Young Galaxy‘s latest single “Peripheral Visionaries” off of their latest dance-influenced dream-pop record, “Shapeshifter,” gets a visual accompaniment that doesn’t stray too far from their last video. In fact, the animation for this new clip picks right up from the ending of “We Have Everything.” Montreal-based visual artist Sinbad Richardson once again takes us along […]
British electro-pop band Metronomy offers this Alexander Orlando Smith-directed clip for “Everything Goes My Way” featuring vocalist Roxanne Clifford, a track that is easily one of the best songs off their Mercury Prize-nominated third studio album, “The English Riviera.” The video, with its wildlife, greenery and feel of the great outdoors, complements the tune’s innate […]
Swahili Blonde‘s music isn’t for the folk who mind structure and accessible melody. The dub and no wave eight-piece supergroup featuring members of Dante Vs. Zombies, the Like, Raw Geronimo, WEAVE! and Devo have always swayed to sideways time signatures. However, “Psycho Tropical Ballet Pink” (out Nov. 15 on Nicole Turley and John Frusciante’s label […]
With its ticklish guitar line and groovy groove, “I Am the Lion King” – the first single from Papa – has plenty of spring in its step, even if the band’s creator, singer-drummer Darren Weiss, might not. Weiss, the Encino native who formed the band with pal Daniel Presant, is also the drummer for Girls, […]
“She drives cause there’s a lot of road,” Brooklyn-based songwriter-composer Gabriel Kahane sings to the city of his birth in “LA,” one of the most arresting, and most straightforward, moments on his new album “Where Are the Arms.” The 30-year-old son of pianist and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conductor Jeffrey Kahane takes a wistful and […]
‣ His new album “Ashes and Fire” out on Tuesday, Ryan Adams plays the Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Stream the album here. That’s the video for “Invisible Riverside,” above. ‣ Good lineup for Indians’ residency at the Silverlake Lounge – Sweden’s You Say France & I Whistle, one of the highlights of […]
‣ Filter’s Culture Collide festival winds up today with the Toyota Antics Block Party, an free afternoon/evening affair that features music on two outdoors stages (on Reservoir Street in Echo Park, between Sunset and Alvarado) and one indoor (at Taix). Brazil’s CSS and NYC’s Gang Gang Dance headline the two outdoor stages, which also feature […]
Talk about an unhealthy relationship. We’re not sure if Mayer Hawthorne was a fan of the film “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” but instead of talking it out, he and his gal are shooting bullets. Although Hawthorne is mostly known for his sweet lyrics dipped in doo-wop and soul that made him right at home on […]
‣ Filter’s Culture Collide festival continues at various locales in Echo Park (be sure to check at one of the info tables for set time/venue changes), and today’s menu of imported music is highlighted by Brazil’s CSS, Canada’s Young Liars, the U.K.’s Harvey and Isobel Campbell, the Netherlands’ Death Letters and Australia’s Cameras (that’s their […]
Jesse Nolan and his new soul project Caught a Ghost, which he started with longtime pal (and former Red Arrow Messenger bandmate) Stephen Edelstein, has been churning out the the tunes rather quickly for a new band. Not that they’ve sacrificed substance in their electro twists on pop, rock and even a little dubstep. “Sleeping […]
