L.A. electro-pop duo Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey, aka Uh Huh Her, returns with a follow-up to their debut album “Common Reaction,” and based on their new official lead single the new record is worth the three-year long wait. Although we previously got a taste of the album with “Black and Blue,” the new track […]
The combination of pop sensibility and heavy rock have yielded some timeless songs. However, it’s a vague formula, which is why only some bands have discovered the right balance. For a fairly new band in the scene, L.A. trio Monstro Flora has managed to release a debut EP titled “Between the Stars” which successfully pairs […]
Gotye may not be a familiar name in the States yet but the Australian multi-instrumental musician and songwriter has been nominated for seven ARIA awards just for his latest record “Making Mirrors” alone, and has even knocked Adele off the charts this summer. Wouter “Wally” De Backer, who performs under the moniker Gotye, has always […]
There is a good chance that upcoming L.A. band Tashaki Miyaki will become touring buddies with Best Coast or Cults in the future based on their ’60s girl-group melodies and sweet vocals. Perhaps it’s already in the works without any of our knowledge, because there is still so much mystery that envelopes this media-less group. […]
Although there are many musicians who think their bedroom is as good as a studio these days, music that is initially arranged on a personal computer doesn’t necessarily lack depth. Australia’s Guineafowl has set out to destroy this common assumption of laptop shallowness through his band’s debut EP “Hello Anxiety” out now on Dangerbird Records. […]
Wild Beasts‘ third studio album “Smother” shimmers and bounces from every angle of light as Hayden Thorpe’s countertenor dips and glides in heavy yet powerfully cathartic arrangements. As they get prepare to release their new single, “Reach a Bit Further,” which will be pressed on Nov. 14 on limited edition vinyl, they offer one of […]
L.A.’s quintet Son Ark may only have a handful of live demos online, but one listen to “Going to the Woods” will reel in anyone who appreciates roots rock with a slight twist of blues. Vocalist Robin Harris sings his story as good as any jazz singer, and it makes sense since Son Ark started […]
[Some tunes from a few artists we haven’t heard from in a while…] Fun., “We Are Young ft. Janelle Monae” ”“ Nate Ruess (formerly of the Format) and his band fun. returns with a new single off their follow-up to “Aim and Ignite.” The song features R&B singer Janelle Monae, who they are currently supporting […]
Swahili Blonde‘s music isn’t for the folk who mind structure and accessible melody. The dub and no wave eight-piece supergroup featuring members of Dante Vs. Zombies, the Like, Raw Geronimo, WEAVE! and Devo have always swayed to sideways time signatures. However, “Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink” (out Nov. 15 on Nicole Turley and John Frusciante’s label […]
“She drives cause there’s a lot of road,” Brooklyn-based songwriter-composer Gabriel Kahane sings to the city of his birth in “LA,” one of the most arresting, and most straightforward, moments on his new album “Where Are the Arms.” The 30-year-old son of pianist and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conductor Jeffrey Kahane takes a wistful and […]
