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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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Back in June when Joe at Radio Free Silver Lake posted 10 of his favorite tracks from 10 of his favorite Los Angeles bands right then (btw, this guy is so on it when it comes to knowing about all the good LA bands no one has heard of yet), he included The Magic Art (mp3) from a 4 song demo by the band, Thailand. I quickly gravitated to this track over any of the others posted, it’s a perfect mix of the Velvet Underground and Wire that incited multiple listens over the next couple of months.
Since that post back in June, Thailand have been hard at work recording their debut album, “Motorcade”, which is now complete and set for release this December. You can stream a new track called Strong Like Lightning from “Motorcade” on their MySpace, and you can find them playing in Los Angeles nearly every week this November.
Nov 10 2006 @ El Cid – Los Angeles, CA
Nov 14 2006 @ Silverlake Lounge – Los Angeles, CA
Nov 28 2006 @ Silverlake Lounge – Los Angeles, CA
Dec 02 2006 @ The Blue Star – Los Angeles, CA for DATAAGE
*Bonus – download another excellent track from Thailand’s 2005 4 song demo called, This Officer’s Life (mp3).