L.A. music had a monster year in 2015, but 2016 could be even bigger, thanks to artists such as the 10 we list here, who represent just a few drops in an El Niño of up-and-coming talent. Some may be future superstars, or at least future cult figures. All have the kind of singular vision it takes in our city to stand out from the crowd. READ MORE…
J57 and Koncept released their latest collaboration The Fuel EP last month to critical acclaim across the blogosphere, and it shouldn’t be terribly be surprising if you’ve been frequenting this site for some time as the duo, along with their crew Brown Bag All-Stars have long been mainstays on this site and others. Of course, for those who are new to the site and for those who need their memories refreshed, we’ll go through some backstory. READ MORE…
Trend-setting Los Angeles radio station KCRW has just premiered the video for Jet Trash’s new single “What They Want,” from the California garage rockers’ recent self-titled debut EP.
Jet Trash know what it means to be a quintessential West Coast band. They proudly carry the torch of their predecessors The Sonics and The Ventures, joining the ranks of Bay Area contemporaries Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees in cranking out modern indie-rock updates on classic ’60s garage-surf. Armed with vintage Fenders and reverb-soaked tube amps, the band’s energetic lo-fi anthems have a youthful immediacy, their massive hooks curling like breaking waves. It’s a sound that has already won the hearts of Jet Trash’s hometown, The Deli SF voting them one of the best up-and-coming bands of 2014 and The Bay Bridged dubbing them “the cream of the crop” of San Francisco locals. READ MORE…
As we have for the past few years, we have ranked all of our collective favorite records of 2015 from both a National and Nashville perspective. To come up with a list, our staff nominated their top local records, and then we had a vote to rank the results.
If you saw our Best National Records of 2015 post, then you know that Jason Isbell and Kacey Musgraves are included in that list, so they were excluded from this Nashville poll to add more variety. Even after removing votes for those records, we still had 43 album submissions to tally.
Below, have a look at top 10 (11 because of ties) Nashville albums of 2015 to find out where all of our tastes overlap. If you need to play catchup, or you’re in the mood to revisit the best of last year, we’ve provided links to Spotify. Stay tuned for our favorite live shows of 2015 coming this week. READ MORE…
Simple music videos never go out of style, especially when matched with jaunty pop rock like the Head’s “Raincoats.” The new video, filmed and directed by Rebecca Arrowsmith, is the second released in support of the band’s 2015 EP Millipedes, and features the trio wandering around various locales in downtown and East Atlanta.
Since the release of their EP and their recent tour of the East Coast, the Head have continued to receive positive press, including recently being named one of Pure Volume’s top 10 unsigned artists of 2015. If 2015 is any gauge of the future, the Head should prepare for national recognition, and the video for “Raincoats” demonstrates that lead singer Mike Shaw is already comfortable playing the role of rock and roll frontman. The modelesque footage of him in the bathtub seems taken from the rock-god era ’70s, and the casual outro displays the Head at their most nonchalant — unaware or at least unimpressed by their own popularity. WATCH HERE…
Brown Bag AllStars’ Koncept and J57 dropped an incredibly undervalued sleeper of an EP last month which has personally become a top contender for EP of the year. And truly, this is all bias aside, despite J being a great friend.
When you make excellent, original music, it just simply cannot be denied. The day before the two BBAS members delivered their The Fuel EP, they dropped off this Andrew Thomas single, “Excitement.”
As a Christmas gift for fans, Kon & J dispatched some self-shot visuals using a GoPro for the celebratory song, with some exceptional editing by Jawney Qvest. Watch it up top and go out and support the two by purchasing The Fuel on iTunes. WATCH HERE…