Stream: New singles from Zella Day, Oscar Lang & Wallice, POP ETC and PHONY
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Quick reads on songs you should hear: Stream new singles from Zella Day, Oscar Lang & Wallice, POP ETC and PHONY.
Stream: POP ETC, ‘Slips Away’
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POP ETC is back with a soaring new single, “Slips Away,” which features spoken-word contributions from Jason Schwartzman and introduces the band’s forthcoming fifth album, “Over the Moment.”
Premiere: Avid Dancer, ‘Landslide’ (feat. POP ETC)
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Avid Dancer teams up with POP ETC on the bright, dancey new single “Landslide.” With everything crashing down around you, can you bop your way to a better future?
Stream: POP ETC, ‘When Push Comes to Shove’
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POP ETC’s new single “When Push Comes to Shove” is a reminder that in the blame game, there are no winners.
Stream: Versionists – a Buzz Bands LA cover songs playlist
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Buzz Bands LA’s latest playlist features cover songs performed by The Bird and the Bee, POP ETC, BONES UK, ASHRR, Freedom Fry, Jenny O., Loyal Lobos, Lauren Rocket, Starcrawler, Prima Donna, Laura Jean Anderson and Shannon Lay.
Stream: POP ETC, ‘Bad Break’
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POP ETC, the trio of Santa Monica-reared brothers Christopher and Jonathan Chu along with Julian Harmon, will release their new album “Souvenir” in January.
Stream: POP ETC, ‘Running in Circles’
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Southern California natives POP ETC have largely been off the radar since 2012, when, after two albums as the Morning Benders, they changed their name (long story) and set out in an synth-pop direction, releasing a self-titled album on Rough Trade. The band – brothers Chris and Jon Chu and Julian Harmon, now based in […]
Video: POP ETC, ‘Keep It For Your Own’
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When the Morning Benders changed their name to POP ETC, the members stayed the same yet a new band was born. Staying true to their new name, the Berkeley-born, Brooklyn-based band (with their strong L.A. roots) favors layers of synth over lush baroque guitar-pop with their new single “Keep It For Your Own.” And its […]
Video: POP ETC, ‘Live It Up’
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For those of you who missed the news, the Morning Benders have made the bold decision to change their band name to POP ETC back in March. Their reasons were addressed in a public letter to fans along with a free mixtape of warm, chiffon-soft electronic tunes on their new website. Running with the concept […]
The Morning Benders change their name, their sound; download ‘Welcome to the World of Pop Etc.’
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I guess the lesson here is to vet your band name through as many filters as possible. The Morning Benders – the pop quartet started in Berkeley five-plus years ago by SoCal native Christopher Chu – have changed their name to POP ETC. “We simply cannot go on using a name that is demeaning to […]
