Kevin Bronson on December 6th, 2013

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The new trio going by the name Levels (not to be confused with the Seattle outfit or the NYC guys going by the same name) is the latest in a flannel jacket full of L.A. bands partying like it’s 1996. The band – singer-guitar Cody Wilson along with bassist/keyboardist Roxor Evensen and drummer Mikey Rollingchild (both of whom do their share of whoo-whooing) – met as teenagers in Florida before moving west to try Hollywood on for size. Their newest song “Revolution II” is textbook loud/soft dynamic, with a crunchy, arena-sized chorus that’s somewhere between Weezer and a truckload of guys from the Northwest. Sure beats a banjo.