Deerhunter

Because I have to somehow regain my indie cred before closing out this week, I’m going to hope my parting pick will be the one that resonates over the next seven days. Retro inspired garage indie from Atlanta that’s cool enough you’d swear they grew up in the dive bars of Silver Lake, the foursome’s brand of rock manages to blend artsy ambience with just enough pop sensibility to make you want to move while listening to them. Evoking the same mix of yesteryear lo-fi nostalgia and moody, atmospheric progressivism as fellow Atlanta natives the Black Lips, Deerhunter is one of few bands who might be able to make a big venue like the Wiltern feel as dark and seedy as the Silver Lake venues they should have started out playing in. Next week: back to our regularly scheduled elitism and pretension. - Brien Overly