Buzz Bands

A mouthful

and an earful

The music made by I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness is not nearly as foreboding as the band’s name, which is, well, hard to get past if you’re meeting the Austin, Texas, outfit for the first time.

“It’s a long name with a lot of nouns and verbs -- it has it all,” singer-guitarist Christian Goyer says. “I didn’t come up with it, but people like it. They react to it.”

I Love You -- heck, let’s just call them ILYBICD -- in March released its debut full-length, “Fear Is on Our Side,” an icy, inviting collection of richly textured yet not overwrought rock. Produced by Paul Barker of Ministry, it resists the vocal affectations of many of this era’s revivalists, letting pacing and effects shade songs such as “The Ghost,” “We Choose Faces” and “According to Plan.”

“A lot happened during the time we were making this record, a lot of personal ups and downs,” Goyer says. “That’s bound to affect what we were in the mood to express.”

Having started its run in 2003 with an EP produced by Spoon’s Britt Daniel, ILYBICD has played to full houses around Austin -- a scene, Goyer happily reports, “that has no defining sound.” The band’s West Coast tour includes a stop Saturday night at the Echo.

Releases

roundup

New albums, and the shows celebrating them:

* Double-barrel fun tonight at the Hotel Cafe: Garrison Starr celebrates the release of “The Sound of You & Me,” followed by Joshua Tree-based Tim Easton, whose stark meditations on his fourth album, “Ammunition” were recorded in part at Victoria Williams’ studio.

* Sierra Swan, the Linda Perry protege who toured this spring with James Blunt, celebrates the release of “Ladyland” at the Hotel Cafe on Tuesday.

* “Guitars Forever,” the aptly titled new album from the World Record, gets feted Tuesday night when the jangly pop trio crashes the May residency of the Brokedown at the Silverlake Lounge.

Fast

forward

Touts I: Swedish octet the Concretes visit the Troubadour on Tuesday behind the April release of their latest collection of splendid pop, “In Colour.” Let’s hope L.A. is friendlier than the other coast was -- the band’s gear was stolen on a recent visit to the Big Apple.... By the way, if we’re counting correctly, that gives NYC a 4-3 lead in the last eight months over Philadelphia in the Crimes Against Touring Bands department. The Concretes joined the Raveonettes, Matt Pond PA and the Brian Jonestown Massacre as victims of theft in New York; Rosie Thomas, Film School and Ambulette have been ripped off in Philly.... Jazz-soul-hip-hop alchemists the Greyboy All-Stars Reunion tee it up tonight at the House of Blues in Anaheim.... The Court & Spark, with a new album, “Hearts,” just out, brings its dreamy Americana to the Echo on Friday.... And Moving Units and Ima Robot join nine other bands and the Dim Mak Records crew Saturday at the Neighborhood Festival at the Queen Mary Events Park in Long Beach.

Touts II: Some notable charity shows this weekend: on Saturday at El Cid, local indie rockers including Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray from Earlimart, Great Northern and Kennedy perform a benefit for 5-year-old Fyn Stec, who was diagnosed with liver cancer in March.... On Sunday at Cinespace, the KCRW-sponsored “The End of Hunger” benefit features sets by singer-songwriters AM, Quincy and Shane Alexander. Alexander just released his second album, “Stargazer,” a touching, Buckleyesque collection of rootsy pop. He also has some dates starting Monday at Room 5 on La Brea.... Also Sunday, the Viper Room hosts a show benefiting the Patrollers Fund for families of the fallen members of the Mammoth Ski Patrol. Golden State and the Shore are among the performers.

Shouts: To the mosh pit at Spaceland. What, you say, moshers in Silver Lake? Indeed, this month’s Monday night resident, the Bronx (new album coming July 18), attracted a distinctly old-school crowd to a venue where audiences are known for keeping their arms folded. Just watch for the broken glass on the floor, people.... To the BellRays, who launched the tour for their new album, “Have a Little Faith,” with a late-starting but hard-rocking set Friday at Safari Sam’s, with Lisa Kekaula’s soulful vocals carrying the night. And Donita Sparks’ stand as opener set the tone nicely.

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-- Kevin Bronson

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Recommended downloads

* Stream “According to Plan” by I Love You but I’ve Chosen Darkness at www.myspace.com/chosendarkness

* Steam “Next to You” by Tim Easton at www.myspace.com/timeaston

* Hear “Copper Red” by Sierra Swan at www.sierraswan.com

* Watch the video for “Chosen One” by the Concretes at www.theconcretes.com