Sports Team- The Drop
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and then make selections for a playlist the following month. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist. Below are October’s selections.
Sports Team’s single The Drop is from their 2022 album, Gulp!.
Foreign Air- Night At The Zoo
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and then make selections for a playlist the following month. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist. Below are September’s selections.
The song above is from Foreign Air’s 2022 album Hello Sunshine.
Nosaj Thing- Condition ft Toro y Moi
This song is the most recent single from Nosaj Thing’s upcoming album, Continua. The digital album releases this week on 10/28/22.
Nosaj Thing is playing this Saturday, 10/29 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles with Toro y Moi.
Iceage- The Holding Hand
This song is from Iceage’s 2021 album, Seek Shelter.
The band is playing at The Regent Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (10/9/22) with Earth.
Black Country, New Road- Track X
This song is from Black Country, New Road’s 2021 album, For the first time. Their new album Ants From Up There was released in February.
Black Country, New Road are playing with Black Midi at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Saturday, 9/24/22. Songs from both bands can also be found on the Best Songs of 2021 playlist.
The Moonjacks- 805
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and then make selections for a playlist the following month. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist. This time I’ve also included a song from 1980, by Agent Orange, an Orange County punk band who played around California last month.
The song above is from The Moonjacks, a band based out of San Luis Obispo, California. It’s a fun summer song celebrating the “805”, an area in California that includes their county as well as Santa Barbara and Ventura.
They are playing an album release show at The Smell in Los Angeles this Friday (9/2/22) with Sept and Wayword.
J.Rocc- L.A. Anthem feat. LMNO & Key Kool
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and select some for a monthly playlist. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist.
This month includes the above song by J.Rocc, from his new album A Wonderful Letter, his love letter to Los Angeles. For more about the project, check out this interview with him here.
Fleet Foxes- Sunblind
One of my favorite songs of 2020 from Fleet Foxes’ fourth album Shore. They are currently on tour and playing in Los Angeles tonight (7/8/22) at the Greek Theatre.
Amyl and The Sniffers- Hertz
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and select some for the playlist. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist.
This month’s playlist includes Australian band Amyl and The Sniffers’ song above from their 2021 album, Comfort To Me.
Yung Lean ft. FKA twigs- Bliss
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and select some for the playlist. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist.
This month’s playlist includes the song above by Swedish rapper Yung Lean and FKA twigs. The song samples the 1987 song by Russian band Alyans (Альянс), На заре.