Listen to “Hannah” here

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New York-based band, Freelance Whales make old-fashioned music listeners happy, who actually pay attention to clever, quickly delivered, and often unabashedly hormonal lyrics. Read the full story

Local Natives : Airplanes

Here is some swirling folky music from another unsigned local LA band… this one conveniently with “local” in its name.  I’m proud to be the first person in the internet to call them the Fleet Foxes of LA.  Swoon to their soaring vocal harmonies and beautiful instrumentation; then go spread the gospel. You can check out Local Natives here.

Listen to “Airplanes” Here

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