Dan Croll’s move from the U.K. to L.A. inspires his poignant new album “Grand Plan.” On the eve of its release, the songwriter talks about cabin fever, Reddit rabbit holes and his “Guide to L.A.” in today’s edition of QUARANTUNES.
Our massive weekend playlist features Irontom, Big Search, Dawes, Teenage Wrist, Cold War Kids, L.A. Witch, Darian Zahedi, Fuller, Foreign Air, Exploding Flowers, Matt Costa, Smokescreens, David Newton, Eels and a bunch more.
Bicoastal duo Foreign Air announced this week that their debut album “Good Morning Stranger” will be out in October, and with the news came the feel-good anthem “I Believe.” In today’s QUARANTUNES, Jacob Michael talks about striving for what’s fresh, staying sane in his studio and their playlist of risk-takers.
Tunes from Youngblood Hawke, Roberto, Run River North, Jenny O., Faded Paper Figures, Deep Sea Diver, Phoebe Ryan, Demie Cao, Vex Ruffin, Broken Baby, Sara Melson, Billie Eilish and more on Buzz Bands LA’s weekend playlist.
Jasper Bones has been working on new music and taking long, head-clearing “drives to nowhere” during the COVID-19 lockdown. In today’s QUARANTUNES, he shares a playlist for those drives, as well as an appreciation for “when the sun sets, the moon comes out and quiet is in session.”
With the new release “Sweet Side” on the way, L.A. native Raquel Rodriguez has stayed busy during the lockdown. You’ll shed no tears over her soulful single “Crybaby,” and in today’s QUARANTUNES, she talks about making merch and hosting studio sessions and shares a playlist of her inspirations.
“We’re happiest creating instead of consuming,” Alex Hwang says of how Run River North is handling the coronavirus lockdown. In today’s QUARANTUNES, the L.A. trio, who just released the new single “Pretty Lies,” share a playlist that’s helping two-thirds of the band quarantine in South Korea. On RRN’s horizon: A new album.
Music from Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Geographer, Cayucas, Lone Kodiak, Touché Amoré, Young Jesus, the Pretty Flowers and Dent May, along with Taylor Swift, the Go-Go’s, LP and Phoebe Bridgers, in Buzz Bands LA’s latest playlist.
Model Child, Death Valley Girls, Dawes, Delta Spirit, the Only Oceans, More, Duckwrth, Cassowary, Jess Cornelius, Winter and more are featured on Buzz Bands LA’s latest playlist.
The two singles released by L.A. alt-rockers Weathers this year capture the whole arc of 2020 — “Feel Good” in January, “C’est La Vie” last month. In today’s QUARANTUNES, frontman Cameron Boyer talks post-pandemic plans and shares his “daily drive” playlist full of hits.
