La Sera
Discography
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Since I have been enjoying what I’ve heard from Vivian Girls, I was rather excited to find out that their bassist, Katy Goodman, is involved in another project, La Sera. Compared to a more indierock/punkish Vivian Girls, you can tell that La Sera’s self-titled album isn’t going to be all that aggressive, especially with its opening track, “Beating Heart”, as Goodman slowly sings “aim for the heart” as if she’s from the other side.
My favorite track off the record is “Never Come Around”, I’ve a sneaking suspicion that this song will make it in our next podcast. The song sounds so familiar to me, especially the melodies. The song was the very first song that Goodman put out under the La Sera moniker.
I find that most of the record plays out to be like a dreampop record, sometime even twee (see “Sleeptalking” for example).
If you ever enjoyed songs by Tiger Trap or 4AD bands (particularly the ones with the ethereal girl vocals), you’ll love La Sera. Like more produced bands like Cocteau Twins, La Sera’s approach is similar in that the songs seems to be mostly mixed in post (with layers of vocals and backing vocals). It should be interesting to see her live, to see how she manages some of these songs.*
La Sera’s self-titled album comes out February 15th via Hardly Art Records. I’ve listed her tour dates below, if she’s not coming to your town, I suggest looking up Vivian Girls’ tour dates.
* To see her live, check out La Sera’s appearance at Room 205.
My favorite track off the record is “Never Come Around”, I’ve a sneaking suspicion that this song will make it in our next podcast. The song sounds so familiar to me, especially the melodies. The song was the very first song that Goodman put out under the La Sera moniker.
I find that most of the record plays out to be like a dreampop record, sometime even twee (see “Sleeptalking” for example).
If you ever enjoyed songs by Tiger Trap or 4AD bands (particularly the ones with the ethereal girl vocals), you’ll love La Sera. Like more produced bands like Cocteau Twins, La Sera’s approach is similar in that the songs seems to be mostly mixed in post (with layers of vocals and backing vocals). It should be interesting to see her live, to see how she manages some of these songs.*
La Sera’s self-titled album comes out February 15th via Hardly Art Records. I’ve listed her tour dates below, if she’s not coming to your town, I suggest looking up Vivian Girls’ tour dates.
* To see her live, check out La Sera’s appearance at Room 205.
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02.11.11 – Berlin, Germany – Monarch
02.12.11 – Cologne, Germany – King Georg 02.15.11 – Dijon, France – La Vapeur 02.16.11 – Lyon, France – Sonic 02.18.11 – Paris, France – Club Folamour 02.19.11 – Bristol, UK – Start the Bus 02.20.11 – London, UK – The Lexington 03.02.11 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom ! 03.03.11 – Brooklyn, NY – Bell House ! 03.04.11 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s ! |
03.05.11 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel !
03.07.11 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 ! 03.08.11 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle ! 03.10.11 – Nashville, TN – The Basement ! 03.11.11 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl ! 03.12.11 – Orlando, FL – The Social ^ ! 03.13.11 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum ^ ! 03.15.11 – New Orleans, LA – The Parish @ HOB ! ! – w/ Tennis ^ – w/ Dum Dum Girls |
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