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L.A. RECORD READER POLL RESULTS: BEST SINGLES + PODCAST!

February 5th, 2008 · 8 Comments

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RESULTS FOR L.A. RECORD READERS’ BEST L.A. SINGLES AND EPs OF 2007

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01. Happy Hollows demo EP (self-released)
02. Thee Makeout Party “2 EZ 2 LUV U” (Burger)
03. Crystal Antlers “Swamp Song” (Back Flip)
04. Mika Miko “666″ (PPM)
05. Abe Vigoda “Animal Ghosts” (PPM)
06. No Age “Dead Plane” EP (Teenage Teardrops)
07. Chapin Sisters and Winter Flowers split 12″ (Manimal)
08. Valley Arena “Kick At The Ceiling” (JAXArt)
09. Look Daggers “The Patience EP” (Up Above)
10. Darker My Love and Moccasin split (I HATE ROCK N ROLL)

Plus honorable mentions to Mars Volta, Cold War Kids, Monolators, Devon Williams and Sharp Ease!

PODCAST TRACKLIST

Download Podcast: HERE

(one extra track since one release was a split with two bands)

01. Happy Hollows “Monster’s Room”
02. Thee Makeout Party “2 EZ 2 LUV U”
03. Crystal Antlers “Under A Dying Sun Part. 1″
04. Mika Miko “Wild Bore”
05. Abe Vigoda “Animal Ghosts”
06. No Age “You Is My Hot Rabbit”
07. Chapin Sisters “Slow Devotion”
08. Winter Flowers “Earth And Sky”
09. Valley Arena “Kick At The Ceiling”
10. Look Daggers “Call You Later”
11. Darker My Love “Hair Decisions” (excerpt)

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  • 1 steak // Feb 5, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    happy hollows? wtf? lammmmmmmmme…

  • 2 Anonymous // Feb 6, 2008 at 11:57 am

    yeah, who the hell is happy hollows?

  • 3 care bear // Feb 12, 2008 at 6:22 am

    happy hollows are great…!

  • 4 slick dooper // Feb 12, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    happy hollows are a bunch of happy bitches SUCK IT

  • 5 rainbow // Feb 13, 2008 at 12:04 am

    the happy hollows are my favorite band in l.a.

  • 6 eric // Feb 13, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    the smell is great, but maybe if some of you venture out to some other venues once in a while you would know about this amazing band by the name of the happy hollows. well deserved.

  • 7 PAPERPLANES + HENRY CLAY + HAPPY HOLLOWS TONIGHT « ZCONTROLS // Sep 18, 2008 at 8:03 pm

    [...] liked it lots) but they’re pretty restorative live. Happy Hollows are worthwhile, too—won the hotly contested L.A. RECORD Reader Poll last year and chop out some Blonde Redhead/Pixies sort of noise [...]

  • 8 COLD WAR KIDS DEBUT INTERACTIVE VIDEO TODAY // May 20, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    [...] Cold War Kids did their first-ever interview with L.A. RECORD—over burritos at night at Brite Spot—and we always knew they’d end up doing something pretty great because they showed up to the photo shoot in full perfect costume. Today they release an interactive version of their video for “I’ve Seen Enough,” made with Wilco doc director Sam Jones. Each band member was filmed playing four different tracks—guitarist Jonnie Russell plays vibrophone, guitar, piano and organ, for example—and once the video loads, you can switch each member between their four different tracks or mute them completely, all in real time. This is one step closer to making every song on MTV sound like Lee Perry mixed it. Try it yourself here and read on for more info: New York, NY – May 20, 2009 – MTVMusic.com is the exclusive home for the debut of the Cold War Kids’ hyper-interactive new video, “I’ve Seen Enough,”. The video, directed by Tool of North America’s Sam Jones, (Wilco’s I Am Trying to Break Your Heart), was designed specifically to be presented in parallel parts online and then remixed by fans, even mid-play – and is being released solely for the Web. [...]

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