[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

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