Persona La Ave

I think it's only fair that I profess my love for Persona La Ave seeing as I've already done it for Kiss Kiss Fantastic and Optimist Park (half of Kiss Kiss Fantastic).

Persona La Ave is the other half of KKF ie. Rachel Levy + Dylan Dawkins and whilst the same lo-fi fuzziness as per KKF is still there, PLA are distinctly more meditatory and introspective.

Check out these vibes by downloading Brothers Was Taken

Optimist Park

I wrote about Kiss Kiss Fantastic back in March and told you how great their Red/Blue Shift EP was.

It still is.

But now one half of the band has gone all solo on us. Working under the moniker Optimist Park he's just released his second EP titled 'The Werewolf'.



A slice of ethereal dream-gaze that occasionally might go a bit loco.
I guess werewolves are a bit like that though. Not that I know much about them seeing as I've not seen the whole "Twilight trilogy"

You can download it here:
http://optimistpark.bandcamp.com/