Stream: Fakers, ‘Gold Room’
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“Who knows, we just might do the residency and then break up,” a member of Fakers told me after a June show. Whether he was joking is anyone’s guess.
Stream: Big Talk, ‘I’ve Been Sentimental Lately’
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Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., is known as the big-smiling, hard-hitting drummer for the Killers, but when he looks at his reflection in all those platinum records he sees a classic rock guy.
Video premiere: Kid Cadaver, ‘New Friends’
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Kid Cadaver create the kind music that makes new friends almost immediately — infectious indie-pop with sticky choruses and a bright, wide-eyed outlook.
Stream: JR JR, ‘Gone’
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As they promised last week when they announced they had changed their name from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. to JR JR, Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott have unveiled the new song “Gone.”
Ears Wide Open: Joe Plummer
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Joe Plummer is a busy man. He drums for the Shins and Cold War Kids. Still, Plummer has found enough nooks and crannies in his schedule to create “Built in the Sun,” coming Aug. 7.
Video: Cold War Kids, ‘One Song at a Time’
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It’s hard to ignore Cold War Kids this past year, what with solo or side projects springing up like bunnies [see next post], the quintet touring like dervishes and our encountering their latest single on the radio in sometimes unexpected places.
Premiere: High Desert Fires, ‘Azrael’
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Informed by the classic, cosmic California sounds of the 1960s and ’70s, High Desert Fires have one of those Only-in-L.A. stories bred in the rustic terrain of Topanga Canyon.
Wilco releases surprise new album, ‘Star Wars,’ as a free download
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Wilco’s new album is titled “Star Wars” and there’s a cat on the cover and it’s been made available as a free download for a limited time.
Video: Tamaryn, ‘Cranekiss’
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In April, New Zealand-born, New York-based singer Tamaryn announced that her new album “Cranekiss” would be out Aug. 28.
Stream: Atlas Genius, ‘Stockholm’
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Australian brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery — who tickle ears and move feet as Atlas Genius — set up home base in Hollywood after enjoying success with their debut album, 2013’s “When It Was Now,” and its gold-selling single “Trojans.” They’ve now completed work on the follow-up album. “Inanimate Objects” will be out Aug. 28 via […]
