While working on her third album as Steady Holiday, Dre Babinski is reconnecting with the classical music she grew up on during this COVID-19 shutdown. She’s also taking inventory: “If nothing else, this is an opportunity to sit and think about how we spend our time, our money, our vote,” she says in No. 50 of the Buzz Bands LA series QUARANTUNES.
In 2019, Talk Time released their debut EP “Year of Self.” Now that 2020 has turned into a “Year of Hell,” they’re fine-tuning the songs for EP No. 2, Edson Choi tells Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES. He shares his wish list — and playlist, including the album he went to when he was “super-emo.”
With touring, surfing and hiking on hold, Collin Desha has his nose to the grindstone working on his second album as Low Hum. In today’s editions of Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES, he counts his blessings and offers some musical reasons to feel good.
Rosie Tucker wonders whether the pandemic will really “end,” or if our normal has simply been altered permanently. In today’s edition of Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES, Tucker talks about humming for days on end before slowing down, and shares a playlist to go along with your 3 p.m. cup of coffee.
The COVID-19 lockdown arrived the same weekend as Lauren Ruth Ward’s new album. Even with her tour pushed back, fans are hearing a lot from the L.A. favorite, thanks to her Instagram Live sessions. In today’s QUARANTUNES on Buzz Bands LA, she talks about gushing over fellow creatives, and shares a playlist featuring some.
On the heels of last fall’s album release, SoCal indie-rockers Ariel View returned today with a fresh single. Check it out in today’s edition of Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES, as the quartet talks about keeping their energy high while itching to play shows (sound familiar?).
Had the coronavirus not descended, NoMBe would be in the middle of a 32-date tour leading up to the release of his new opus, “Chromatopia.” In today’s edition of Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES, hear why it is such an anticipated release, as NoMBe talks about “days that seem to blend into one another.”
The good news is that SoKo and her family have all recovered from COVID-19. The bad news is that it took the French singer-songwriter/actress a month to shake the bug. With her new album “Feel Feelings” coming in June, SoKo tells Buzz Bands LA about family time, movie picks and mellow music in today’s episode of QUARANTUNES.
In times that test one’s ability to self-motivate, Blushh’s debut album “R.I.P. Apathy” offers the right tonic. In today’s QUARANTUNES, Blushh mastermind Shab Ferdowsi talks about riding her own creativity wave and missing the community of which she’s been a big part. We’ll order iced black coffee and her playlist, please.
If the coronavirus could be “rocked” into submission, we’d nominate Ramonda Hammer to lead the musical assault. With their single “Big Hands” just out, Devin Davis tells Buzz Bands LA’s QUARANTUNES how much she misses hugging and loves crossword puzzles. Oh, and in honor of that single, there’s an “all-hands” playlist.
