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Warpaint
Warpaint announces their return with enthralling rock track “Champion”

Sound the alarms because Warpaint is ending its six-year hiatus with a new album. And the very first taste of Radiate Like This comes in the form of “Champion,” a driving slow-burner charged with the Los Angeles band’s love of enchanting rock rhythms. Amidst a flurry of sonorous drums and the quartet’s shared, haunting vocalizations […]

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Livingmore
Livingmore give a rocking ode to that one friend we can always “Kick It” with

Los Angeles four-piece Livingmore have shared the latest in a slew of singles for their upcoming third album with “Kick It.” The new track from Look is a spacey rollicker, one that blisters gleefully with the band’s signature riffs and sublimely droning melody. And it’s carried by the gleaming vocals and guitar work of Alex […]

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Ill Peach
Hot Band Alert: ill Peach gush vibrant, disruptive pop

It’s high time Los Angeles grit-pop duo ill Peach was on your radar. Comprised of the talents of Jess Corazza and Pat Morrissey, the project came together after the two met in the aftermath of major moments for the two artists. For Corazza, they realized they wouldn’t be able to support herself as a cowgirl, […]

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night talks
Premiere: Night Talks face-off with alien stowaway on video for “On and On”

Night Talks have shared a new video for their single “On and On,” and once again the Los Angeles rock trio have outdone themselves. Sporting their ever-earnest blends of pummeling percussion and shimmering riffs, the song is another powerful entry in the band’s growing catalog. Led by the magnetizing and sonorous vocals of Soraya Sebghati […]

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Austin Sands
Austin Sands shares video for lush pop driver “Cruise”

Singer/songwriter, musician, and designer Austin Sands has shared a video for his single “Cruise” a vibrant new pop anthem that takes inspiration from California’s iconic coastline. With its addictive guitar hooks and driving melody, the song captures Sands’s signature as a “synth-heavy” singer/songwriter with its swings of effervescent electronica. Finding himself inspired after a drive […]

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Courtney Paige Nelson’s New Single “Self Medicate” Reveals the Raw Thoughts of a Socially Anxious Individual

LA-based musician Courtney Paige Nelson drops her new single “Self Medicate,” an honest confessional from the heart of an introvert. With a bubbly, atmospheric synth pop sound and classic pop vocals, Nelson draws from the anxiety and pressure felt during social situations to create a song brimming with beautiful juxtaposition. It’s a song that deals […]

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Wallice at the Moroccan Lounge by Steven Ward
Wallice dazzles Moroccan Lounge with her coming-of-age indie-pop at first headlining show

It was a night of sparkled belts, bedazzled cowboy hats, and unabashed coming-of-age anthems for Wallice’s first headlining gig of her career as a musician at the Moroccan Lounge on Tuesday night. And with the way the 22-year-old singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist dazzled the crowd with her eviscerating indie-pop ditties about growing-up a Gen Z kid, […]

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Ally Barron
Ally Barron pens a soulful introduction on “Sincerely, AB”

Ally Barron is ready to say what she needs to say and on her new EP Sincerely, AB she pens a warm and pop-hook filled letter of introduction. The album’s five tracks cover a wide range of experiences from the singer/songwriter and actress’ life, from wrestling with self-love to toxic relationships. On the EP’s opening […]

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Mandala at the Mint
Mandala Make Their LA Debut at The Mint with New Music Along the Way

Dropping in on the city of angels, Mandala, a 4-piece rock band originally from Connecticut, rocked a packed show Nov. 18 at the mint, their debut show in L.A. after permanently relocating to the city just a few months ago. With another show planned this month and new music along the way, Mandala are hitting […]

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The Linda Lindas Drop Biting New Single “Nino” All About Band Mate’s Feisty Cat

Taking inspiration from a four-legged friend, L.A. based band The Linda Lindas have dropped a new single, “Nino,” a guitar laced tune about a feisty cat owned by band mate Bela (guitar and vocals). Simple, yet raw and rebel rousing, “Nino” pairs sparse and straightforward lyrics with heavy punk instrumentals. The fast paced single isn’t […]

