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Taleen Kali
Taleen Kali shares a video for title track “Flower of Life” off their upcoming album — Los Angeles date at Rubycon Records on Aug. 26

Taleen Kali is back with a music video for the title track “Flower of Life,” off their upcoming album due out March 3, 2023, and a new date in Los Angeles date at Rubycon Records on Aug. 26. When we first covered this song we told you what a verifiable banger it was, with its […]

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Transviolet
Transviolet share rapturous and shuddering new rock track “Love and Power” — L.A. date at The Hollywood Palladium on Nov. 5

Los Angeles electro-pop quartet Transviolet has shared a shuddering new banger with the release of “Love and Power,” you can catch them on tour at The Hollywood Palladium on Nov. 5. Led once more by the rapturous wails of lead singer Sarah McTaggart the track bursts with the kind of vehemently irresistible rancor all their […]

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Julie
LA-trio Julie share two new singles “pg.4 a picture of three hedges/through your window”

Los Angeles Julie are back with a double release of two singles “pg.4 a picture of three hedges/through your window” which come in the aftermath of the band’s debut EP Pushing Daises. The new songs continue the enigmatic outfit’s penchant for mixing off-kilter rock, grunge, and shoegaze into seriously intoxicating sonics. Whether it’s on the […]

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Atta Boy
Los Angeles indie-pop act Atta Boy share a new single and lyric video for “Boys”

Armed with jaunty guitars and an infectiously passionate melancholy, Atta Boy has returned with a new single and lyric video for “Boys.” Led by earnest croons of singer Eden Brolin, the group is comprised of Dashel Thompson on piano, Freddy Reish on guitar, and Lewis Pullman pummeling on drums. At its core though “Boys” is […]

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Soltera
Soltera shares a trippy and mesmerizing music video for “Me Olvidé” off her debut “Sin Compromiso” EP

Colombian experimental dance project Soltera has shared a new music video for their hypnotic track “Me Olvidé” off last year’s Sin Compromiso EP. The four-minute track served as the finale for the six-song collection and as such is a relentless sonic soundscape of mesmerizing electronica. And the new video for “Me Olvidé,” directed by L. […]

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Rooted
Rooted release their second single with an elated synth jam on “Dime a Dozen”

Los Angeles indie-rockers Rooted are back with another stunning jam with the release of new single “Dime a Dozen.” Still mingling their vintage and vibrant pop sensibilities with soaring vocal harmonies, the new track is a synth-burst of optimism tailor made for whatever rut you find yourself in. Opening with resounding piano keys and electric […]

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Supreme Beings of Leisure
Supreme Beings of Leisure end 14 year hiatus with new single “Full Circle,” announce fourth album ’22’

Supreme Beings of Leisure have ended their 14-year hiatus with an absolutely sublime and soul-wringing new single “Full Circle.” The trio is still as enigmatic as ever, radiating that illustrious retro-futurism and electronic trip-hop that made their previous three albums so enthralling. On “Full Circle,” Supreme Beings of Leisure — comprised of founding members Geri […]

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Johnny Stranger
Johnny Stranger is back with a blistering new single “January Knives”

Relentlessly zealous Johnny Stranger’s latest single “January Knives” ignites a spirit of perseverance amidst its volatile riffs. Brandishing their electrifying rock with the kind of dazzling rancor they’ve become loved for, the band hammers out the song’s anthemic and blistering racket into something chaotically hopeful. At its core, the single tells the story of Johnny […]

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Cosmo Gold
Cosmo Gold get abducted by aliens in new single/video for “Let Go (Just a Little)”

Euphoric pulsating pop is at the center of Cosmo Gold’s latest single “Let Go (Just a Little),” a kind of swirling electronica of frenetic blips and beeps. It’s the second release to come from the band’s forthcoming debut Krong and a further introduction to the trippy world they’re building around it. Abduction by ancient extraterrestrials […]

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Between Friends
Between Friends return dripping in retro nostalgia and trippy electronica on”CUTiE” EP, LA Dates at The Roxy

Between Friends are back with another sonic adventure with the release of their CUTiE EP. Across vibrant, unfathomably danceable pop mixtures sibling duo Brandon and Savannah Hudson give their vision of what they call “modern music television” — transmitted on the album as an assortment of potent atmospherics, mesmerizing vocalizations, and sublimely ensnaring soundscapes. Take […]

