Latest Review: Magic Lantern – High Beams

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 [...]

IfAN’s 15 Favorite Los Angeles Area Releases from 2007

10 Favorite Full Length Releases

Artist: Great Northern
Album: Trading Twilight For Daylight
Label: Eenie Meenie Records
MP3: Home
[audio:http://www.eeniemeenie.com/Home.mp3]
Buy: Amazon | Insound | Amazon MP3 | iTunes | eMusic

Artist: The Parson Red Heads
Album: King Giraffe
Label: Yukon Records
MP3: Days Of My Youth

[audio:tprh_daysofmyyouth.mp3]
Buy: Amazon | iTunes

Artist: The Moon Upstairs
Album: Guarding The Golden Apple
Label: Gifted Children
MP3: All Is All

[audio:tmu_allisall.mp3]
Buy: iTunes

Artist: Ferraby Lionheart
Catch The Brass Ring
Label: Network
MP3: Vermont Avenue

[audio:ferraby_vermontavenue.mp3]
Buy: Amazon | Insound | Amazon MP3 | iTunes | eMusic

Artist: Biirdie
Album: Catherine Avenue (out digitally 10/30/07, out physically 01/22/08)
Label: Love Minus Zero
MP3: Him

[audio:http://teamclermont.com/mp3/biirdie_him.mp3]
Buy: Amazon | Amazon MP3 | iTunes

Artist: Division Day
Album: Beartrap Island
Label: Eenie Meenie Records
MP3: Tigers

[audio:http://www.eeniemeenie.com/Tigers.mp3]
Buy: Amazon | Insound | Amazon MP3 | iTunes | eMusic

Artist: Big Business
Album: Here Come The Waterworks
Label: Hydra Head
MP3: Grounds For Divorce

[audio:BIGBUSINESS_GroundsForDivorce.mp3]
Buy: Amazon | Insound | Amazon MP3 | iTunes

Artist: Sea Wolf
Album: Leaves In The River
Label: Dangerbird Records
MP3: You’re A Wolf

[audio:http://www.aolcdn.com/_media/ch_music/sea_wolf_youre_a_wolf.mp3]
Buy: Amazon | Insound | Amazon MP3 | iTunes

Artist: Tigers Can Bite You
Album: Tigers Can Bite You
Label: Self-Released
MP3: Hawks

[audio:tcby_hawks.mp3]
Buy: iTunes

Artist: Coco B’s
Album: Coco B’s
Label: Self-Released
MP3: Modern Lover

[audio:http://www.kdouble.com/sounds/cocobsmodernlover.mp3]
Buy: iTunes

5 Favorite Ep, 7″, or 12″ Releases

Artist: Tweak Bird
Album: BigBoneSnakeBite 7″
Label: Self-Released
MP3: White Lips

[audio:tweakbird_whitelips.mp3]
Buy: At a show or on the band’s MySpace

Artist: Crystal Antlers
Album: Until The Sun Dies 7″
Label: Self-Released
MP3: Vexation (not on this particular 7″ because I don’t it ripped yet)

[audio:ca_vexation.mp3]
Buy: Greater Los Angeles

Artist: Darker My Love
Album: Darker My Love-Moccasin split 12″
Label: I Hate Rock N Roll
MP3: Hair Decisions (clip)

[audio:http://www.ihaterocknroll.com/hairdecisionsSAMPLE.mp3]
Buy: At a show or directly from I Hate Rock N Roll

Artist: Devon Williams
Album: A Truce/Elevator 7″
Label: LA Record
MP3: Elevator

[audio:devonwilliams_elevator.mp3]
Buy: Greater Los Angeles

Artist: Francisco The Man!
Album: Francisco The Man! EP
Label: Self-Released
MP3: Lord Knows I’m Weak

[audio:FTM-Lord_Knows_Im_Weak.mp3]
Buy: iTunes