Singer-songwriter-psychic explorer Angel Deradoorian has alighted in Los Angeles, bringing with her a resumé that includes stints in Dirty Projectors and Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, as well as collaborations with the likes of Flying Lotus, Björk and Vampire Weekend. In seemingly ancient times (2009), Deradoorian released a solo EP, but it’s nothing like her forthcoming […]
L.A.’s Wolf Prize make spare, spooky art-pop with plenty of space for singer Tori Roggeman to curl, massage, prune or inflate every phrase for maximum impact. The trio, which debuted in 2014 with an EP titled “Glomung,” got together when Roggeman, guitarist Marisa DeMeglio (WORDS, Cardoo) and synth player/bassist Amber Elliot met when volunteering at […]
Spencer Petersen and Thomas Carroll are a long, long way from their Provo, Utah, home now, and having put their previous band Eyes Lips Eyes in their rear-view mirror, they’re making insurgent art-punk as Sego. They announced Thursday that a new EP, “Long Long Way From the Fringe,” would be out Sept. 11 on Dine […]
Only a month after Gardens & Villa debuted “Fixations” — the trippy lead single from their forthcoming third album “Music for Dogs” — the band unveiled the video for the song. And at the risk of playing right into the hands of the Gardens & Villa marketing onslaught for that forthcoming third album, we feel compelled to […]
Transplanted Floridians Chris Hess and Adam Winn wear their new Southern California environs well — building on the shapes and sounds of their “Feel” EP (which got a deserved deluxe release last year), their music as SWIMM captures L.A.’s intoxicating vibe while obsessing over its illusory image as the Land Where Dreams Come True. “On the […]
A little gentle stalking goes a long way in Ducktails’ friendly music video for “Surreal Exposure.” Matt Mondanile creeps around a Far Rockaway, Queens, home with recording devices and binoculars while musician Mac DeMarco strums a guitar inside, until Mondanile gathers the courage to knock on the door. What ensues is a comically awkward exchange […]
Sounding lovelorn and world-weary as ever, the new single from L.A. roots-rocker Patrick Duniven (dba Duniven) is titled “My Mayra,” the subject of which inspires the kind of obsession that makes many a dude anguish over his drinks. In the video, Duniven gets high with a little help from his friends — several of whom […]
Brandon Curtis was part of the critically adored trio Secret Machines, along with his late brother Benjamin (School of Seven Bells) and Josh Garza, who now drums with EFG. Since Secret Machines’ three-album run from 2004 to ’08, he has been a producer and a touring member of Interpol, as well as contributing to the […]
Fun fact: Lionel “Vinyl” Williams is the grandson of John Williams, who scored music for flicks such as “E.T.,” “Star Wars,” “Superman,” “Home Alone,” “Jurassic Park,” “Indiana Jones” and “Jaws.” This in no way prepares your ears for Vinyl Williams, aside from lending credibility to his musical genealogy. The young, curly-haired artist/musician is about to […]
Memo to friends who host those fun ’80s club nights: Mix in a few jams from the new album by aptly named synth-pop artist the New Division and see if any of your patrons notice. The band, the vehicle for the songwriting and production of Riverside’s John Glenn Kunkel, makes synth-pop largely faithful to the […]
