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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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Don’t be fooled by the unassuming – oh he’s probably just another Westside acoustic singer/songwriter type – name, Evan Voytas has just released through RCRD LBL, his most sonically realized effort-to-date with the 2 song single, I Live This Life Here For You b/w What Would I Do That For.
The A side, “I Live This Life Here For You” lends itself to instant obsession with its The Secret-Machines-doing-Cocteau-Twins sound, while the B side “What Would I Do That For” is more quirky and is a little closer in structure to the songs on Voytas’ debut ep, Introducing Evan Voytas.
Voytas has quite the back story, one that I won’t go into here, but is well worth the read and will make you ask yourself; “Who the fuck is Evan Voytas, and why hadn’t I been paying attention to him earlier?”. Don’t sleep on him any longer, if this kid continues to write songs as good as “I Live This Life Here For You”, he could become our American version of M83.
MP3: Evan Voytas – I Live This Life Here For You
MP3: Evan Voytas – What Would I Do That For
Bonus MP3: Evan Voytas – Never My Love (The Association cover)
Bonus MP3: Evan Voytas – We’d Be Good Together
Tonight: Evan Voytas w/Rachael Cantu, Monster @ Silverlake Lounge (2906 Sunset Blvd) 8pm | $8 | 21+