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The Paranoyds
The Paranoyds announce sophomore album ‘Talk, Talk, Talk’ with a new single/video for cosmic-rocker “Lizzie”

The Paranoyds have announced the incoming release of Talk, Talk, Talk, their highly-anticipated sophomore album. Heralding its groovy eclecticism with the cosmically fuzzy “Lizzie” and its retro sci-fi music video accompaniment. Over skittering electric riffs and spacey punk swinging the punchy four-piece wails in unison about the track’s titular infatuation. “They might come after me, […]

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Echosmith
Echosmith learn to fall back in love with the breezy love anthem “Hang Around”

Echosmith have returned with the release of “Hang Around,” a jovial and vibrant love song that makes use of the band’s infectious pop hooks. Amidst anthemic harmonies, electrifying riffs, and vivacious percussion the three Sierota siblings share their powerful romances. It was also appropriately written on a sweltering summer day — making it the perfect […]

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Cowboy Destroy 2022
Cowboy Destroy Release Tempting New Single “Married Mercy”

Four-piece Los Angeles based band Cowboy Destroy have dropped a new single “Married Mercy,” a moody, slow-paced sleeper with layered instrumentals that shift like tectonic plates rumbling right below the surface. “This song is about flirting with adultery, and the internal struggle of attraction within monogamy,” notes the band. “The voice in the song is […]

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Rooted
LA newcomers, Rooted will sweep you off your feet with retro-pop single “Waiting”

Meet your new favorite band: Los Angeles indie rock/pop outfit Rooted has officially dropped their debut single with the release of “Waiting.” A vintage summer swooner that aches bittersweetly with lush synthesizers and electric textures over an unattainable crush. Over the jaunty swing of exciting drums and wailing guitars Rooted find an irresistible vein of […]

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valleygirl
Valleygirl reveals debut single with euphoric heartbreak anthem “glitterheart”

Valleygirl is the project of San Fernando Valley queer actor and singer/songwriter Max Sheldon, serving as an outlet for his bombastic neo-disco and buoyant pop sensibilities. His new single “glitterheart” is a euphoric manifesto of the kind of illustrious beauty that valleygirl lets burst from his dance-ready hurricanes. Amidst budding bass and shimmering synth-showers, the […]

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Lauren Ruth Ward
Lauren Ruth Ward shares another rapturous rock single with “Messiah”

On her newest single “Messiah” Los Angeles rock revivalist Lauren Ruth Ward explodes onto the scene with all the fanfare of a second coming. “When they come she lets them into her fire / Warm aura feel good supplier,” she howls against the blistering strut of riffs and jittery drums. At the center of “Messiah” […]

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MUNA
Muna share their latest tease from upcoming third album with new single “Home By Now”

Los Angeles trio Muna is back with a new single in the form of “Home By Now,” the latest taste from the band’s upcoming self-titled album. Powered by an anthemic streak of electronica the song carefully balances the band’s sullen lyrics with a dance-ready vibrance. Muna is no stranger to creating ardent odes filled with […]

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Asiatica 2022
Asiatica Arrive to Find Their Voice with New Single “*sigh* Nevermind”

Asiatica, the alternative neo-soul four-piece band that originated out of a garage in Compton, CA are back with their first new single this year, “*sigh Nevermind,” a sparse but layered cosmic musing on the power we hold inside to speak up, change our perspective and gain control over ourselves in any situation. Slow and methodical, […]

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They. end hiatus with new single/video for “Blü Moon”

R&B duo They. have definitively ended their two-year hiatus with the release of a new single/video “Blü Moon.” The new track is the first since departing their major label, a slow-burner that emphatically oozes with producer Dante Jones‘ and singer Drew Love‘s devilishly suave personas. “Blü Moon,” with its terse beats and velvety production, sees […]

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Hooveriii press photo 2022
Hooveriii Announces Los Angeles Show Date at Gold Diggers, Watch Video for New Song “See”

Hooveriii announces tour dates with a Los Angeles concert date at Gold Diggers on Aug. 6. The Los Angeles psych-rock band, Hooveriii is all set to release their brand new album A Round of Applause on July 29 via The Reverberation Appreciation Society. “See“ is the first song off the forthcoming album and you can […]

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