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On their eponymous 2024 debut album,
LA LOM
take you on a sun-bleached, multicultural sonic tour of their city. Showcasing the trio of guitarist
Zac Sokolow
, bassist
Jake Faulkner
, and percussionist
Nicholas Baker
,
, or Los Angeles League of Musicians, have garnered buzz for their twangy, electrified brand of instrumental guitar rock, blending '60s surf aesthetics with Mexican, Cuban, and Peruvian folk traditions. It's a vibrantly pulpy style that evokes a fizzy blend of imagistic touchstones, from classic '50s teensploitation films and palm tree-lined tropical tiki bars to custom-painted lowriders cruising the boulevard on hot West Coast days, not to mention the general hard-boiled jazz noir and rockabilly culture often associated with Los Angeles. However, as seemingly grindhouse-ready as
are on the surface, there's something more nuanced, earthy, and even romantic about their music. Much of this is due to
Sokolow
's adept fretboard skills, informed as much by the boomy, hang-ten twang of
Duane Eddy
as the shimmering, serpentine playing of legendary Cuban
Los Zafiros
-guitarist
Manuel Galbán
. Both
Faulkner
and
Baker
are also equally attune to the specific cultural musical styles they are drawing upon, believably conjuring the woody, polyrhythmic cumbia, bolero, rhumba, and chicha grooves that inspire them throughout. Much of these musical influences are drawn directly from the cultural and creative melting pot that Los Angeles represents, if possibly not the actual backgrounds of the bandmembers themselves. Nonetheless, it's clear that each member of
has a deep grasp of the traditions they are drawing upon. Much of the album has the feeling of a musical map, and songs like the opening "Angels Point," "Figueroa," and "Moonlight Over Montebello" not only reference historic locations around Los Angeles, but have a lived-in quality, as if
might have composed them on his front stoop before fleshing them out with the band. Elsewhere, cuts like "'72 Monte Carlo," "Serena," and their anthem "Danza de LA LOM" reveal
's knack for crafting deeply lyrical and rhythmically infectious melodies that feel like they could be sung, even as
's guitar buzzes and sparkles like an atomic-era, tube-amp lightning bug. With
Los Angeles League of Musicians
have crafted an indelible musical portrait of their city, one that reflects their own charismatic embrace of global musical traditions and West Coast cool. ~ Matt Collar
LA LOM
take you on a sun-bleached, multicultural sonic tour of their city. Showcasing the trio of guitarist
Zac Sokolow
, bassist
Jake Faulkner
, and percussionist
Nicholas Baker
,
, or Los Angeles League of Musicians, have garnered buzz for their twangy, electrified brand of instrumental guitar rock, blending '60s surf aesthetics with Mexican, Cuban, and Peruvian folk traditions. It's a vibrantly pulpy style that evokes a fizzy blend of imagistic touchstones, from classic '50s teensploitation films and palm tree-lined tropical tiki bars to custom-painted lowriders cruising the boulevard on hot West Coast days, not to mention the general hard-boiled jazz noir and rockabilly culture often associated with Los Angeles. However, as seemingly grindhouse-ready as
are on the surface, there's something more nuanced, earthy, and even romantic about their music. Much of this is due to
Sokolow
's adept fretboard skills, informed as much by the boomy, hang-ten twang of
Duane Eddy
as the shimmering, serpentine playing of legendary Cuban
Los Zafiros
-guitarist
Manuel Galbán
. Both
Faulkner
and
Baker
are also equally attune to the specific cultural musical styles they are drawing upon, believably conjuring the woody, polyrhythmic cumbia, bolero, rhumba, and chicha grooves that inspire them throughout. Much of these musical influences are drawn directly from the cultural and creative melting pot that Los Angeles represents, if possibly not the actual backgrounds of the bandmembers themselves. Nonetheless, it's clear that each member of
has a deep grasp of the traditions they are drawing upon. Much of the album has the feeling of a musical map, and songs like the opening "Angels Point," "Figueroa," and "Moonlight Over Montebello" not only reference historic locations around Los Angeles, but have a lived-in quality, as if
might have composed them on his front stoop before fleshing them out with the band. Elsewhere, cuts like "'72 Monte Carlo," "Serena," and their anthem "Danza de LA LOM" reveal
's knack for crafting deeply lyrical and rhythmically infectious melodies that feel like they could be sung, even as
's guitar buzzes and sparkles like an atomic-era, tube-amp lightning bug. With
Los Angeles League of Musicians
have crafted an indelible musical portrait of their city, one that reflects their own charismatic embrace of global musical traditions and West Coast cool. ~ Matt Collar
