Night Talks Embrace Liberation and Groove on New Single “People Pleaser”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve had my ear on Night Talks for quite a while now. Somehow, despite years of seeing their name pop up across the Los Angeles music scene, I’ve just never managed to catch them live. But after hearing their newest single…
Robbie Furze Returns With Explosive New Project M.O.T.H.E.R. And Anthemic Single “MY LOVE”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Robbie Furze has always had a knack for writing music that feels massive. Back when The Big Pink first broke through with songs like “Dominos,” there was this collision of distorted noise, Brit rock swagger, and arena-sized emotional release that made…
DICE’s “Loose Change” Turns Young Adult Uncertainty Into Breezy Indie Rock Euphoria
LOS ANGELES, CA- For a band I had never heard before, DICE immediately grabbed me with “Loose Change.” There’s something incredibly breezy about this track. Not in a careless way, but in the way the song seems to glide forward with this youthful optimism…
Devon Thompson Embraces Dream Pop and Post Punk Tension on “Pillory”
sp; LOS ANGELES, CA- Over the last few years, Devon Thompson has steadily carved out her own lane within alternative music. Earlier releases leaned more heavily into gritty indie and alternative rock influences, but her latest single “Pillory” feels like a more focused and fully…
The Last Dinner Party’s “Big Dog” Finally Made Me Understand the Hype
LOS ANGELES, CA- For the longest time, I felt like I was standing just outside the conversation surrounding The Last Dinner Party. While seemingly everyone around me was completely enthralled by the London five piece’s theatricality, Baroque pop flourishes, and glamorous mystique, I admired…
MOD SUN’s “Mirror” Captures His Boldest and Most Honest Evolution Yet
LOS ANGELES, CA- There was a time when Mod Sun proudly branded his music as “Hobo Rap.” Back then, his sound felt tied to skate culture, backpack rap, Warped Tour parking lots, DIY positivity, and a kind of restless, wandering spirit that separated him…
Snail Mail Brings Reflection and Reinvention to The Wiltern in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- Seeing Snail Mail in 2026 feels a little different now compared to when Lindsey Jordan first emerged in the late 2010s as one of indie rock’s most promising young songwriters. Back then, her music carried a restless, emotionally direct energy that…
Pastel Blank’s “Radiator” Turns Anxiety Into Art-Rock Gold on Unmade in Minutes
LOS ANGELES, CA- Montreal’s indie scene has never lacked for bands willing to get weird, but Pastel Blank seem especially comfortable living in that strange little space where anxiety, humor, and danceable art-rock all collide. Led by songwriter and vocalist Angus Watt, the project…
Failure and Hayley Williams Unite Perfectly on “The Rising Skyline”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Last year, I had the chance to interview a peer of mine, Priscilla Chavez Scott, one of the producers behind “Every Time You Lose Your Mind”, the documentary chronicling the legacy of Failure. Watching that film really drove home just how…
Violet Grohl’s “Cool Buzz” Is a Fierce 90s-Inspired Alt-Rock Knockout
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ll admit it: I tend to give the children of famous recording artists a little short shrift when it comes to their own musical careers. There’s always that natural skepticism, the quiet assumption that the spotlight arrived before the songs did….
