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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.

I can tell you that the first time I heard La Sera's self-titled debut album, it was such a relief to hear this lushy dreampop sound from Vivian Girls' Katy "Kickball Katy" Goodman. I love it, but I have always thought it was just a one-off side project, that is until I saw that she just released Sees The Light in March 2012 via Hardly Art Records.

If you haven't heard the new album, check out these free MP3s:

"Please Be My Third Eye"

"Break My Heart"

As I understand it, while the debut album was dreamy with layered vocals, Sees The Light is more like an aggressive soundtrack to a drive-in movie.

When asked about her influences, Goodman said, "My main musical influence is definitely '60s pop – The Shirelles, Roy Orbison and The Beatles. I love writing two-minute pop songs with big choruses and a lot of seventh chords."

The "two-minute pop song" and "oldies" sound is right-on as Dan, who caught them at SXSW 2012 reported this: "La Sera: Good 4 piece pop band from Los Angeles. They play three minute pop songs with jangly guitars. Both guitarists can play lead; one tends to favor a surf sound in his solos. Think The Ventures
and you get the idea. I'm having a hard time judging her voice.
She is buried in the mix. I do like them and will hear most

of the set."

La Sera's big tour starts today, October 10th:

10.10.12 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room +
10.13.12 – Austin, TX – Red 7 (free show) #
10.15.12 – Houston, TX – Bronze Peacock +
10.16.12 – Dallas, TX – Cambridge Room +
10.17.12 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks +
10.18.12 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West +
10.19.12 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat's Cradle +
10.20.12 – Washington, DC – Black Cat +
10.21.12 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer +
10.23.12 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg +
10.24.12 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom +
10.25.12 – Boston, MA – Paradise +
10.26.12 – Montreal, QC – Cabaret Mile End +
10.27.12 – Toronto, ON – Lee's Palace +
10.28.12 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick +
10.30.12 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall +
10.31.12 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line +
11.01.12 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown Jr. +
11.02.12 – Denver, CO – Bluebird +
11.03.12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge +
11.04.12 – Boise, ID – The Crux
11.06.12 – Vancouver, BC – Waldorf Hotel
11.07.12 – Seattle, WA – Vera Project
11.08.12 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios %
11.10.12 – San Francisco, CA – Preservation Hall

+ – w/ Father John Misty
# – w/ Lower Dens, Dennifer Castle
% – w/ JD Samson and MEN, EMA

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