Ears Wide Open: The Rhone Occupation
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[Nifty and new from L.A. artists, first of two today:]
One tour through the Rhone Occupation’s new EP, and you feel as if the sun has just broken through the clouds. On “Would It Kill You to Talk This Out?” the L.A. quartet weaves guileless melodies into gentle textures to fashion pop that feels like a hug from an old friend. The foursome of Matt Salas, Nate Gamb, Leif Davidsen and Jacob Summers reports that their full-length album is recorded and being mixed, and this five-song starter certainly stokes the fires of anticipation.
||| Download: “The Worst of Me” or get the whole EP free from the band here.
||| Live: The Rhone Occupation plays Thursday at the L.A. Art Institute; June 17 at Echo Curio.
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