Jesse Nolan, songwriter and producer behind this LA Buzz band, blows the dust off the legendary Stax sound and infuses it with his own modern blend of beats, horns and sophisticatedly soulful vocals. Think Black Keys meets Beck.
Five Local Bands Who Will Be Huge In 2012, LA Weekly reports:
Very few are foolish enough to try fusing blues and soul with dubstep, and nearly no one will make it sound as good as this. Caught A Ghost is...
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are always ahead of the curve and this album proves yet again that they are continually evolving their craft. Bright with engaging hooks and driving percussion, smart with subtle glints of post punk (and David Byrne-esque vocals) balanced w some poignant moments.
Hot trax: Maniac, Hysterical, Same Mistake and Strangled Caravan.
HOT ACT ALERT!! “Brooklyn based electro-pop trio CLASS ACTRESS were just featured as The Independent’s Most Blogged New Artist. Elizabeth Harper’s icy-but-sexy vocals mixed with that hypnotic synth make you yearn for more! Reminiscent of the best of that New Order / Yaz era, yet so very NOW. “Sophisticated production, chart-tailored melodies, oozing sexuality and a gigantic beat that encourages legitimate dance floor freakiness” -RCRDLBL
Must hears on the album: Keep You, Weekend, Bienvenue, Missed, Let Me In
Jump onboard with this irresistible Southern pop punk band, brought to you by Mom + Pop records (Metric, Sleigh Bells). This fast-rising band is sure to thrill you with their ridiculously fun pop hooks, male/female vocal harmonies, and rousing call & response to make you an instant fan. Alex’s vocals also remind us of Karen O, making us even more in love with them.
SPIN Staff’s Best of SXSW 2011
Best Discovery:
The just-signed Sleeper Agent are about to be something...
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Black Lips have swaggered back on the scene with a Mark Ronson produced album full of gritty, sexy psych-rock that screams INSTANT CLASSIC. Think 60s garage pioneers The Seeds and Iggy – ballsy, groovy and bad ass!
Black Lips seem more eager to play ball this time around. And unlike previous cautionary examples of garage-rock bands teaming up with Top 40 hitmakers (the Hives and Pharrell, the Mooney Suzuki and the Matrix), Ronson thankfully doesn’t try to make Black Lips into...
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Recording it in the gymnasium of a Louisville church, Circuital is the first album the group has made in Kentucky since It Still Moves.
THIS RECORD IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST-HEAR STUNNER FROM START TO
FINISH AND WITHOUT A DOUBT THEIR MOST SYNCABLE YET!
The sheer variety of standout songs will blow you away!
Recording it in the gymnasium of a Louisville church, Circuital is the first LP the group have made in Kentucky since It Still Moves.
“It’s not something I could even describe....
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Almost exactly two years after the highly successful album Dancing The Whole Way Home, it’s time for Miss Li’s big return. Miss Li’s latest LP, Beats & Bruises, combines cabaret, jazz, blues, pop and the sweet pulse of seduction into one sultry album. She sounds like a wild mix of circus-cabaré-balkan-music hall- gypsy pop… Yes there are some quite easy identified influences from The Kinks and Kate Bush…and yet – She sounds like nothing else you have ever...
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Pete And The Pirates are bringing us swagger, attitude, and some serious bass licks from Reading, England. Theirs is a brand of hip yet suave Brit-rock; a blend of smooth edged punk and pop produces the PERFECT SUMMER ALBUM which is sweet, raw, joyous, melancholic, raucous and tender all at once. RAWK the plank with these rollicking and irresistibly cool tracks, soon to be hits on both sides of the pond! These hooky hafta-blast jams make us think of drinking...
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The Duke Spirit were based in London when they released their first single in ‘04. They had never performed live as a group. It’s now their captivating live shows that are precisely what have drawn fans to watch, mouths agape, while bearing witness to the sultry scowls of front woman Leila Moss over post-punk riffs, and raw garage-soul. This has earned them touring support for Queens of the Stone Age, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., BRMC, and Eagles...
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Despite never having played drums and keyboard, post-punk-pop duo Matt & Kim were formed in 2004. The raw, youthful, and unrelenting energy of their live shows combined with two of the most charming personalities we’ve seen to date has earned them huge loyalty and rabid love amongst their fans. Both art school grads, they’ve maintained a hands on approach and stay closely involved in all the visual elements of the band including concepts for their music videos, of which...
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We are often told to make the most of each day, but VOXHAUL BROADCAST took this mantra to the extreme. Originally from Orange County, CA, the quartet recorded and mixed their 2008 debut EP Rotten Apples live – in ONE day. The result harnessed a sound that reflects a range of influences from James Brown and Al Green to The Beatles and Donovan.
Now Echo Park locals, VOXHAUL BROADCAST just may be the fastest rising...
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Josh Grier formed the Minneapolis foursome, Tapes ‘n Tapes with Matt Kretzmann, Erik Appelwick, and Jeremy Hanson to “have fun with my friends”. After amassing “tapes ‘n tapes” of noodling and experimental jams they declared themselves officially a band. The foursome’s jangly, melodic brand of rock has garnered attention from music critics and fans all over the world, landing them on Letterman and working their chops playing shows with Franz Ferdinand, Spoon, Cold War Kids, The Black Keys, Echo...
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