Artist: Frobot
Song: Lost in Time (ft. Courtney Beavers)
Frobot is back to make an appearance on AC, but this time taking a more chillwave approach with his new track, Lost in Time featuring vocal stylings of Courtney Beavers.
Artist: Wampire
Song: Orchards
Album: Curiosity
After forming Wampire in 2001, Portland’s Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps, with the help of Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Jacob Portrait, produced their debut full-length, Curiosity, which drops today! Check out their video for Orchards, which unfortunately you can only stream on the actual YouTube page.
Artist: Small Black
Song: Free At Dawn
Album: Limits of Desire
Brooklyn’s synth-pop piece, Small Black, returns with their first single, Free At Dawn, from their forthcoming album, Limits of Desire, out next week (May 14th).
In honor of Limits of Desire, Small Black will be heading out on tour and stopping by in LA on June 13th with Heavenly Beat at the Echoplex - Tickets
Event: Maps & Atlases with Young Man, Oddience
Date: May 2, 2013
Location: The Echo
Big thanks for Grimy Goods and their awesomeness for picking me as a winner for a pair of tickets to this show!
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Artist: Goldroom
Song: Only You Can Show Me (ft. Mereki)
I miss this whole nu-disco era that has seemed to fade away over the years, but LA producer Josh Legg, who goes by the moniker Gold Room, continues this dance-wave with his new single, Only You Can Show Me.
Event: Black Moth Super Rainbow with the Hood Internet, Oscillator Bug
Date: May 25, 2013
Location: Echoplex
BMSR is currently on tour and will make their pitstop in LA this month on the 25th with the support of The Hood Internet and Oscillator Bug.
Check out Like a Sundae from their 2012 release, Cobra Juicy:
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Artist: Smith Westerns
Song: Varsity
Album: Soft Will
Today Chicago’s Smith Westerns debuts their video for the single, Varsity, coming from their forthcoming album, Soft Will, out June 11.
Event: Chad Valley with Ski Lodge, Oddience
Date: April 30, 2013
Location: The Echo
It’s BritWeek and The Echo has been currently hosting some awesome acts, one of them being Chad Valley with the support of an eclectic line-up including Brooklyn’s Ski Lodge and LA’s Oddience. Twin Shadow even made an appearance on Chad Valley’s I Owe You This track!
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Artist: Young Man
Song: In a Sense
Album: Beyond Was All Around Me
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve last featured Colin Caulfield’s Young Man on here. Not even that, it’s been a while since I’ve caught up on what’s up with him. Wellll, earlier April he released Beyond Was All Around Me, it’s insanely awesome, and beautifully composed, so check out the whole thing, it’s golden!
AAAAND, Young Man is currently on tour with Maps & Atlases who’s going to be at The Echo TOMORROW, so go! - Tickets
Artist: Stars
Song: Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It
Album: The North
Never in my life would I think to see Stars live, but I did, and it was awesome, and so is this new album of theirs, so check it out!
