Particularly loving California today? Then you’ll have to make sure you crank up the Blank Tapes‘ latest single “Holy Roller.” Matt Adams, the brainchild behind the psychedelic trio (which includes Pearl Charles and D.A. Humphrey) continues to dispense sunny ’60s vibes, and this track suggests the days of touring the country in VW vans with peace […]
Landon Marcus has graduated from house parties to a stylish lounge in the video for his new song “Love Shield.” When we met Marcus last October, the L.A.-based singer, songwriter and theatrical force was out of his mind, thanks to “The Drugs,” the song itself a raging rocker that screamed neurosis with every note. In […]
Friday, for the people who didn’t get tickets from KROQ for Depeche Mode at the Troubadour: ‣ London rockers the Veils visit the Echo in support of their new album “Time Stays, We Go,” supported by Andy Burrows, Pop Noir and Deluka. We like what the Veils do. ‣ With a summer tour supporting Depeche […]
A lot has happened since Brit-pop heroes Travis last released an album in 2008, and precious little of it is pertinent to the principals’ discographies. Sure, main man Fran Healy released the lovely solo album “Wreckorder” in 2010, but beyond that, Healy and bandmates Andy Dunlop, Dougie Payne and Neil Primrose were largely minding their […]
The storyline in director Joey Sinko’s video for “Love Jam” is pretty compelling – ambitious waitress solicits audition from club owner, hijinks ensue – but it’s not quite as dramatic as this question: Who are those fellows in the dark glasses? They are twins Jordan and Adam Sabolick, Richard Thiessen, Johnny Wilson and Tony Tancredi, […]
Wild Nothing – the moniker under which Virginia-based dream-popper Jack Tatum records – announced the new “Empty Estate” EP this week as a follow-up to last year’s highly-regarded sophomore release “Nocturne.” It’s exciting news for those who just caught either of his recent Coachella sets, and the first single “A Dancing Shell” might come as […]
Big, big schedule for Thursday: ‣ Wavves play a Red Bull Sound Select tonight at the Echoplex, joined by Hands, Incan Abraham and HOTT MT. That’s the video for the title track of Wavves’ latest album “Afraid of Heights,” above. ‣ Upstairs at the Echo, Telekinesis rock the tunes from its latest album “Dormarion,” supported […]
Yellow Red Sparks’ self-titled debut, which came out in January, is not what you’d call dark. In fact, it’s kind of a ray of sunshine in an arena populated by floppy-hatted faux folkies – an album built on meticulous songcraft and orchestration that make music’s well-worn melancholic-to-hopeful mood swings seem fresh. Director Claire Marie Vogel […]
Music videos from Torches have always had a dark undertone, but everything from the creepy “Dirt & Tears” video to the morbid “I Want Something” clip have piqued our interest enough to watch them all the way through to the end. In their new Ron Santarsiero-directed visual accompaniment to their latest single “When You Gonna?” things […]
Happy Monday: ‣ With the release of their debut album “Synesthesia” only a week away, L.A. quartet Hands continue their residency at the Echo, with support from Body Parts, Caught a Ghost and DJ Valida. And Buzz Bands LA will be on hand for some between-band DJ sets. ‣ At the Bootleg Bar, it’s resident […]
