Welcome to Black Flamingo’s disquieting video for “Haunted House,” a piece of cinematography that the band owes all to … well, to Black Flamingo. In the true DIY spirit, the shadowy Los Angeles dream-pop sextet – Kimi Recor, Christopher Vick, Alexander Posell, Poul Johansen, Amberlie Bankoff and Mareesa Stertz (not to mention Chuck Taylor as the […]
Is there something overweight about this Tuesday? ‣ Minneapolis’ Polica, the new project from Gayngs’ Ryan Olson and singer Channy Casselle, bring their dreamy psychedelia to the Bootleg Bar, where Pollyn and the One AM Radio open. Polica just released its debut album “Give You the Ghost,” and that’s the new video for “Amongster,” above. […]
“You can’t spell ‘Shangri-La’ without L.A.,” says zany synth-pop band YACHT on their blog, and their new music video for the title track of their record “Shangri-La” is a purely an ode to the City of Angels. Core members Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans then continue to go deep in to their philosophy that […]
Going solo is the best decision Frankie Rose made in her career so far, and her forthcoming album “Interstellar” (out Feb. 21 on Slumberland Records) is without a doubt solid proof. Going beyond the lo-fi girl-pop tunes she offered on her self-titled debut in 2010 with backing band the Outs, Rose boldly dives so deep […]
Happy Wednesday – there’s plenty afoot tonight: ‣ The long-awaited second album from Meiko, “The Bright Side,” will be out May 15, the L.A. songstress announced yesterday. It’s the follow-up to her self-titled debut, released in 2007 and picked up by MySpace Records (R.I.P.) in ’08. She returns to her home base, the Hotel Cafe, […]
The Other Side of Morning gets up on the same side of the bed as a lot of ’90s alt-rock giants without really stretching the formula, but the L.A. quartet of James Werner, Kyle Wyman, Thomas Yagodinski and Tim McDonnell has watched is album “Letters From Your Love, The Madman” rise and shine. Since its […]
Perhaps you’re craving something a bit more brooding on this sentimental holiday. It’s understandable, and Jack White‘s new music video for “Love Interruption,” the lead single off his debut solo record “Blunderbluss,” arrives just in time for your viewing pleasure. In contrast to the optimistic “LOV” from Fitz & the Tantrums (see previous post), White’s […]
No matter the message of the song, Fitz & the Tantrums‘ new music video for “LOV” might even make those who usually scowl at Valentine’s Day events a bit more upbeat about the Hallmark holiday. Combining old clips from just about any genre and era of dance (highlights including Bollywood scenes, ABBA stare-offs and showgirls), […]
Heady stuff, this new video from Autolux. The L.A. art-rock trio’s 2010 album “Transit Transit” has a way of getting inside your head, and the video for the album’s closing track “The Science of Imaginary Solutions” suggests that if you spend too much time there you might not like what you find. The animated piece […]
There is no doubt the wide-eyed and porcelain-skinned St. Vincent, aka Annie Clark, is captivating to her fans in a live setting, so it should be no surprise she is no less mesmerizing in a music video. However, Clark has now twice objectified herself, almost acknowledging that her own beauty is a vulnerable factor. In […]