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Fiji Blue
Fiji Blue say “Goodbye” to summer’s love on wintery ballad

On their heartwrenching new single “Goodbye,” L.A. duo Fiji Blue temporarily set aside the lush kinetics of their chill-house sound in favor of the forlorn ballad. Comprised of Trevor Dering and Valentin Fritz, the new Fiji Blue track comes as the cherry atop their new EP Goodbye which also includes a handful of other stellar […]

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Eva Gardner
Eva Gardner returns with glimmering anthem “London Nights” and the promise of new EP “Darkmatter”

Los Angeles-born musician Eva Gardner has announced plans for the release of her second solo EP Darkmatter with the release of its first single “London Nights.” Fueled by Gardner’s glimmering vocals and its transfixing anthemic melody, the new single captures the artist’s eclectic musical background. Between shimmering synths and the low grumble of earnest guitars, […]

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Fawns of Love
Fawns of Love revel and create in the image of their ethereal inspirations on “Innocence of Protection”

With all the lucidity and wonder of a daydream, Innocence of Protection drifts from the creative duo behind Fawns of Love as their enthralling third album. Jenny and Joseph Andreotti, furnished with the dreamy echoes of Moog synthesizers and Eastwood guitars, have pieced together a stunning eight-track journey through their deepest admiration for the likes of […]

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LA Based Artist Wallice Shares New Single “Wisdom Tooth”

Hot off a new label change to Dirty Hit (The 1975, Beabadoobee, Rina Sawayama, etc.), L.A. based artist Wallice drops her new single, “Wisdom Tooth,” a collaboration with close friend marinell. Wallice’s new single is a shimmering, bubbly indie pop tune that stirs the pot of a bad romance where feelings of angst and excitement […]

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agender band
Los Angeles Punk Band Agender Release Heavy but Healing New Single “No Nostalgia”

Los Angeles punk band Agender amp up the angst and biting conviction with their new single “No Nostalgia.” The new tune is the third single — following “Preach” and “Astro Tarot” off the band’s newly announced upcoming album of the same title, out Feb. 24. Being the title track, “No Nostalgia” barrels into you with […]

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Glassio
Glassio releases shimmering synth-pop banger “If Love Is All It Takes”

Glassio has shared a new single in the form of the shimmering anthem “If Love Is All It Takes,” his latest in a string of singles since the release of his debut album For The Very Last Time. Sam R., the LA-based, Irish-Iranian singer-songwriter, and producer behind the project — created the song as a […]

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Geographer at Spoke Cafe by Steven Ward
Geographer marks a long return to the stage with album release show for “Down and Out in the Garden of Earthly Delights”

Hosting an intimate gathering of fans and friends at Spoke Cafe in Los Angeles, Geographer ended his nearly three-year hiatus from the stage with a release show for his newest album Down and Out in the Garden of Earthly Delights. Michael Deni, the synth-pop wizard behind the project, performed a number of songs off the […]

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Los Angeles Band Mediocre Shares Gritty New Single “Mattress Bitch”

Releasing their third single off Dangerbird Records Microdose Series, Los Angeles duo Mediocre share “Mattress Bitch,” a biting, sardonic tune delivered with wit and just the right amount of self deprecation. Kicking off with a crunchy guitar riff and bouncy bass line, the song immediately feels like a classic 90s alt-rock song, and cementing the […]

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Holy Wars
Holy Wars share video for their volatile new anthem “Get Mine”

Holy Wars has released a new single/video titled “Get Mine,” a dizzying combustion of dark sonics and anxious rock that will appear on their upcoming album Eat it up Spit it out. A song penned about the “haves and have nots,” Holy Wars are at their most ecstatic and frenzied as singer Kat Leon roars […]

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On “Phantasmagoria Vol. II” Kan Wakan expands his introspection and electronic wonderlands outward

Los Angeles-based and Bulgarian-born artist and phenom Kan Wakan has finally unveiled his latest project with the release of Phantasmagoria Vol. II a sprawling twelve-track immersion into the ever budding and imaginative worlds conjured by his music. The new album comes as the inevitable “sequel” to the previously released Phantasmagoria Vol. I, which launched Wakan […]

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