Sounds like: Tennis, Best Coast, girl bands from the 19602s Hype treatment: Metrojolt is the one hyping This is an insanely good cover of Grimes "Oblivion" from Maya Laner of Berkeley's own Local Hero. She took the original, an equally awesome electro pop tune with heavy hitting bass, and gave it a surf rock treatment: with a bass track, 4 guitar tracks, and six vocal tracks. The "rhythm section" features a bottle of Garnier Fructis shampoo, her desk, her mattress, and her hands. Fucking genius, for a recent high school grad. She had this to [...]
Maya Laner is the multi-instrumentalist for the excellent teenage band Local Hero from Berkeley, California. As it turns out, Laner likes to get ambitious when she's playing solo, to the tune of covers of bands like The Ronettes and Velvet Underground. Apparently, for her latest cover, that of electro-popper Grimes' wonderful track "Oblivion," Laner's percussion [...]
Click to hear more from Local Hero Indie Pop Maya, a member of Local Hero , has recently released her own rendition of the 1963 classic Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love by The Ronettes and I must say that this is an absolutely stunning cover! Maya has such a talent and at only 18, she is able to produce such a high quality track. Not only is she a talented singer, but she also recorded the [...]
This such a happy way to start the weekend. Everyone should be thankful that more artists don't send in covers of 602s Motown (especially of the girl groups) because I think I might just only post them. Here, Maya Laner of Local Hero covers the 1963 classic by The Ronettes. The 18 year old recorded the song for a "special friend...since the lyrics of the song really fit the way I was feeling about them." Anyways, this mailbox gem is currently available for free download via Soundcloud. You can check out the Local [...]
Maya Laner is the female singer and multi-instrumentalist for Berkeley indie-pop group Local Hero . She went from "just me in my room (playing music), and small performances for friends and family" to professional recording sessions, shows for hundreds of people, band practices and more responsibilities when she joined the group this fall. But being in the band hasn't extinguished the private experience of creating and recording music for herself, and in this case a "special friend." Her cover of The Ronettes, a 19602s all girls pop group, has a light pop feel. Listen to the lyrics [...]
Take yourself back to those days of teenage love, guys and gals. You'd stare longingly into that special someone's eyes in your third-period history class, and they'd flash a smile back at you, maybe look away embarrassed, and the spark was fanned into flame. And, like all teenagers, things seemed super dramatic. Those glances, those [...]
Click here for download Sounds like: Azure Ray, Pascal Pinon, Erika Spring Song: Maya Laner - Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love (The Ronettes Cover) [download here ] What's so good? Maya Laner of Local Hero (we featured their single " Lady Wisconsin " back in December) recently [...]
Download Maya Laner (singer of Local Hero)'s soft version of the Ronettes' 'Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love'
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