[Fourth of five installments as we look at 25 L.A. bands headed to SXSW:] MEIKO If you like: Waitresses made good, Southern charm, songs in TV shows. What’s up with her: Seems like forever ago (it was 2007) when the everybody’s favorite Hotel Cafe server self-released her debut album, it was scooped up by a […]
L.A. dream-pop quartet Superhumanoids has come a long way from Cameron Parkins’ solo bedroom project and the group, which also includes Sarah Chernoff, Max St. John and Evan Weinerman, continues to push all the right buttons on “Parasite Paradise.” The four-song EP follow up to their well-received “Urgency” EP is slated for a digital release […]
When the Wombats landed on U.S. shores in 2008, I figured their music would hang around a while. The Liverpudlian trio had pockets full of catchy pop-punk that was heavy on hooks and humor – “Moving to New York,” “Backfire at the Disco” and “Let’s Dance to Joy Division” are songs that should not have […]
[Birthday greetings go out today to Paul Oakenfold …] Top 4 Monday night hangs: ‣ Physical Forms – a new five-piece featuring the Mae Shi’s Jeff Byron and Marcus Savino, Busdriver, Kevin Lenhart (Division Day) and Marty Sataman (Silver Daggers) – debut at Pehrspace. Got the lowdown from Byron himself. ‣ Strong finish to this […]
You should already know about Superhumanoids’ “Urgency” EP, either from the mountains of blog love it’s been getting or from the indie-pop quartet’s myriad local shows. This sharp new video for the song “Persona” makes for a great companion. It’s the work of Eli Gunn-Jones, a mini-thriller with spying, derring-do and whimsy. Check out an […]
I’m pretty sure that if Superhumanoids had a band name that didn’t sound so cartoonish (just sayin’), I would have fallen for them sooner. Instead it took me a while – and the release of their “Urgency” EP – to latch on to their infectious tunes, which feature a cool garagey edge, a synth-pop sheen […]
