Liars + Mikal Cronin

This LA trio is characterised by dramatic stylistic shifts between albums, relocating for inspiration, and stubbornly refusing to give demanding fans what they want. They use vicious guitars, ambient and experimental soundscapes, and alternately snarling and ominous vocals to create an unsettling, oppressive sense of doom. Their upcoming album WIXIW is their subtlest yet, more cohesive than 2010’s Sisterworld and more delicately creepy than 2006’s Drum’s Not Dead.

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This LA trio is characterised by dramatic stylistic shifts between albums, relocating for inspiration, and stubbornly refusing to give demanding fans what they want. They use vicious guitars, ambient and experimental soundscapes, and alternately snarling and ominous vocals to create an unsettling, oppressive sense of doom. Their upcoming album WIXIW is their subtlest yet, more cohesive than 2010’s Sisterworld and more delicately creepy than 2006’s Drum’s Not Dead.

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MIKAL CRONIN:

If you were to hear San Francisco’s Mikal Cronin for the first time, you’d probably think to yourself, ‘Gosh, this guy’s so young and precocious and psychedelic, I bet he’s totally BFFs with Ty Segall!’ And you know what? You’d be right. Except that Cronin’s take on neo-psych is a bit more wistful and poppy, the sweet jam to Segall’s crunchy and perpetually top-billed peanut butter.

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MINERAL BEINGS:

Self-proclaimed “now-wave” band Mineral Beings is the brainchild of songwriter Merinde. Performing with beatmaker Sonam, the pair specializes in chilled-out synth-pop.

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