Effervescent Scandinavian electro-pop duo Rebecca & Fiona released their Swedish Grammis Award-winning album. “I Love You,” in North America on July 10. High energy, uplifting and hopelessly catchy, Rebecca & Fiona feature shimmering vocals on the verge of being overcome by a torrent of electronica, a dance-floor version of the likes of School of Seven […]
The music of JMSN is pure cinema. It’s the work of 25-year-old songwriter-producer-videographer Christian Berishaj, who has been a proficient user of Pro Tools since the age 12. His debut album “” Priscilla” “ is filled with hypnotic vocals, skeletal instrumentals and enough production sheen to fill a movieplex. With the soul of Little Dragon, and Active […]
It was kind of director Christopher Wilson to speed up the video for the new Band of Horses single “Knock Knock” – from the first note Ben Bridwell and his South Carolina-based quintet can’t wait to get to the next chord. It’s the first taste of Band of Horses’ forthcoming album “Mirage Rock,” due Sept. […]
“You Are All I See,” the debut album from Active Child was a BBLA favorite and a success for L.A.’s Pat Grossi. Now that his national tour in support of the record has wrapped up, Grossi’s next step takes him back in to the studio for a follow-up. The sophomore effort is slated for a […]
U.K. dance-punk outfit Bloc Party are returning with a new album “Four,” out Aug. 21 via Frenchkiss Records. The album was recorded with producer (and former L.A. denizen) Alex Newport, now headquartered in New York City. The video for the palpitation-inducing single “Octopus” – quite possibly the coolest thing we’ve heard from Kele Okereke and […]
We’ll leave the meter running while you check out Jonathan Hausfater’s video for the PAPA song, “Ain’t It So.” Or maybe we won’t. Maybe the meter ain’t even real. Maybe the pink suit that singer-drummer Darren Weiss is wearing isn’t real either, nor the taxi that bassist Daniel Presant pilots around the Paramount lot and […]
Incoming: Family of the Year, Of Verona, P.O.D., Eleni Mandell, Oak & Gorski, Sea Wolf, Mustard Pimp, Andy Clockwise, Marina & the Diamonds, Robert DeLong, the Bouncing Souls, X, Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, Sonny & the Sunsets, Aesop Rock, Azealia Banks and more. Above: Azealia Banks’ video for “Liquorice.” The 21-year-old, with […]
L.A.’s Poolside isn’t asking you to do anything but join them by the poolside, and why wouldn’t you? As the holiday weekend continues and summer heat begins to rise, splashing around with friends seems like the only way to cool down. The duo comprised of Jeffery Paradise and Filip Nikolic not only understand the […]
For the first minute or so, the Houmam Abdallah-directed music video for Beirut‘s “The Rip Tide” features a ship gliding languorously, moving along to the rhythm of the one of the best tracks off Beirut’s album from 2011. But then just a little before the 3:00 mark, inky clouds descend to serve as a surreal […]
The video for IO Echo’s single “When the Lillies Die” is a trippy affair that nods to the Far East influences on the L.A. duo’s debut album “Ministry of Love” (due Sept. 11 on IAMSOUND Records). Yes, beneath all the reverb-y guitar and vocals are kotos and Chinese violins, because, well, IO Echo are all […]
