its Alfredo Lopez-directed video doesn’t […]
In an attempt not to take everything so seriously – y’know, like our nation’s Texas Problem – we share this mockumentary from the comedy collective Jash. It dissects the Quebec-bred, L.A.-based indie-rock band Islands and their new album “Ski Mask,” which like much of the music on Islands’ four preceding albums is fun and quirky. […]
Some may recognize Matthew “Cornbread” Compton as one-half of Electric Guest. Some may know him as the drummer from Engine Down while others may know his work as a film composer. Whatever his name may be attached to, Compton has a great resumé so far. His latest project goes by the moniker Realities, a venture […]
ARMS’ 2011 album “Summer Skills” was one of our favorites that year for its ability to pull off intense mood swings in imaginative ways – primal rhythms, molten synth tones, bombastic but unpredictable guitars. It felt .. well, weighty, like all that agitation and banging were purposeful. After a break, main man Todd Goldstein (ex-Harlem Shakes) […]
