Advertisement

L.A. Unheard: A House for Lions roars on new EP

Share

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.

Editor’s note: Every week, our colleagues at Brand X’s L.A. Unheard column unearth one of L.A.’s best undiscovered acts.

The band: A House for Lions, a Los Angeles quartet.

The sound: As a few minutes of listening to nostalgia-heavy KROQ will tell you, the modern rock genre is sorely in need of some fresh faces. (No offense, Weezer.) Enter A House for Lions, which plays heartfelt, upbeat acoustic rock in the vein of the Gin Blossoms or, yes, the Goo Goo Dolls. Terminally uncool? Perhaps, but also tremendously satisfying if you’re tired of rich fortysomethings (or half-baked stoner buzz bands) still singing about high school. Lead single ‘Let Back’ is the kind of soaring anthem that would’ve topped VH1 countdowns for months in the summer in 1998, while ‘Come On Let’s Go’ adds pedal steel twang and Tom Petty-style lead guitars to the mix.

Advertisement

The details: The ‘I Want Us to Be Remembered’ EP was self-released in March; the band plays the Bootleg Theater on Thursday.

The rest: Download a pair of tracks from A House for Lions over on Brand X.

-- David Greenwald

Advertisement