Brazilian Girls perform at the El Rey in Los Angeles on May 12, 2018. LOS ANGELES – Sabina Sciubba was an avant-garde vision in soft pink hues. The frontwoman for Brazilian Girls brought pizazz as soon as she paraded onto the El Rey Theatre stage, keyboardist Didi Gutman and…

Hot Chip member Alexis Taylor stretches his instrumental stylings across indietronica through that band and his improvisational rock through About Group. But with his new solo album, Beautiful Thing, Taylor makes quite the impression in the synth-pop space. Beautiful Thing Alexis Taylor April 20 Beautiful Thing opens with a song that pays homage to Phil…

Eclectic band Brazilian Girls avoids any specific genre, partaking in dance music, Latin limbo and even psychedelic pop. Ironically, none of the members are originally from Brazil; lead singer Sabina Sciubba was born in Rome to parents of German and Italian descent. Sciubba’s globe-trotted from Italy to Germany and…

Greta Kline, more aptly known by her stage name Frankie Cosmos, has nestled herself in the indie rock singer-songwriter scene. The daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates, her New York City attitude demands listeners’ attention, referencing the poetry she studied in college throughout her songs. Through witty…

With a name inspired by the villainous family in The Goonies, The Fratellis have a groove just as far-out as the 1980s cult classic. The Glasgow indie rock trio remains riffy garage rock at heart, but bears a folksy soft spot that gives its material a rustic tinge. Longstanding radio…

Mimicking Birds have a sound that covers all sorts of genres, ranging from anywhere between stripped down serenades to subtle synth soundscapes. Through these elements, the Portland folk-pop quintet creates something that works for both the coffee shop next door and a movie soundtrack. Layers of Us Mimicking Birds…