Blog: Buzz Bands

Over the course of three-plus years and three releases (two EPs and a single), Mere Mortals have cultivated a gritty-but-pretty take on Britpop, one that in another city and perhaps another era might earn them the keys to Madchester. Alas, L.A. tends to take bands like the Mortals for granted, seeing as they're not chasing the latest hot sound, or performing shirtless, or sporting Day-Glo attire. ||| Exclusive downloads: "Sunspots" and "Come Down Easy" Not that frontman Alex Steuerwald is discouraged. First, [...]