Indie-pop sweethearts The Naked and Famous are no strangers to masking their heavy musings on love, death, and loss beneath deceptively vibrant synth-soundscapes. After all, it’s in the bittersweet hues of the anthemic “Young Blood” that many an adolescence is saturated by; and it’s on the eve of the ten-year anniversary of their debut album […]

Los Angeles indie-darlings The Naked and Famous have shared a somber, affecting new song titled “Death,” off their forthcoming new record Recover. The new track is a slow-burning, synth-structured ballad that sees duo Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers swapping their heart-wrenching croons against a backdrop of cascading electronics. Squeezed between all the big questions of […]

Living up to their name, Los Angeles-based indie-rock band The Naked and Famous set aside the synth-fueled love affair that their music has been awash in since their debut for a night of intimate retouchings of their discography. Playing in a completely packed Constellation Room in Santa Ana, duo Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers peeled […]

Thundering through their homecoming show at the Fox Theatre Pomona, dynamic indie-pop band The Naked and Famous poured out the hits in support of their latest release Simple Forms. In what was a dramatically quick set that left little time for chit-chat, singing duo Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers saved their fiery croons for the […]

We last caught The Naked and Famous at the Teragram Ballroom earlier this year, leaving fans entranced with their lavish electronic sound. The young bloods are back with another show in support of their third album, Simple Forms, at the Fox Theater Pomona on Tuesday, November 29th! XYLØ and The Chain Gang of 1974 support. Tickets […]

Indietronica titans The Naked and Famous made their return to Los Angeles last Wednesday night with a hurricane of a show at the Teragram Ballroom. The New Zealand born outfit nearly brought down the small confines of the venue with their over-the-top, stadium ready anthems–and when the dust finally settled, fans were left reeling in […]

The Naked and Famous have been in the studio finishing up their third album. It looks like the band is ready to showcase some of their new tunes live! The Naked and Famous has announced a run of seven intimate North American club shows including two dates in Los Angeles! The Naked and Famous will […]

Just 13 months ago, New Zealand sibling synthpop duo BROODS were playing their first American show at Bardot’s It’s A School Night. On Thursday night, their career reached another plateau as they sold out the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood to an assortment of excited fans and famous pals that packed the place from the floor […]

As we noted in our 20 Hottest Men in Indie Music feature last month, it’s hard not to fall in love with a talented musician when they’re on stage giving you a memorable performance. Now it’s time to give the accomplished ladies their shine. From their extraordinary talents, to the way they own the stage, and […]

The Naked and Famous — Photo by Angela Holtzen The Naked and Famous will headline the Echoplex on Thursday, Aug. 21st! The five-piece indie pop band from New Zealand just played two fantastic sets at Coachella and have a prime spot lined up at First City Festival this August. But why not catch them in a […]