One of the best things about music journalism is discovering new bands. One such band is Lost In Los Angeles, whose video for “All Roads Lead To You” can be found here. We caught up with the band and asked them about 5 albums that mean a lot to them. Needless to say, any mention of M83, Deftones, and Blade Runner in the same article means they’re surely worth watching. Check them out below.
OK. First of all, not fair with the limit of 5! We thought it would be easy, but we had a list of about 20 albums without even blinking. So here’s our reluctantly cut-down list of 5 rad albums we honor and salute, all of which are brilliant beginning to end. …knowing that there are 30+ more to back it all up!
White Pony, Deftones (2000)
A journey from heavy rock consciousness to cerebral escape. Guitar work that’s as beautiful as it is explosive. A TOOL nod from Maynard which takes it to another level. Not to mention a double album red vinyl LP release.
Saturdays Equal Youth, M83 (2008)
A freshly toned reach-back to moody 80’s synth pop. We love his european interpretation of that era as it relates to now.
Blade Runner (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture), Vangelis (1982)
We got tipped off to this movie and had to watch 3 times back to back. Blown away by how current and timeless an 80’s movie could still be. Immediately mesmerized by the soundtrack, we could not believe this landscape of synthesizers was completely analog. A work that any modern artist could only dream of creating digitally.
Moon Safari, Air (1998)
It’s like somebody walked into a loud rave, turned down the volume, and calmly asked everybody to take a seat and try out the concept of truly listening. In the process people’s ears started to hear things they forgot they could hear. The groovy ambient 70’s soundtrack that was never made.
The Joshua Tree, U2 (1987)
An album so seamless in its storytelling and melodic brilliance that putting it on repeat didn’t feel like repeat. Something was happening with the guitar that had never happened before. Lyrically and vocally stunning.
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