#los-angeles-music-scene

#los-angeles-music-scene

Out now, this track captures the spirit of escapism amid emotional chaos, expertly produced by NKLAI, known for his work with Haven Everly and FLASCH, and mixed by Justin Hergett, a name synonymous with the sounds of superstars like Beyoncé and P!nk. It's an anthem for those who desire to dance through the turmoil, overflowing with the angst of recession-pop and the sensationalism of early-2000s tabloid culture.

L.A.'s Spaghetti Cumbia, a five-piece party band that combines cumbia, punk rock, ska and their love for spaghetti western soundtracks a la Ennio Morricone.

At just 24, the Australian singer-songwriter Maya Cumming known to fans as May-a has already experienced the promise and heartache of Los Angeles as a star-making town. In 2021, she signed with Atlantic Records in the US ahead of her debut EP, Don't Kiss Ur Friends a moment she described at the time as a dream. The following February, she featured on Flume's precision-made festival anthem Say Nothing, which went on to win the 2022 Triple J Hottest 100.

Many of singer D4vd's friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old's body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills a month earlier. That's according to TMZ, which quoted music insiders who said they partied with 20-year-old D4vd, whose real name was David Anthony Burke.

moves through LA as if she's mastered the art of turning daily life into a slow ritual. Her mornings begin with Lavender Honey Spice at M Street Coffee, afternoons slip between art posts and studio sessions, and nights belong to The LA Flakes, her all-women rock band that plays like they've got something to prove but no one to impress.