Blog: L.A. RECORD

THE HAPPY HOLLOWS @ SPACELAND

Negahdari embodied a homecoming queen—her chest resplendent with glitter. She'd choke up on the mic thanking the audience with I love YOU ALL's. She flailed and screeched while Charlie Mahoney's fingers wove spider webs around his bass strings. Before the rhythm and before the melody came the sound's impact. Like a bully's push it was. The Happy Hollows' first crunch made my skin shake. The songs loudly proceeded, carving a funnel of love and slipped along its smooth slope to fun house heaven.