[YOU’LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN, “BEYOND THE CLOUDS”] Helped by the fact that their name is You’ll Never Get To Heaven, this Canadian duo has the chops to compete for bleakest dream pop band, and we all know that’s a tough race. Their new Images LP is out March 24th on Yellow K Records. Continue reading
Tag: indie pop
Jenn Grant goes on tour starting tomorrow to support her newest LP, Paradise, out now on Ba Da Bing Records. Listen to the title track above and browse the tour dates here. Source: SoundCloud / Ba Da Bing Records Continue reading
Even germ-related OCD is no match for love. “I’m into your sicknessInfect me with your weakness” Continue reading
Joy Downer channel the spirit of lofi idols SALES with such endearing pop sensibilities. Source: SoundCloud / Joy Downer Continue reading
In Leisure Suite’s clip for “Feel,” one is drawn to a sympathetic side of stalking. Follow the backs of dozens of women’s heads and discover some emotional nuance. Continue reading
Baroque indietronica. Source: SoundCloud / The Linedots Continue reading
Maybe it’s the saturated guitars or maybe it’s their endearing naïveté, but I love “Magazine” from Hajk. For fans of the Apples in Stereo. Source: SoundCloud / Hajk Continue reading
Trekking Across the City with Still Parade
I first sat down to listen to this album on an exploratory adventure via mass transit across the city. Back in May, LADOT cut the ribbon on several new metro stations, extending the Expo line to somewhere that no Los Angeles rail transit line has ever gone before: the beach. For the first weekend of its opening, fares were waived, so I decided to take … Continue reading Trekking Across the City with Still Parade
theautumnroses: Luisa Gerstein has performed in Landshapes and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and in 2013 she founded singing collective Deep Throat Choir. A joyous and celebratory release, “Be OK” bounces on complex rhythms as voices blend and soar. Assured and ecstatic, the track concludes their Be OK LP, one due out through Bella Union on February 17th. You can pre-order it from iTunes right now. Continue reading
Norwegian pop songstress, Aurora charms Los Angeles fans at 30 Days In LA at the Fonda
sngshows: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Words by me, photos by Andrew Gomez. Aurora masterfully navigates a sparse pop landscape. Fans told her before the show that they were ready to dance, but she admitted that her songs aren’t that type of pop music. Occasionally there is uptempo percussion, but her music is really about invasive insecurities and emotional escapism. You can dance to it, sure, … Continue reading Norwegian pop songstress, Aurora charms Los Angeles fans at 30 Days In LA at the Fonda
