Neither a laptop near-meltdown nor distractions over guilty verdicts could prevent us from compiling Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 293), the latest mix from Buzz Bands LA. Check out new songs from SASAMI, The Marías, Foster the People, Courtney Farren, Paige Stark, Winnetka Bowling League, Superfan, Outside Air, JOSEON, Love Fiend, St. Kio, Channel Tres, Angela Muñoz, Magdalena Bay, Noelle Sucks and more. Find all our recent playlist here. ■ SASAMI, “Honeycrash” — Steeped in drama (aptly captured in Andrew Thomas Huang’s video), “Honeycrash” is SASAMI’s first release since her 2022 alb ..read more

Join me at 10 tonight as I flash back 10 years to 2014 for a special edition of the L.A. Buzz Bands Show on 88.5 FM The SoCal Sound. I’ll have music from Dorothy, James Supercave, Kan Wakan, Dear Boy, Cold War Kids, Dum Dum Girls, Sego, Bad Suns, Meg Myers, Cherry Blazerr, Babes and more. Find out the playlist below; and go here to find archives of recent programs. Back with a new new-music show next week. Dear Boy, “Hesitation Waltz” Babes, “ATMO” Kan Wakan, “Forever Found” Jenny Lewis, “She’s Not Me” James Supercave, “The Right Thing” Cold War Kids, “First” Dum Dum Girls, “Rimbaud Eyes” Cher ..read more

Here’s something to enjoy while enjoying your holiday weekend: Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 292) features new songs from, among others, Trapdoor Social, Annabel Lee, Jagged Baptist Club, Night Talks, Redd Kross, Fana Hues, Nitefire, Sparkbyrd, Storefront Church, Former Child Actor, Dream Phases and Catpack. Plus, we have tracks from new album/EP releases by Wallows, Frank Lenz, Low Hum, Young Jesus, Escape Artist Lovers and Winter. Enjoy. ■ Trapdoor Social, “Loneliness” — Brassy indie outfit Trapdoor Social (Skylar Funk, Louie Gonzalez, Gene Dickerson and producer Curt Schneider) have hook ..read more

Join me at 10 tonight on 88.5 FM The SoCal Sound for the L.A. Buzz Bands Show — this week, I’ll have music from Billie Eilish, Mehro, Courtney Farren, Tragic Magic, Zzzahara, Mondo Cozmo, JEMS, Meija, Beachwood Sparks, Guppy, Ear Ringers, Niina Soleil, Faux Prix and more. Check out the playlist below; and go here to find archives of recent programs. Mehro, “Cynical” Courtney Farren, “Fear” Billie Eilish, “Lunch” Guppy, “Don’t Choke” Niina Soleil, “See Red” Zzzahara, “Wish You Would Notice (Know This)” Tragic Magic, “Sunset City” (feat. Rxuseonly) Ear Ringers, “Pretty Pictures” Giant Killer Bat ..read more

Here’s a whopper of a weekly playlist: Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 291) features new music from Billie Eilish, Meija, Iress, Liily, Milly, Jelani Aryeh, Beachwood Sparks, Winter, Slenderbodies, Tragic Magic, Model Child, Tessa Rae, JEMS, Ear Ringers, Zzzahara, Cold Cave, Guppy, Jesika von Rabbit, Dear Francis and a slew of others. Special nods to albums and EPs released this week, a cover song and the bedazzlement that is Louis Cole. Past mixes here, but you knew that. ■ Billie Eilish, “Lunch” — Billie Eilish’s third full-length, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” has arrived, possessed of more ..read more

Buckle up for Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 290), featuring new music from Mondo Cozmo, Jay Som, Wand, Forever Never Changes (the new project from Justin Warfield), Remi Wolf, Polyglam, Paige Stark, Deap Vally, Dosiopath (the new project from Deap Vally’s Julie Edwards), Frankie Bird, EELS, Communicant, Giant Waste of Man, Double Wish, Towa Bird, Vicky Farewell and many more. Stream it on Spotify, find info on the tracks beneath the player and catch up with other recent mixes here. ■ Mondo Cozmo, “Angels” — Josh Ostrander’s Mondo Cozmo return with their first single since the 2022 albu ..read more

Join me at 10 tonight on 88.5 FM The SoCal Sound for the L.A. Buzz Bands Show — this week’s local music hour features new music from Redd Kross, Hana Vu, Veers, Illuminati Hotties, Chris Cohen, Faux Prix, Frank Lenz, COQUÍ, Mehro and Jessica Pratt, along with recent faves by Cameron Leahy, Nik Freitas, Monica Aben and more. Find the playlist below; and go here to find archives of recent programs. Redd Kross, “Candy Coloured Catastrophe” COQUÍ, “Today” Illuminati Hotties, “Can’t Be Still” Chris Cohen, “Damage” Faux Prix, “Walking in the Rain” Hana Vu, “Airplane” Mehro, “Cynical” Jessica Pratt ..read more

Our fat and fine Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 289) covers a lot of ground stylistically, so thanks for making it a playlist of choice. Press play to hear new songs from Redd Kross (!), Hana Vu, Mehro, Fana Hues, 5 Billion in Diamonds, Faux Prix, Illuminati Hotties, MILCK, Chris Cohen, Superfan, Sasha Alex Sloan, Evangeline, Death Lens, Veers, Channel Tres, La Luz, Guppy, Thomas Powers, Angélica Garcia, Gracie Gray, COQUÍ, Spencer Hoffman and more. Clouds will part. Tip your servers. Past playlists here. ■ Redd Kross, “Candy Coloured Catastrophe” — A top-3 L.A. sibling band (hat tip: Sparks ..read more

Join me at 10 tonight on 88.5 FM The SoCal Sound for the L.A. Buzz Bands Show — this week’s local music hour features new music from Monogem, Shannon Lay, 5 Billion in Diamonds, Gavin Turek, Wallows, Nik Freitas, Swerve, Nitefire, Jelani Aryeh and Isaac Watters, along with songs from just-released albums by Loren Kramar, Lawrence Rothman and Joh Chase. There’s more as well: See the playlist below; and go here to find archives of recent programs. 5 Billion in Diamonds, “Waiting to Land” Cuffed Up, “Finer Things” Nitefire, “LA’s Got Gorgeous” Talker, “Old Enough” Nik Freitas, “Cheer Up, Cadiz” L ..read more

From experimental music to sublime folk to psych-rock to power-pop to indie-pop to dance-pop, Greatest Hits … This Week (Vol. 288) is a handful. Actually, maybe an armload. Press play to hear new songs from Louis Cole, Storefront Church, Nik Freitas, Monogem, Shannon Lay, Lee Lewis, Gavin Turek, Kai Tak, Robert DeLong, Daniel Davies, Swerve, Geneva Jacuzzi, Marina Allen, Lily Kershaw and more — plus tunes from newly released albums/EPs by Loren Kramar, Lawrence Rothman, Joh Chase, Lee Lewis, Billy Tibbals, Cold War Kids and the Blank Tapes. This clocks in at 2 hours and 34 tracks, so get to it ..read more