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Topanga is Stefan Babcock, Nestor Chumak, Zack Mykula and Steve Sladkowski: four childhood friends that write irresistibly catchy, riff-heavy songs dripping with energy and wrapped in the essence of youth. High-on-life and ambitious-as-hell, these youngsters spent 2011 gaining a reputation for their rambunctious live shows complete with explosive gang vocals, airtight hooks and unbridled enthusiasm. Their latest offering, 7” Oceans, was produced by Jon Drew (Tokyo Police Club, Arkells, f*cked Up) and is available from Royal Mountain Records February 15, 2012. Oceans follows a stellar 2011 for Topanga, during which the band rocketed from its first show to spots at Pop Montreal, NXNE, CMW and dates with Parlovr, Young Rival, The Darcys and more. All that - plus a scrappy 4 song EP the band floated online – grabbed the attention of both Drew and Hollerado, with the latter taking the band out on its recent winter tour and agreeing to release Oceans on its burgeoning label. They know what so many others are about to find out: Topanga is too good a time to miss.

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Singer/Songwriter Bella White Releases New Covers 'EP FIVE FOR SILVER' Photo Singer/Songwriter Bella White Releases New Covers 'EP FIVE FOR SILVER'
by Blair Ingenthron - August 18, 2024

Rounder Records has released Five For Silver from acclaimed singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Bella White. The digital EP is comprised of five reimagined songs that have influenced both the life and career of the young artist....

Nosotros Adds New Tour Dates Ahead of New Single Release Photo Nosotros Adds New Tour Dates Ahead of New Single Release
by Josh Sharpe - May 08, 2024

Nosotros, the critically acclaimed 10-piece Latin music band known for their vibrant fusion of rhythms and socially conscious lyrics, is set to release their latest single titled '#esperanza.” Inspired by the tumultuous events of recent years, including the transition from the Trump era to a post-pa...

Video: Nosotros Release New Video for 'Mentiras' Featuring Daniel French Photo Video: Nosotros Release New Video for 'Mentiras' Featuring Daniel French
by Josh Sharpe - April 19, 2024

Nosotros, the critically acclaimed 10-piece Latin music band known for their vibrant fusion of rhythms and socially conscious lyrics, has released their latest single titled 'Mentiras.” In the wake of a tumultuous political climate and presidential voting year, this song emerges as a powerful anthem...

Grace Cummings Announces New Album 'Ramona' Photo Grace Cummings Announces New Album 'Ramona'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2024

Grace Cummings announces her new album 'Ramona.' The lead single 'On + On' is out now. Ramona - her finest and most captivating work yet - was recorded in Topanga Canyon with acclaimed producer Jonathan Wilson (Angel Olsen, Father John Misty, Margo Price) puts Cummings' rich vocals and dramatic stor...

Devendra Banhart Releases 'Fireflies' From New Album Out Friday Photo Devendra Banhart Releases 'Fireflies' From New Album Out Friday
by Michael Major - September 19, 2023

Devendra Banhart has released “Fireflies,” the newest track taken from his upcoming album Flying Wig. The accompanying visualizer features Anthony Ivancich and Julia Crockett - two pillars of the Stud Country Queer Country Western Dancing community - two stepping through Los Angeles' Club Bahia as D...

Jonathan Wilson Releases New Album 'Eat the Worm' Photo Jonathan Wilson Releases New Album 'Eat the Worm'
by Michael Major - September 08, 2023

Jonathan Wilson’s new BMG album Eat the Worm is out now, on the heels of buzz-building singles such as “Marzipan,” “Charlie Parker” and “The Village Is Dead” from the acclaimed singer, songwriter, and producer. Additionally, Wilson has shared a new video for album highlight “Ol’ Father Time.”...

Devendra Banhart Releases New Track 'Nun' Photo Devendra Banhart Releases New Track 'Nun'
by Michael Major - August 31, 2023

Devendra Banhart has released a new song, “Nun.” Banhart recently announced openers for his world tour in the fall, including Hayden Pedigo, Le Ren, Miho Hatori, Soma,  John Moods, Rogov, and - following an epic performance at the Hollywood Bowl in support of Carla Morrison - has announced his own h...

Video: Jess Williamson Shares 'Topanga Two Step' Video Photo Video: Jess Williamson Shares 'Topanga Two Step' Video
by Michael Major - August 14, 2023

Jess Williamson shares a video for “Topanga Two Step,” a stand out from her  acclaimed new album, Time Ain’t Accidental, out now on Mexican Summer. Upon its release the song was called “a soft-rock reverie for a casual but intense encounter” by NPR who praised Williamson saying she “writes from such...

Grace Potter Finds Her Truth on 'Mother Road' Photo Grace Potter Finds Her Truth on 'Mother Road'
by Michael Major - May 10, 2023

Produced by Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Nickel Creek) and recorded at RCA’s famed Studio A in Nashville and Topangadise in Topanga, CA, Mother Road follows Grace’s 2019’s acclaimed, 2X GRAMMY-nominated album, Daylight. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!...

Arroyo Low to Release Debut Album '2020' Photo Arroyo Low to Release Debut Album '2020'
by Michael Major - June 28, 2022

The former IRONTOM/Foxtrails bassist will release his debut album, 2020, via Bodan Kuma. Straddling alternative and lo-fi electronic expressions inflected with Dane’s broad array of influences, the hugely atmospheric album is accompanied by monthly singles and videos, art installations, and NFT cont...