On their eponymous 2024 debut album,
LA LOM
take you on a sun-bleached, multicultural sonic tour of their city. Showcasing the trio of guitarist
Zac Sokolow
, bassist
Jake Faulkner
, and percussionist
Nicholas Baker
,
, or Los Angeles League of Musicians, have garnered buzz for their twangy, electrified brand of instrumental guitar rock, blending '60s surf aesthetics with Mexican, Cuban, and Peruvian folk traditions. It's a vibrantly pulpy style that evokes a fizzy blend of imagistic touchstones, from classic '50s teensploitation films and palm tree-lined tropical tiki bars to custom-painted lowriders cruising the boulevard on hot West Coast days, not to mention the general hard-boiled jazz noir and rockabilly culture often associated with Los Angeles. However, as seemingly grindhouse-ready as
are on the surface, there's something more nuanced, earthy, and even romantic about their music. Much of this is due to
Sokolow
's adept fretboard skills, informed as much by the boomy, hang-ten twang of
Duane Eddy
as the shimmering, serpentine playing of legendary Cuban
Los Zafiros
-guitarist
Manuel Galbán
. Both
Faulkner
and
Baker
are also equally attune to the specific cultural musical styles they are drawing upon, believably conjuring the woody, polyrhythmic cumbia, bolero, rhumba, and chicha grooves that inspire them throughout. Much of these musical influences are drawn directly from the cultural and creative melting pot that Los Angeles represents, if possibly not the actual backgrounds of the bandmembers themselves. Nonetheless, it's clear that each member of
has a deep grasp of the traditions they are drawing upon. Much of the album has the feeling of a musical map, and songs like the opening "Angels Point," "Figueroa," and "Moonlight Over Montebello" not only reference historic locations around Los Angeles, but have a lived-in quality, as if
might have composed them on his front stoop before fleshing them out with the band. Elsewhere, cuts like "'72 Monte Carlo," "Serena," and their anthem "Danza de LA LOM" reveal
's knack for crafting deeply lyrical and rhythmically infectious melodies that feel like they could be sung, even as
's guitar buzzes and sparkles like an atomic-era, tube-amp lightning bug. With
Los Angeles League of Musicians
have crafted an indelible musical portrait of their city, one that reflects their own charismatic embrace of global musical traditions and West Coast cool. ~ Matt Collar
LA LOM
take you on a sun-bleached, multicultural sonic tour of their city. Showcasing the trio of guitarist
Zac Sokolow
, bassist
Jake Faulkner
, and percussionist
Nicholas Baker
,
, or Los Angeles League of Musicians, have garnered buzz for their twangy, electrified brand of instrumental guitar rock, blending '60s surf aesthetics with Mexican, Cuban, and Peruvian folk traditions. It's a vibrantly pulpy style that evokes a fizzy blend of imagistic touchstones, from classic '50s teensploitation films and palm tree-lined tropical tiki bars to custom-painted lowriders cruising the boulevard on hot West Coast days, not to mention the general hard-boiled jazz noir and rockabilly culture often associated with Los Angeles. However, as seemingly grindhouse-ready as
are on the surface, there's something more nuanced, earthy, and even romantic about their music. Much of this is due to
Sokolow
's adept fretboard skills, informed as much by the boomy, hang-ten twang of
Duane Eddy
as the shimmering, serpentine playing of legendary Cuban
Los Zafiros
-guitarist
Manuel Galbán
. Both
Faulkner
and
Baker
are also equally attune to the specific cultural musical styles they are drawing upon, believably conjuring the woody, polyrhythmic cumbia, bolero, rhumba, and chicha grooves that inspire them throughout. Much of these musical influences are drawn directly from the cultural and creative melting pot that Los Angeles represents, if possibly not the actual backgrounds of the bandmembers themselves. Nonetheless, it's clear that each member of
has a deep grasp of the traditions they are drawing upon. Much of the album has the feeling of a musical map, and songs like the opening "Angels Point," "Figueroa," and "Moonlight Over Montebello" not only reference historic locations around Los Angeles, but have a lived-in quality, as if
might have composed them on his front stoop before fleshing them out with the band. Elsewhere, cuts like "'72 Monte Carlo," "Serena," and their anthem "Danza de LA LOM" reveal
's knack for crafting deeply lyrical and rhythmically infectious melodies that feel like they could be sung, even as
's guitar buzzes and sparkles like an atomic-era, tube-amp lightning bug. With
Los Angeles League of Musicians
have crafted an indelible musical portrait of their city, one that reflects their own charismatic embrace of global musical traditions and West Coast cool. ~ Matt Collar
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