Ears Wide Open: No Swoon
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LA-via-Brooklyn dream-pop duo No Swoon are are exactly where they want to be on their latest single “Wait To See.” It’s the third taste of their sophomore album, “Take Your Time,” out April 8.
Ears Wide Open: Blond in Car
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Following her debut album that came out last year, L.A. native Blond in Car continues to captivate with smart, understated pop songs. “Want to Wish You Well” and “I’m Just Slow” are new in 2022.
Stream: BOYO, ‘Special’
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BOYO gets funky on his sixth full-length, “Echoes Like Memories,” which comes out this Friday. It’s an album he hurriedly recorded after fighting some dark times during the pandemic.
Ears Wide Open: Woolfy
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Ojai-based musician and producer Woolfy, whose music has spanned the dance and indie-pop genres, pays tribute to David Bowie in “When We Were Kings,” one of two soul-stirring bedroom folk tunes that came out last month.
Stream: New singles from Cannons, the Regrettes and Wallows
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Here’s a trio of pop singles from artists who have new albums arriving in the next month: Cannons, the Regrettes and Wallows.
Stream: Katzù Oso, ‘Don’t Ask Why’
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Katzù Oso is back with a new single, “Don’t Ask Why,” a lovelorn number about the moment a crush turns into a crash. His ’70s- and ’80s-influenced soft rock makes for a soft landing.
Ears Wide Open: Sister Void
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Sister Void, the musical venture of visual artist Lindsey Nico Mann, has released four singles. The latest, “Blink,” was made with Marshall Gallagher and Anthony Salazar of Teenage Wrist.
Ears Wide Open: Le Pain
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Three singles in, L.A.-based indie-pop quartet Le Pain are finding a winning formula, with dreamy melodies and retro flourishes. Check out the new song “Is That How You Want Me to Feel?” and catch their opening set March 13 at the Echo.
Stream: New singles from Palms Station, the Birthdays and the Linda Lindas
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Singles roundup: Check out the latest from Palms Station (feat. Torii Wolf), the Birthdays and the Linda Lindas.
Video: Kevin Morby, ‘This Is a Photograph’
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Kevin Morby’s seventh album, “This Is a Photograph,” arrives in May. The title track contemplates mortality and “what I’ll miss about being alive.”
