The multi-lingual lyric video for Maybird’s single, “Don’t Keep Me Around,” leans into the psychedelic, an apt visual supplement for the dreamy track. Don’t Keep Me Around by Maybird Continue reading
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James Supercave Celebrate New Single, “Falling,” on the Heels of the Band’s January EP Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Judging by the bassline of the new song and their January EP, Alarm Will Sound, James Supercave has matured into a smooth rock group comparable to Unknown Mortal Orchestra. They have always had a fun edge, producing energetic songs since 2012, but now their sound is … Continue reading
Watch Girl Friday’s New Video for “Decoration/Currency” Ahead of EP Release and Bootleg Show Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Get to know Girl Friday in their new video, which features all four ladies sporting bold monochromatic palettes and rocking along to their melodic single, “Decoration/Currency.” Comprised of non-LA natives, the feminist group uses the single to criticize their new home—a place synonymous with a slimy … Continue reading
sngalbums: Brass Box Bring Their Shoegaze Mythology to the Echo for June Residency Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Brass Box seem to record inside their namesake. Echoes bounce all over the band’s new album, The Cathedral, and lead singer Ammo Bankoff’s voice never wavers. She spins mythological tales: the crowded guitars create a landscape of brutality underneath what can only be a message from a … Continue reading
Brass Box Bring Their Shoegaze Mythology to the Echo for June Residency
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Brass Box seem to record inside their namesake. Echoes bounce all over the band’s new album, The Cathedral, and lead singer Ammo Bankoff’s voice never wavers. She spins mythological tales: the crowded guitars create a landscape of brutality underneath what can only be a message from a goddess, coming directly from the heavens. As one of the leading singles, “DDM” … Continue reading Brass Box Bring Their Shoegaze Mythology to the Echo for June Residency
Stockholm songwriter Flikka used her single “Someone to Lose” to work out some romantic confusion. In a press release, she describes feeling pain at the thought of a happy ending, saying: “Just the thought of the actual fall can almost be even more painful than the fall itself. How do you protect yourself from the only thing that can save you? I think it’s an extraordinary … Continue reading
AllegrA captures the underappreciated intimacy of being in a friend’s home. Every seemingly mundane moment curls into lifelong memories just like the elegant guitar flutters in the verses of “Spoon or Fork.” Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
San Diego’s Exasperation takes pleasure in the destruction with this crunchy, post-rock number. Bookmark this video for when you need to vicariously let out some aggression. Paradise by Exasperation Continue reading
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
Quiet Kids proclaim a celestial love on new single “My Moon”
Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. When it comes to devotion, our best examples of it in the natural world are just metaphors. It is easier to compare our fragile emotions to the unwavering path of celestial bodies—who can argue with destiny? Never mind that what seems so divine is simply a feat of physics. The new song from Quiet Kids focuses … Continue reading Quiet Kids proclaim a celestial love on new single “My Moon”
Sawdust & Gin 