A Cursive Memory: the sound of youthful fun

A Cursive Memory are four kids from the San Pedro area who are having a boatload of fun. That's the best way to describe "Changes," their album that was released today on Vagrant. Reminds me of the O.C. band Hellogoodbye. The band's album release show is tonight at Chain Reaction. Their video for "Everything" shows what happens when they mix it up in Tinseltown:

A Cursive Memory - EVERYTHING

Highlights for Tuesday, Feb. 19

My immediate impression of "Alone Feels Like a Hotel Room," new from the Kris Special, is that the L.A. trio has a tank full of Americana and the pedal to the metal. Anne Pointer's vocals sound like a slightly less syrupy Jenny Lewis, and this record (which has producer Raymond Richards' fingerprints on it) has some killer lap and pedal steel. Cool stuff. The record release show is tonight at the Echo (with the Harpeth Trace also playing) .... Everest leads a nice trio of local bands for Radio Free Silver Lake's show at boardner's in Hollywood. ... In the bigger rooms, the Hives and the Donnas rock the Wiltern; and Keren Ann, Dean & Britta and Sara Lov are at the El Rey.

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