Haunted Summer Release New Single 'Camera' Photo Haunted Summer Release New Single 'Camera'
by Michael Major - April 20, 2022

Today, the band is previewing a new single from the album along with a  music video. The video for 'Camera,' which was directed by Callie Bloem and Chris Ewing, debuted today at Flaunt and can also be shared at YouTube. 'Camera' was written at a friend’s house when the band was on tour. Watch the ne...

RY X Announces North American Tour Ahead of New Album 'Blood Moon' Photo RY X Announces North American Tour Ahead of New Album 'Blood Moon'
by Michael Major - April 04, 2022

His previous albums, Dawn and Unfurl, cast an hypnotic allure on fans with their mix of nuanced, introspective emotions, idiosyncratic production flourishes, and dramatic intensity. Those traits have led to RY X amassing over 700 million streams, selling out shows the world over, and earning constan...

James Share Future Islands Remix of 'Beautiful Beaches' Photo James Share Future Islands Remix of 'Beautiful Beaches'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 19, 2021

The result is a record with the most fresh and festival ready tracks of their 39-year career, the sound of one of Britain’s best bands, deconstructed and reassembled by one of the world’s most renowned producers.  ...

Babe Rainbow Shares New Album 'Changing Colours' Photo Babe Rainbow Shares New Album 'Changing Colours'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 14, 2021

Like-minded souls soon caught their music on the wind: Eric at Flightless Records, the label set up to release King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s hefty catalog of records, welcomed the band into the family, releasing Babe Rainbow’s early string of singles....

James Release New Track 'Recover' Photo James Release New Track 'Recover'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 05, 2021

The third track to be released from the new record is the most personal and reflective. “Recover” tells of the death of Tim Booth’s father-in-law to Covid during the first wave in Spring last year, the lyrics reflecting the universal pain for those dealing with grief from a distance....

BACHELOR Share New Single 'Sick of Spiraling' Photo BACHELOR Share New Single 'Sick of Spiraling'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 22, 2021

Written and recorded in Topanga, CA over the course of two weeks in January of 2020, pre-pandemic, Doomin’ Sun is a record steeped in friendship....

James Release New Track 'Beautiful Beaches' Photo James Release New Track 'Beautiful Beaches'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 19, 2021

“We love how this song is so uplifting, focusing on new beginnings,” Tim says. “I like the idea that many might not know the backstory and hear it as a post Covid holiday song! Praying that the lyrics don’t turn out prophetic.' ...

BACHELOR Announce Tour With Lucy Dacus Photo BACHELOR Announce Tour With Lucy Dacus
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 13, 2021

While the album features collaborations with the likes of Big Thief’s Buck Meek and James Krivchenia, as well as Duterte’s partner and Routine-counterpart Annie Truscott of Chastity Belt, the record was largely made by the two musicians in isolation as a fitting precursor to the forthcoming year....

Babe Rainbow Shares New Song 'Your Imagination' Photo Babe Rainbow Shares New Song 'Your Imagination'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 25, 2021

It all started when he heard 'Us and the Rainbow' from the band’s 2019 album Today. Jaden became enthralled with the band's work and connected with the Babes through Instagram. ...

Bachelor Announce 'Doomin' Sun' LP Photo Bachelor Announce 'Doomin' Sun' LP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 24, 2021

On the bass-heavy rock song, the duo paint a yearning portrait of a woman in a supermarket parking lot, a barely-contained desire oozing out of cotidian descriptions like: “She burns out of the market/ Plastic bags digging into wrists/ Blood stuck in her fingertips.” ...

Bob Moses Release New Charlotte de Witte Remix of 'Desire' Photo Bob Moses Release New Charlotte de Witte Remix of 'Desire'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 07, 2020

Today, Bob Moses have released a brand-new remix from Charlotte de Witte of their single “Desire” with ZHU, extending the song to a seven-minute plus deep techno take....

VIDEO: Babe Rainbow Shares Colorful New Video 'Zeitgeist' Photo VIDEO: Babe Rainbow Shares Colorful New Video 'Zeitgeist'
by Sarah Leiber - November 30, 2020

Last week, Australian psychedelic-pop band Babe Rainbow made their return with a colorful and kaleidoscopic music video for the new song 'Zeitgeist.' ...

BOB MOSES & TWITCH Announce Exclusive Partnership Launching with a Livestream Concert Photo BOB MOSES & TWITCH Announce Exclusive Partnership Launching with a Livestream Concert This Friday
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 20, 2020

Today, October 20, electronic music band Bob Moses announce an exclusive partnership with Twitch, which will serve as the sole destination to catch future Bob Moses branded livestreams.    ...

Hello Forever Release Video For 'Farm On The Mountaintop' Photo Hello Forever Release Video For 'Farm On The Mountaintop'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 21, 2020

Art pop collective Hello Forever has released their debut album Whatever It Is. Singer/songwriter Samuel Joseph and company offer up a contemporary call back to the 60s, full of delectable harmonies and buoyant melodies. Alongside the album, Hello Forever has unveiled the music video for “Farm On Th...

Chris Catalena Debuts 'Fool' With Ghettoblaster Photo Chris Catalena Debuts 'Fool' With Ghettoblaster
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 30, 2019

Rooted in Austin and currently based in Los Angeles, Chris Catalena is the true outlaw country-folk musician of his generation. His new self-titled album is released this Friday, November 1 via Spaceflight Records. Influenced by Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and Neil Young, Catalena has lived a ...











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