Video: Valley Queen, ‘Falling’
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Valley Queen realign their sonic stars on their new single “Falling,” the L.A. band’s first release in two years.
Stream: New singles from Child Seat, Launder and KALI
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Midweek singles roundup: New songs from from Child Seat (featuring Jeff Schroeder of Smashing Pumpkins), Launder (featuring vocals from SoKo) and 17-year-old KALI. Both Child Seat and KALI have shows tonight.
Cruel World Festival: What was cool, hot and not-so-hot
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The heat was on, but there was a lot of cool at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena. We asked a teenage writer from Los Angeles what she made of Cruel World’s new wave reveries and goth-stalgia. Here are her highs and lows.
Stream: Jenny O., ‘Prism’
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Jenny O. returns with the dreamy new single “Prism,” which reveals her love for slow jams and her affection for, well, affection.
Stream: Osees, ‘A Funeral Solution’
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Osees’ new single “A Funeral Solution” jerks you back in punk history and into the mosh pit. Their new album “A Foul Form” is out in August.
Video: Ian Sweet, ‘Fight’
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There’s no bar brawl in the video for Ian Sweet’s new single “Fight” — but there is karaoke and, eventually crowd-surfing. The song is her second release since last year’s full-length, “Show Me How You Disappear.”
Five questions with: The Lassie Foundation, on their new ‘Cave Sessions’ EP
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The Lassie Foundation, who have been busy getting their back catalog remastered and reissued, today released the “Cave Sessions” EP — four tracks, re-imagined. We caught up with Wayne Everett about getting the band back together after 20 years.
Stream: Automatic, ‘Skyscraper’
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“Skyscraper” is the third single from Automatic’s sophomore album, “Excess,” out June 24. Recommended if you like cool takedowns of empty suits.
Stream: Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 230)
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Songs from Starcrawler, Meg Myers, John Errol, Remi Wolf, Fime, Near Beer, Jesse Jo Stark, HUNNY, Alicia Blue, Day Wave, Fashion Club, VEERS, Arroyo Low and a bunch more on Buzz Bands LA’s new playlist.
Wayne Kramer’s ‘remixed’ MC5 lineup proves a potent brew at the Roxy
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Wayne Kramer brought a reconstituted MC5 lineup to the Roxy for a Saturday night of “Heavy Lifting.” There’s a new album in the works — MC5’s first in 50 years.