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Isolation – Ty Segall
November 29, 2018
2018 has been Ty Segall’s year. The prolific rocker has released four full-length albums from January’s Freedom Goblin to October’s Fudge Sandwich, a covers album. Featuring renditions of “The Loner” by Neil Young and “Hit It and Quit It” by Funkadelic, Fudge Sandwich brings a new energy to classic rock songs everybody knows and loves, […]
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Hey Kids – Molina
November 18, 2018
Released last spring, “Hey Kids” is the latest dreamy single from art pop producer and musician, Molina. Based in Copenhagen, the 25-year-old otherwise known as Rebecca Maria Molina worked with Swedish artist and co-writer, Late Verlane, whose vocals can be heard in the track’s hypnotizing second verse. With experimental synth and a steady backbeat, the […]
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Slowing Down and Chilling Out with Wild Nothing
November 18, 2018
“You wanna know me, well, what’s to know?” asked Jack Tatum, otherwise know as Wild Nothing, the indie pop musical project he started recording under in 2009, releasing promising demos which turned into EPs and then albums, the most recent of which, Indigo, attempts to answer Tatum’s question. It’s a question Tatum first asked himself […]
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Kids Really Did See Ghosts at 7th Annual Camp Flog Gnaw Festival
November 15, 2018
Rap duo Kids See Ghosts, made up of longtime collaborators Kanye West and Kid Cudi, headlined the main stage at this year’s Camp Flog Gnaw music festival. They reunited onstage for their first untelevised live show in over two years. Their performance wasn’t just a run through of their new self-titled album, but a reunion […]
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Sanctuary – Ruby Haunt
November 11, 2018
A frame of mind can be a lonely place to be, especially when your thoughts and memories seem out of control. So reflects L.A. indie duo, Ruby Haunt, on “Sanctuary,” the second single off their most recent record, Blue Hour. A wistful attempt at clearing a headspace and picking up the pieces of regret, “Sanctuary” […]
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Grey Area – Jerry Paper ft. Weyes Blood
November 4, 2018
Like a Baby is Lucas Nathan’s latest release as Jerry Paper and his first record since moving back to L.A. from New York City. The move inspired in Nathan the existential theme of human desire and satisfaction, heavy material he explores in the sweet and breezy track, “Grey Area.” Featuring Weyes Blood’s melodic vocals, the […]
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Keeping it Cool with Rejjie Snow
October 29, 2018
“This isn’t Hip Hop, this is an experience,” said Alexander Anyaegbunam, otherwise known as Rejjie Snow, to a handful of audience members on a Wednesday night at the Santa Ana Observatory. Wearing a blue jumpsuit and a black beanie, the Irish rapper’s mellow attitude was mistakably Californian, though he’s currently based in the East Coast, […]
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Mines – Donzii
October 28, 2018
“Walking in mines underground New York City.” The first words off Donzii’s debut single, “Mines.” With a funky backbeat and front woman Jenna Balfe’s unfazed tone, it’s a fitting introduction for the post-punk group that produces ominous yet danceable music. Hailing from Miami with roots in Brooklyn, Donzii combines elements of no-wave and avant-funk into […]
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The Magic of Future Islands
October 17, 2018
There’s a certain look that consumes Samuel T Herring’s face after performing a song, as the lights fade and the audience stops dancing. Somewhere between gratefulness and exuberance, a momentary pause from the euphoric nature of performance, a welcoming of reality, of what it means to be together. It’s a look he gives after every […]
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