If we didn’t name drop William Cashion (Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (Double Dagger) you would likely pass over Peals as just another band you’ve never heard of. Like their revered bands, Peals is emotive and textured, harping on intimacy and the gentleness of electric guitar picks. The Baltimore-based duo tethered to Thrill Jockey (where […]
The “mystic pop” of L.A. quartet Figs Vision filters old soul and aching balladry through modern technology, creating synth-scapes that bend notes and percolate emotion. The new video for the song “Backwards” takes a similarly avant-garde tack, as a rotation of eight or so dancers give their bodies to the groove, often in unusual ways. […]
Your freaky, fabulous Friday: ‣ FKA twigs – so stunning back in August at the El Rey Theatre – does the first of two sold-out nights at the Regent Theater, with Boots supporting. Above, the clip for “Video Girl.” ‣ Seattle folk singer Noah Gundersen [see “Ledges”] visits the El Rey Theatre, with the Wild Reeds and […]
What? You’ve never danced alone in front of the jukebox before? I’m not sure we have anything to talk about. For those who have, here’s a new Arrica Rose song to inspire some solitary moves, although we’re not quite sure they’ll have the same intimacy in front of a YouTube video. “The Shallow End” comes […]
Although 20-year-old Londoner Ella Eyre isn’t a household name yet in the U.S., her massive online following might lead to you think it’s only a matter of time. With Adele is taking some well-deserved time off, there might be an opening for a new, powerful female voice in the modern soul-pop world, and on fierce […]
A super-sized Thursday night of shows: ‣ Cold War Kids play a hometown show at the Regent Theater behind their new album “Hold My Home,” with Avid Dancer supporting. ‣ Future Islands returns to L.A. one more time this year, playing a sold-out show at the Wiltern with Rose Quartz and Speak. ‣ U.K. pop […]
London duo Public Service Broadcasting wowed us at SXSW with their unique, sample-heavy dance music, which is synched to archival films and PSAs and spattered with synthesized vocals, guitar, banjo, keys and drums. It was one of those the-nerds-have-won moments – smart beyond gimmickry. In 2013, the duo, who go by the names J. Willgoose, […]
Since their first U.S. tour last March that saw them playing 300-capacity rooms, the 1975 have enjoyed a rise in popularity that can only be described as meteoric (they even opened for the Rolling Stones). Their relentless touring behind their year-old debut album has seen the Manchester band (Matt Healy, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald and […]
‣ British quartet The 1975 take on the Hollywood Palladium, supported by CRUISR and Young Rising Sons. ‣ Mississippi rockers the Weeks headline the Roxy Theatre, with Turbo Fruits and Sol Cat opening. Above, the video for the title track of their new EP, “Buttons.” ‣ L.A.-based Norwegian singer Mr. Little Jeans headlines the Troubadour […]
It’s easy to slap a big fat “emo†label on Modern Baseball, the Philadelphia-based band currently making waves in their college town. However, their sophomore album “You’re Gonna Miss It All” stretches further than one genre. There is a little bit of everything here, with hints of nerdy soft rock and pop punk, even folk […]
