Sometimes it’s difficult to find peace in a fast-paced city like Los Angeles where everyone is back to grind every morning. Everyone is going somewhere to become something and that doesn’t leave much time for peace and quiet. There are some who take the time to meditate, but for others who are constantly on the […]
The last two years have produced hundreds of alt-R&B acts; anyone who attended SXSW this year can attest to that. Recently R&B has often been shrouded in brooding textures to heighten those sensual elements to something that is more chic or even dangerous. Take a record by either Banks or The Weeknd for a spin […]
Scottish-art-school-kids-turned-London-synth-psych-rock quartet Django Django have released another track from their forthcoming full-length “Born Under Saturn†out May 5th via Ribbon Music. The song entitled “Reflections†is a good example of Django Django’s knack for genre-blending. With an old russian drum machine, they created a four on the floor rhythm that eventually turns into a more […]
Broncho has definitely been keeping busy since September’s release of “Just Enough Hip To Be Woman,” but just because they’re on the road doesn’t mean we don’t get new music from the Norman, Okla.,-based trio. To coincide with SXSW and their North American tour, they’ve shared a new single titled “NC-17,” a grungy, garage track […]
Following the departure of Death Cab For Cutie‘s founding member Chris Walla in August, the band will release their eighth studio album entitled “Kintsugi†March 31st via Atlantic. “Kintsugi” is a Japanese philosophy of making the repair of broken ceramic objects a visual part of their history, rather than trying to disguise the breakage. This sentiment […]
L.A. favorites Avid Dancer have emerged with a new music video for their song “All Your Words Are Gone” from their upcoming debut “1st Bath,” due April 14 via Grand Jury Records. Marine line drummer-turned-guitar-wielding-frontman Jacob Dillan Summers is the calming face of the video full of soothing pastel colors, paper shapes and a collection […]
Lady Low’s “romance rock” is where strings and heartstrings collide, the L.A. retro-poppers’ early songs evoking the Spector sound, without the specter of irony. At the center of the fray is rock veteran Jimmy Sweet, who plays his husky baritone off singers Rachel Maxann (who also plays bass and synth), Eden Lee (who also drums), […]
The cinematic electro-rock of L.A.’s Of Verona first emerged in 2011, when Toronto-born singer Mandi Perkins began collaborating with producer/multi-instrumentalist Dillon Pace. The full-length they released in 2012, “The White Apple,” had legs — it got the deluxe edition treatment the following year and yielded singles such as “Castles,” “Match” and, most recently, “Dark in My […]
When L.A. quartet Dear Boy debuted their majestic “Hesitation Waltz” last August, it marked a major steppingstone for a band working to separate itself from the alt-rock masses. The sweeping, bittersweet anthem “is about the impossibility of reconnecting,” frontman Ben Grey says. “Before every fall, there is a moment that you take for granted. This […]
Consider this cover of Hall & Oates’ “Private Eyes” an example of band calisthenics. It’s the work of L.A. electro-pop band Youngblood Hawke, who, to their credit, take ownership of the 1981 hit rather than just ape it. The video, shot by Janell Shirtcliff and edited by singer-keyboardist Sam Martin, captures the stalker vibe of […]
