It’s been a long wait for Lissy Trullie’s full-length debut. Her EP “Self-Taught Learner” was released just in time for her to be grouped in to the batch of notable females linked to fashion such as Little Boots, Ladyhawke and La Roux’s Elly Jackson in 2009. But unlike the other three, Trullie will be the […]
L.A.’s Family of the Year never seemed comfortable with staying inside the lines that separated the genres of folk, pop and electronica. But within that rebellious songwriting, hooks have never been a problem for the band whether they came forward with raw, harmony-laden ballads such as “Summer Girl” or explored Euro-disco soundscapes with jams such […]
There is no doubt that Sabrosa Purr is one of the most-shredding rock bands around L.A., but it’s interesting to see its members try new sound palettes and continue exploring. In addition to Mahsa Zargaran’s project Omniflux, fellow band members Angie Mattson and Jeff Mendel have also been making music together as In the Valley […]
WIM did not fail to impress us when they were one of the many bands to represent Australia last month during Culture Collide, and we’re glad the invasion of Oz bands hasn’t stopped since then. Returning to L.A. with their dramatically lush orchestrations in support of their self-titled debut (out today via Modular Recordings), the […]
Seattle’s Motopony has a sound that refuses to be captured and boxed in one genre, and this stubbornness can be heard in the drastic change from their first single to their latest single, “Seer.” Whereas the lilting folk-pop serenade of “King of Diamonds” showcased Daniel Blue’s vocals in a vulnerable tone, “Seer” kicks it up […]
Sometimes you have to leave L.A. for greener pastures. Or, of course, for a girl and maybe some cheaper rent. Which is how Colin Ritchie – who until a year ago played for SoCal quintet the Idyllists – has found himself stationed in Iowa City, Iowa, home of the University of Iowa, 20-below-zero temperatures in […]
Hearing the new single from Cardinal takes me back to the 1990s and the early days of the Internet, when music geeks (ahem) trawled Prodigy newsgroups to find far-flung but like-minded friends and share new sounds. It was via a transatlantic mixtape – a handmade cassette – that I discovered a clamorous Australian psych-pop outfit […]
Races started innocently enough. Frontman Wade Ryff, who’d been playing in the Janks, was asked by a friend to do a set of solo material he had in the works. “I thought, ‘My dream band – who would it be?’” the singer-guitarist says. “So I got on the phone and called the people I wanted. […]
Archer Black is the sound of all hell breaking loose – references to wars, bombs, triggers, guns, bayonets and other manner of ordnance all surface amid the orchestral rock on the Los Angeles band’s debut album “Forgiveness Is a Weapon” (due Jan. 3). Frontman Dustin Morgan, the longtime bassist in L.A.’s moody shoegazers the Autumns, […]
A story in Friday’s L.A. Times chronicled how the cast of characters vying for the GOP presidential nomination are providing a multitude of fodder for TV comedians. Turns out they’ve inspired some musical satire too. Tim Heidecker of the musical duo Heidecker & Wood (and of the TV show “Tim and Eric: Awesome Show, Good […]
