2009-06-30
LANDy is Adam Goldberg (actor, writer, producer, director). Along with some help from Aaron Espinoza of Earlimart and Stephen Drozd of The Flaming Lips, Goldberg sings in the range of what sounds like a cross between John Lennon and Jon Brion, except he can’t quite sing as well as either of them. Goldberg also takes on keyboards, guitar and drums on many of these tracks. Before taking a first listen, I expected equal parts irony and irreverence, injected with the actor’s signature dark humor. In a sense, Eros and Emissions does carry Goldberg’s black-humored irreverence, although he seems to take his music as seriously as any up-and-coming musician, and this debut is a surprisingly affective collection of moody, atmospheric dream pop that packs in a lot of sounds, vocal styles and personality. -LaRae
CLEAN AS DIRT
They Will Remember Me
SAM SMITH
In The Lonely Hour
MELISSA RUTH & THE LIKELY STORIES
Ain't No Whiskey
ADMIRAL RADLEY
I Heart California
NIGHTLIFE
Days In Other Days
American Dinosaur
One For The Birds
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