Last time we took note of an Unknown Mortal Orchestra music video, it was because of its kooky Wes Anderson vibe. This time, the video for “So Good at Being in Trouble” involves “McLovin’” wearing pantyhose on his head and smashing things with a baseball bat. Although the Venice Beach-based clip perfectly illustrates the psychedelia […]
Salt Petal’s sophomore release “Sea Monster” is the rare album that imbues the full range of emotions – unbridled joy to aching melancholy – with a full range of sonic influences. The Los Angeles quintet’s musical stew simmers with indie-rock, Brazilian tropicalia, Mexican folk, Cumbia, Argentinian dance and some good ol’ soul – all held […]
It’s a steamy day last July in Hollywood, and Michael Sean Fitzpatrick is looking bleary-eyed but satisfied. The Fitz in the Fitz & the Tantrums had just entertained a small cadre of journalists at a listening session for five new songs from the band’s sophomore album. “We had two months to write 32 songs, which […]
‣ Emeli Sandé, splendid last summer in a turn at the El Rey Theatre, returns to the venue tonight for a show featuring Emily King. ‣ The Pharcyde does a sold-out fan appreciation show at the Key Club. ‣ The co-headlining tour featuring Delta Rae and ZZ Ward lands at the Troubadour for the first […]
We introduced Paper Pilots back in September by sharing a B-side, which is backwards, we know, but “Catch the Lamplight Low” was better than the average B-side. Today, Paper Pilots – the nom de tune of Justin David Bocchieri – officially released their self-titled EP. The lead single (with its intentionally etymologically challenged title) “Lacksadaisical” […]
With a heavy thud, the beginning of Kisses‘ new single hints at the duo’s turn for the dark side of pop … and it’s oh-so-lovely. Although Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson’s debut “The Heart of Nightlife” shimmered with a brighter palette to capture the upbeat life of Palm Springs, it’s difficult to avert one’s ears […]
Tuesday things: ‣ Dirty Projectors stop by the Troubadour in support of their latest album “Swing Low Magellan.” Nick Kroll supports. ‣ It’s an eclectic night at the Echo where the Lovely Bad Things [pictured above], Wires On Fire, Cosmonauts and Chad & the Meatbodies all get together. ‣ Ontario’s post-hardcore band Silverstein headlines the […]
Tapioca & the Flea have a whimsical, some-would-say-downright-silly name with a whimsical, some-would-say-just-plain-fun approach to electronic music. Their early songs, being recorded with Lars Stalfors (Cold War Kids, Mars Volta, Surfer Blood), are influenced by current chillwavers and ’80s New Wavers – sometimes it’s like being sucked into a video game only to find a […]
Speaking of 1990s British rockers – and everybody was a week and a half ago when the Coachella lineup was announced, right – Suede is back. The hyper-romantic five-piece, whom we last spotted at Coachella 2011, today announced that a new album “Bloodsports” would be out March 19. It’s Brett Anderson and company’s first full-length […]
The mainstream crowd knows her as Beyoncé’s little sister, and the indie crowd knows her as the hipper Knowles sister who covered this Dirty Projectors hit back in 2009. Although Solange chose her own route as an artist, she had always been waiting in the wings with her background in theatre and dance while her […]