-"THIS IS A VENGEANCE" WILL BE FEATURED ON THE "STARING AT THE SUN VII" COMP BY BLINDSPOT RECORDS
-SQEEZE MY LEMONS REMIX OF "THIS IS A VENGEANCE"!!!!! LISTEN HERE OR GO TO http://www.myspace.com/sqzmylmns
-*TWO SONG DOWNLOAD CARD AVAILABLE AT SHOWS OR YOU CAN PURCHASE THE SONGS ABOVE
-*ALSO AVAILABLE AT SHOWS AND ONLINE IS THE "CATAPULT" EP FROM 2003
CATAPULT CD
DOWNLOAD CARD
<NEW FULL LENGTH CD OUT 12.1.2009
-*NEW MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE(for online & show purchases)
REVIEWS:
"Lualta means nothing to you. And that's on purpose. Named after a street in
their childhood stomping grounds, Lualta is one of San Diego's biggest buzz
bands,... but they'll leave the meaning of that up to you. It's in their
music--a bratty blend of T.Rex/Stevie Wonder bump'n'grind rock'n'roll by-way-of
The Sex Pistols irreverence--where you're most likely to figure them out.
Fronted by a charismatic and smarmy lead singer (Mike Hernandez), Lualta has
turned their twin-guitar attack (Delio Bacalski and Michael Ortiz) into catchy
pop-rock epics, pulling the ears of both indie rock geeks and industry lackeys
alike. Fueled by trial-by-fire baptisms at several music festivals around
Southern and Northern California, talk of the band's engaging live sound has
garnered awards and gigs at 91X-Fest (at San Diego's Coors Amphitheatre, with
The Vines, Doves, Cake, and others), on television shows ("Fox Rox", on Fox
Television), and in award nominations ("Best New Artists", San Diego Music
Awards). But the proof isn't in the hype, it's in the product. And this is where
Lualta shines. Song's like "Sentimental Valium", rarely fail to engage and then
surprise the listener--be he/she a classic rock fan or underground cultist.
Crunchy, elliptical riffs morph into psychadelic wonder. Bassist Quinn Leeper's
funky-ass rudder builds the melodic spine of "Surrey", the band's emotional
centerpiece, in which drummer Gabe Gamboa weaves polyrythmic tapestries around
the chorus' brutal crescendos. But it's most likely to be Hernandez' plaintive,
punky vocals that steal the spotlight. His Johnny Lydon-esque phrasing and
highly personal, yet universally crafted lyrics frame the band's tight
musicianship so well, it's crystallized communication as pop art."
-City Beat
"In 2002, local sextet Lualta received a San Diego Music Award nomination for "Best New Artist." After one listen to the band's latest, five-song EP "Catapult" (Red Camera Recordings), it is immediately evident why. Lualta creates a kaleidoscope of layered styles and textures that is simultaneously engaging and sedating.
Songs tend to start out light and easy before exploding into an electrifying fusion of psychedelic, R&B and garage rock. Hazy, druggy guitars mutate into down-and-dirty, pedal-heavy hooks and melt with tender, melodic keyboards. Lualta's solid instrumentation, combined with lead singer Michael Hernandez's pleasantly screechy, cigarette-scorched vocals, induces hypnotic reverie then jerks you awake."
-Claire Caraska, SignOn San Diego
FUCK YEAH! So glad to see my fav boys back together again! When are you guys going to hit up the east coast? I want to see Mike walk on tables again like he did at the Ken club...
