Music is a visceral thing. Making music is no different. “This record did not just make itself and get into your hands by accident today. It was written, produced, and recorded under the constant threat of extinction,” says Joe Cardamone, of The Icarus Line, on their upcoming album "Wildlife". Out August 30th on Cobraside Distribution/ Roar Scratch Records, the LP is a collection of songs that perfectly capture the raw feelings that pure rock n’ roll music is supposed to emote. The album features guest appearances from Annie Hardy, of fellow LA rock outfit Giant Drag, and Ariel Pink to add to it’s coolness factor. Cardamone calls it, “a fight to survive in a musical landscape dominated by frat boys in ships clothing.” Sounds intriguing. The Icarus Line will be announcing a US tour very soon, which will definitely include some LA dates. We’ll keep you posted. - Taylor Lampela
Funeral Party blends punk aesthetics infused with a nuevo Indie vibe that blows the doors off The Strokes, Killers, and Arcade Fire. This LA group breeds a new crop of the next generations distain for the mundane. Released on March 29th, The Golden Age of Knowhere expresses the angst of youth and gives off the same vibrant energy you experience attending their live performances. The defiance, competitive nature, and taunting in "New York City moves to the Sound of LA" says it all. Every track on this album has a strength to it that when tied together play as a cohesively tight album. The stand out tracks are "Finale", "NYC Moves 2 the sound of LA", and "Youth & Poverty", but even that breakdown isn't fair given the great effort from this band on the verge. Funeral Party opens for Panic! at the Disco at The Wiltern, June 21st.
