Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too.
who says sisters don’t get along? the los angeles-based band haim sibling are getting along just fine. and with their latest ‘forever’ ep things are as they should be. the first single release is the pop-ish, “don’t save me” which is a bit of rock swirled with a bit of cotton candy. peace. Continue reading “haim // don’t save me”
there is beauty for the taking if you are willing to venture off the beaten paths and stargaze with me. like a sunflower turn your ears to the sun, and know warmth. listening to the track, “sooner” by quixotism is a tactile sensual experience. your breathing will slow, and perhaps your eyes will glaze over with total euphoria. for more of this audible aphrodisiac, stream the 12-track (name your price) album on the band’s bandcamp page. this is a release ready-made for nighttime and flickering candlelight, and a warm body pressed up close wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing at all. peace. Continue reading “quixotism // sooner”
the sophomore album release, incorruptible heart by the la-based lavender diamond is a collection of songs reminiscent of a sweet-smelling bouquet of wildflowers. the songs are ethereal and filled with a warm earthiness which lends itself to the autumn season, not so far of a departure from the groups beginnings in the bird songs of the bauharoque, the punk operetta inspired by the work of american painter/architect paul laffoley.
the albums opens with the delicate song, “everybody’s heart’s breaking now,” and becky stark‘s lithe soprano drains all the color from your heart. but, it is an apt song to set the tone for this tranquil slow-burn of an album. the next song, “dragonfly” speaks of birth as the beginning of death (poetic existentialism?), but it is also a wake-up call to live the life you’re given to the fullest. the album proceeds, or perhaps blooms into its fullness over and over again, songs fall petal by petal through a soft cacophony of wistful tomes, 12-songs and a few surprises. stand outs include, “i don’t recall,” “teach me how to waken” and “forgive“.
i’m certain you’ll discover your very own favorites too. incorruptible heart isn’t so much an album about discovery as it is the reflection of one’s past. a past marked by not only heartbreak, but lessons learned and experienced joys. lavender diamond have surely come into their own as a band, filled with maturity and a willingness to bare it all unflinchingly. you can pre-order incorruptible heart in various formats via www.lavenderdiamond.net.
the album drops september 25th. peace. Continue reading “lavender diamond // incorruptible heart (album release september 25th) + everybody’s heart’s breaking now (official video)”
la-based band lavender diamond creates the kind of songs which are perfect for anytime you want to chill out and de-stress after lords knows what. lead singer becky stark is in solid possession of such a lethally seductive soprano it compels one’s ears to filter out (even screaming babies and ambulance sirens) all other earthly sounds. the band is set to release their sophomore album incorruptible heart on september 25th via paracadute records.
what is your ideal of heaven? for many heaven can be pretty matter of fact: a bowl of macaroni of cheese for example. yet, for others it can be more abstract, less specific but still it looms there half-way between one’s subconscious and consciousness. my heaven (one of them), hey who says you gotta’ have just one idea of heaven? anyway, heaven for me involves music and the la-based band saucy monky have this little gem of a song, “listening to morrissey”. the song weaves tranquil melody with intelligent lyricism; two essential combinations which encourage a listener to click repeat over and over. for more, and i highly suggest you check out more, visit the band’s soundcloud, and while you at it watch their latest video for the song, “awkward” it’ll make you … feel things. peace. Continue reading “saucy monky // listening to morrissey”
West Coast (Los Angeles) band The Neighborhood makes music just right for relaxing and vibing out any day of the week. Take the songs, “Female Robbery” and “Sweater Weather”. Both are easy tracks to chillax to. No word on an official debut LP release yet. However, you can check out (and download) the band’s debut I’m Sorry … EP at www.thenbhd.com or you can just cop it on iTunes. I’m keeping my phalanges crossed for a full-length album sometime soon. I suspect too you’ll be hearing a lot more of this darling band if you haven’t already. Peace. Continue reading “the neighborhood // i’m sorry… ep”
Here’s the new steamy Soko-directed video and so lovely song “We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow,” taken from Soko’s latest LP, I Thought I Was an Alien. You can pick up the record right here on iTunes and elsewhere. Continue reading “soko // we might be dead by tomorrow (official video)”
I lifted the above quote directly from the band The Hunting Accident‘s webpage. But alas, do not mark me thief just yet, because what I do I do for good reason dear one. In the main,, the quote describes us all, but for the band to select and present it as a sort of opening statement speaks volumes to a certain philosophy or acceptance of our inability to fully control anything, let alone our own haphazard destinies. Yet, perhaps they’re just being clever. Whichever line of reasoning you select to adhere to is quite fine and dandy with moi. Yet, the quote holds true! For here we are, through no fault of our own: you, I, and The Hunting Accident have collided accidentally and wondrously to boot. And this utterly delightful intersection has bought us the bounty of their music. The band’s Trees And Parks 10″ is scheduled to drop July 17th via The New Black label. The songs are laden with punkish ferociousness tempered with rollicking keys and bursts of roguish guitar. After the jump listen to the songs “Aubergine” and “Parks And Trees” you’ll get the feel of barely contained angst and rebellion. The music gets up in your face with its swollen eyes, rent flesh and badge of honor bruises. But these songs are also the stories of us all, the good, the bad and the right of passage ugly ones. Peace. Continue reading “the hunting accident // parks and trees”
Dangerbird Records is excited to announce that the latest, and perhaps best, album by the Grammy-nominated Silversun Pickups, Neck of the Woods, has debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200, with nearly 41,000 units sold. This marks the highest chart position in the band’s career. Congrats! It’s always so nice to see the rest of the civilized world finally catching on to how talented this band really is. Just so you know the album can be had for a mere pittance on iTunes or Amazon. Peace. Continue reading “Silversun Pickups // Neck Of The Woods”
As a thank you to fans the world over, local Los Angeles songwriter/producer Josh Legg of the music project Goldroom is giving away their latest single release “Fifteen” featuring Chela. The track is a mellifluous synth driven concoction that simply melts in the ear space and not in your hands. To get your FREE DOWNLOAD click www.goldroomtunes.com. Peace. Continue reading “Goldroom // Fifteen (Ft. Chela)”