Blog: Buzz Bands

[Nifty new sounds from L.A. bands just on my radar ...] Maybe it's the leviathan drums or maybe it's the story in the lyrics, but "Cleopatra" makes Anglos sound like they're more than a flavor of the moment. The big, patient anthem, the title track off the foursome's debut EP, is the work of songwriters Josh Thorpe and Sean Miller, Portland boyhood pals who have assembled an L.A. lineup that includes ex-Acute bassist Matt Herman and drummer Roger Brogan, who plays with Sonic Boom [...]