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BestofL.A. 2011 Emerging Artists Best of L.A. 2011 #43 [rootsy] Best of L.A. 2011 #21 Dylan Trees www.dylantrees.tumblr.com D By Jenna Putnam ylan Trees play a sweet, soft breed of psychedelic folk music perfect for a saturated summer afternoon. With a flower child ’60s feel, their songs might inspire the listener to get in touch with their inner-hippie, and spend the day on a picnic blanket playing the banjo and making shapes out of clouds. Songwriter Jeremy Simon moved from London to California to join forces with Rob Fanter and Monica Olive, which speaks for the British undertone of the music. The trio released an 8-track EP with 4 songs, two versions of each, back in 2008. Their debut full-length record, Victoryville was produced by Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields, Soko, Gospel Music) and is due out later this year. Their new track “Three Times of The Day” is an upbeat jingle with a slow, dreamy sounding bridge showcasing Olive’s ethereal vocals. The band also has a tumblr site where they post their inspirations...from photos of daisies to portraits of Bowie. They also put up photos of themselves playing music and some show flyers. The overall vibe of Dylan Trees is fresh and positive, with a vintage feel and a modern twist. The Mighty Regis www.themightyregis.com A By Kimberly Brown fter cutting their teeth on Co. Sligo and Another Nickel For The Pope, the third and most recent album, 21, shows the band off in fine form. “Paddy Don’t Live In Hollywood” has Franky McNorman leading the charge on vocals over punk-bred choruses. Gavin McLoud’s mandolin raises the tide on “Celtic Storm”, a high energy seaside yarn built on the foundation of a traditional Celtic melody. The remainder of the album winds through the familiar, but fun, territory that is Celtic Punk. The Mighty Regis reels back from the distorted guitars of their contemporaries Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly though, to show off the more traditional mandolin, tin whistle, and accordion. What was your biggest challenge coming through 2010? Franky: I would have to say The Warped Tour. We are an unsigned band, completely DIY. We had to really pull together to play shows, sell merch, save money and plan for what other bands might take for granted because the work is often done for them. It was well worth all the work we put in but it was a challenge to say the least. Paddy: Finding a drummer to replace Brian Dullaghan (“Gabby Byrne”) was a pretty tremendous undertaking. The guy needed to be talented, able to play our style of music, and fit in well personally with the band; those people are usually in 4 bands already. It’s hard to express how luck we feel that we found Mike McCurdy; this year doesn’t happen without him. Where does the band’s name come from? Franky: I was thinking of how names don’t really mean anything. If the band sucks so does the name. You can call yourselves “Duck Hunt & The Mario Bros.” (I now own the rights to that if it catches on)…if the band sucks the name does too. We were originally called Regis Philbin…mostly because that guy is hilarious and seems to think he is as Irish as St. Patrick. So we figured, what the hell. Paddy: Hell, why AREN’T we called “Duck Hunt & The Maro Bros.”? Huge missed opportunity there... ATOMIX STUDIOS Record Mix Master Production The Magnetic Fields, Funeral Party, Miss Derringer, Aarktica, The Dollyrots, Filter, Sony, AM, Bug Music, Fearless Records, Nonesuch, Merge, Virgin, EMI www.myspace.com/atomixstudios the deli LA_12 winter 2011
Best of L.A. 2011 #30 Michael Nhat www.michaelnhat.com By Hugo Gomez It may be related to the fact that I’ve been on a Jack Parow phase lately, but do sick rappers have equally sick mustaches? If the answer is ‘yes!’ then I can only follow the trend with Michael Nhat, who throws his raps over loops that sound straight out of someone’s grandma’s 1970s optigan (If you haven’t played one of these, then you don’t know what magic is). He’s also been known to jump in and perform with other LA locals like Pizza!, So Many Wizards, Halloween Swim Team, Big Whup, and Moses Campbell. Best of L.A. 2011 #36 Mad Planet www.madplanetmusic.com By Angelo Lorenzo & Jenna Putnam We’re continually surprised by how much talent and musical variety is bred by LA’s co-ed duos like Passion Pit and Loch & Key. It’s a good thing Cooper Gillespie and Greg Gordon of Mad Planet are more than keeping up with the competition thanks to their debut LP All Elephants. Conceived in early 2009, All Elephants dives deeply into the genres of trip-hop, alternative rock, and jazz; a surprising departure from Gillespie’s and Gordon’s time spent in bands like Bang Sugar Bang and Nervous Return. You’re in for a treat of strong bass chords with off-kilter jazz beats, shimmering keyboards, and powerful vocals. Eastern Conference Champions www.eccmusic.com By Angelo Lorenzo Best of L.A. 2011 #40 Angelenos-by-way-of-Pennsylvania Eastern Conference Champions will be releasing their first full album of new material, Speak-Ahh, this spring. The band released their EP, Santa Fe, in 2009 sans former record label Suretone/Universal and have been loving the self control ever since. Leaning towards a more introspective and melancholy version of Modest Mouse, ECC’s twist on the theme works perfectly— so well, in fact, that it landed them on the (cringe) Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack with artists like Florence and the Machine, The Black Keys, and Bat For Lashes. Manhattan Murder Mystery www.myspace.com/manhattanmurdermystery By Hugo Gomez Best of L.A. 2011 #44 Manhattan Murder Mystery on record might sound like a bunch of drunk people singing and playing rock’n’roll, but if you scratch under the surface you’ll realize these guys have some serious songwriting chops. You don’t really just want to listen to them on record anyway, as this band has a hell of a reputation for their frantic live shows (fond memories of their 2010-2011 New Year’s show). Comparisons with early The Cult seem appropriate, although the overall sound here is definitely not Goth at all but some kind of raw... let’s call it “Mid-Fi”? In any case, Matthew Teardrop and crew should not be missed. Bestof L.A. 2011 Emerging Artists Poll full result 1. Baths 2. Pepper Rabbit 3. Superhumanoids 4. Lord Huron 5. Queen Caveat 6. Incan Abraham 7. White Arrows 8. Grouplove 9. The Filthy Violets 10. Summer Darling 11. Foster The People 12. Teen Inc 13. The Hunting Accident 14. Taylor Locke & The Roughs 15. Patrick Joseph 16. John Carpenter 17. Sea of Cortez 18. Nosaj Thing 19. Letting Up Despite Great Faults 20. Red Circle Underground 21. Dylan Trees 22. He’s My Brother She’s My Sister 23. A House for Lions 24. The Smiles 25. White Fence 26. Cannoneers 27. Hands 28. Polls 29. Big Whup 30. Michael Nhat 31. The Black Apples 32. Infantree 33. The Fling 34. Mike Runion 35. Ceci Bastida 36. Mad Planet 37. Hot As Sun 38. Fight From Above 39. Chasing Kings 40. Eastern Conference Champion 41. George Glass 42. Tara Priya 43. The Mighty Regis 44. Manhattan Murder Mystery the deli LA_13
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