Industrial crashes align with a woodwind composition that could have been written by Cosmo Sheldrake. It will make you wish for a downpour. Continue reading
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sngalbums: Ioanna Gika Releases Godly New LP, Thalassa Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. When we cannot fathom a situation on our dying planet, in our finite lives, we turn to the gods. Los Angeles musician and songwriter, Ioanna Gika (formerly of Io Echo) just released her new LP named after the goddess of the sea: Thalassa. The title track itself is relatively short, but the … Continue reading
Bubbly New Single From Dresage and G.Smith Is a Feminist Bop
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Can there be too many feminist anthems? Dresage and G.Smith don’t think so; in fact, they recently collaborated on a new one called “Therapy,” which Grimy Goods has the pleasure to premiere today. It is a happy compromise between their production styles, where every bubbling moment holds something bold and new. Drink up the new song’s empowerment. Read more. Dresage … Continue reading Bubbly New Single From Dresage and G.Smith Is a Feminist Bop
The Future Is Bright: KERA’s Queer Journey and an Optimistic New Song
Photo Credit: Michael Tyrone Delaney II Originally appeared on Ones to Watch. Kera Armendariz is aggressively human. Watch them onstage, and you may feel the freedom that reaches beyond their extremities or giggle at the many expressions that flash across their face. Speaking one-on-one, you’ll notice their boundless charm. … Before they had the vocabulary for it, Armendariz has always centered their art on identity. They … Continue reading The Future Is Bright: KERA’s Queer Journey and an Optimistic New Song
LA’s Mating Ritual delivers new album Hot Content and preps for North American tour
Photo Credit: Kevin Vinh Doan Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. A warning should come on Mating Ritual’s new record—like a Parental Advisory sticker, but spicier. It could resemble a chili pepper or a flame, or another universally accepted symbol for heat. That is, of course, because the LA-based duo’s third LP is a cache of Hot Content; fans can get their … Continue reading LA’s Mating Ritual delivers new album Hot Content and preps for North American tour
TheKhue and the Experiments of a Working Stiff
Photo courtesy of the artist Originally appeared on Irvine Weekly. The daytime hustle of an artist does not define them. Ask them what they do and their secondary answer may include terms like “day job” or “paycheck,” but rarely “career.” It carries too much weight. It suggests that so-called work life is fulfilling and secure. It pretends that there is only one path in a … Continue reading TheKhue and the Experiments of a Working Stiff
Alex Lilly Confronts Ambivalence on 2% Milk
Photo Credit: David Black Originally appeared on Irvine Weekly. Alex Lilly’s new album is called 2% Milk, but she would never touch the stuff. “I’m trying to drink less [of it]…But when I do have milk I definitely have whole milk.” Two percent is just watered down anyway. It reflects a part of society that bothers her; throughout our conversation on a frigid afternoon at … Continue reading Alex Lilly Confronts Ambivalence on 2% Milk
Ioanna Gika Releases Godly New LP, Thalassa
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. When we cannot fathom a situation on our dying planet, in our finite lives, we turn to the gods. Los Angeles musician and songwriter, Ioanna Gika (formerly of Io Echo) just released her new LP named after the goddess of the sea: Thalassa. The title track itself is relatively short, but the jaunt leaps from the mortal world to Elysium, … Continue reading Ioanna Gika Releases Godly New LP, Thalassa
Cold Showers Are Back With Renewed “Faith” and LP Release Show at the Echoplex in July Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. In the realm of post-punk, Cold Showers live up to their name. A douse of this local trio will shock your system. The band has been grinding around Los Angeles for many years, and their gothic and noisy style has been a constant throughout … Continue reading
Diane Coffee Shares New Song “Like A Child Does” Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. It’s been a long time since Diane Coffee’s debut record, My Friend Fish. As Grimy Goods described when it was first released, the album was a reliable vacation soundtrack, with a simultaneously hazy and punchy take on sixties pop-rock. Shaun Fleming, the force behind the project, has since drifted from his … Continue reading
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