Ears Wide Open: Hearts of Palm U.K.

[One in an occasional series covering artists playing around Los Angeles:]



Hearts of Palm U.K. aren't from the U.K. at all, of course, and singer-keyboardist-guitarist Erica Elektra guards the the story behind the "U.K." in their name like a state secret. It's no secret what Echo Park-based Elektra and band mate Ambi-D are doing -- twee pop with honeyed vocals, tart lyrics and twitchy beats. It might remind you of the likes of Talulah Gosh, Lali Puna or Look Blue Go Purple. Elektra claims to have once been electrocuted in the basement of her New York City apartment; now that's current.

||| Download: "I Flow."

||| Hear: The band on Kill Radio at 11 a.m. today.

||| See: The band performs tonight at the Silverlake Lounge.

Touts for Thursday, May 17

Fujiya & Miyagi [see yesterday's post], with the CoCo B's opening, play the Echo. ... Ozma rocks the Troubadour. ... The Hectors bring it at the Alterknit Lounge. ... And Mickey Avalon has gone and sold out the Key Club.

Comments

[Joe Fielder]

Dammit, Bronson! You beat me to it...