Led Zeppelin
Fairies
Prince
Freaks
Jane's Addiction
Ghosts
Devics
Lions
The Beatles
Tigers
ABBA
Bears
Rocket From The Crypt
Oh My!
Pink Floyd
Strangers
Tom Petty
Lovers
Babes In Toyland
Stranger Lovers
The Black Crowes
PJ Harvey
Jay Z
Eminem
Oasis
Nirvana
The Smashing Pumpkins
Radiohead
The Verve
Tricky
Jonneine Zapata
Pedestrian
NIN
Kat Bjelland
Filter
Iggy Pop
David Bowie
Lou Reed
U2
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The Deli Magazine Review:
Thank the Los Angelinos gods for precious, little diamonds like Sabrosa Purr. Bands like this don't come by the dozen in this desert, and I have nothing but good things to say about their latest genre-defying release "To The Crickets and The Ghosts". Drawing inspiration from the likes of PJ Harvey, The Smashing Pumpkins and Pink Floyd, it's hard to pinpoint their exact sound (which, as in "My Song For The Girls", can leap from a low, quietly hypnotic guitar line [think "No Surprises" by Radiohead] to the astronomical heights of a heavily fuzz-driven, scream singing tag [think MBV style Chorus with something like Bixler-Zavala-esque vocals in a few blinks of an eye], but whatever it is that they're mixing together in their rehearsal time , it slides down wonderfully and leaves me slamming my glass down on the bar and asking for another. I'm sure more than a handful of bands in the greater L.A. area can claim the previously mentioned groups as influences, but the way these musical scientists tastefully formulate their concoctions makes it fresh, dreamy, and definitely worth my time.- Alex Valles
The LA Weekly Review:
"Addicted To Love"
Yes, there are still amateur Angeleno bands building robust reps through self-financed recordings and compelling club shows (and without monkeying themselves out to reality TV). Sabrosa Purr are an odd collision of loner, stoner introversion and crotch-thrusting fuzz-box rawk. They lurch from the ultra-ethereal, flotation-tank vocals and slithery, succulent guitars of "Suckerpunch Kiss" to the open-shirted glam strut of "Fashion Kills" without so much as an explanation or apology. Though probably more convincing at the former than the latter, they seldom sound contrived. Yet for every moment of earnest Pink Floyd-ish psychedelia, each hint of enigmatic early Cure b-sides or sexy T-Rex flexes, Sabrosa Purr are really all about the original Jane's Addiction -- they're eclectic because Jane's were. The heavily delayed yelps of "Killing the Aries" and "Sabrosa Purr, Pt. 1"'s druggy whimper are downright Jane's addicted, but they're lost in enough love to forget and forgive. Few bands traverse heel-stomping, classic-rock crunch and eyes-clenched, headphone bliss like this."- Paul Rogers, LA Weekly
"The three-piece has been turning heads with their daring dichotomy of high-octane rock and ambient soundscapes. Vocalist/guitarist Will Love has the uncanny ability to evoke PJ Harvey and Kurt Cobain, sometimes even in the same song as he goes from a guttural howl to a hushed croon. Critics have compared their sound to the Smashing Pumpkins, Janes Addiction and Pink Floyd while trend setting radio stations such as Seattle's KEXP and Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 have showed their support early on by playing several tracks off their EP."- Filter-Mag.com
and check this:
"Sabrosa Purr are the most mystifying, bizarre, and intriguing band you’ll hear for a long while. They can swing from tender folk to bombastic metal at the drop of a hat, and it never seems forced or contrived. The simple answer is that this is a band that loves music, and loves so much of it that they can’t be bothered to choose just one style. How rebellious, how bold."-Emily Tartanella
This latest EP is a delightful trip out and spacey indie rock jam that needs to be heard. One minute you are basking in it’s floaty clouds of heaven, and then all of a sudden it thrusts you into the head of the monster as you are devoured for all its worth. Some of it reminds me of a more tripped out Jane’s Addiction, though definitely the early years.
The stand out track is clearly “The Lovely People,” a rocker with thick as meat riffs and driving rhythm that will have you bopping your head. It’s dirty, free of disease and yet so intoxicating you probably shouldn’t drive after hearing it. You could easily hear this one on that big corporate alternative rock station in your area (if you even still have one) or in the back corner of that ultra cool record store you sometimes visit. Word of advice: next time you’re there make sure and pick this one up.
Hello, nice to meet you.
If you're just joining us, a little introduction. We're a band of friends that met in Los Angeles which is where we have our little studio, which is where we make our music, which is where you can most often find us.
We put out an E.P. called "Music From The Violet Room" on a little label called Dangerbird Records that then became a not-so-little-label when they put out a record by a band called Silversun Pickups.
Now, we've just released a brand new E.P. called "Volaras" that you can find on iTunes and such. You should really watch our video for "Hope I'm Not An Idiot" right here on our page. That's a song on this new E.P. and the video was made by our lovely and talented friend Sylvia Sether, she also took the kick-ass picture at the top of our page.
We've played shows with some really cool people that you know like SSPU, 30 Seconds to Mars, Cold War Kids and some very cool people you may not know as well like Jonneine Zapata, Devics, Sara Lov, Cheem, Pedestrian, Moving Picture Show, The Sweet Kill,...who am I forgetting?
We've flown to far off lands like New York City! ;) and Tokyo, Japan to play our little songs for people and we hope we're coming to your town soon! We'd truly really like to.
If you've been with us awhile, well then, you deserve endless hugs and kisses because your support through the ups and downs is sometimes what gets us through the night.
We're thrilled to share our new E.P. Volaras with you. It's a short E.P. of perhaps our stranger, darker side. :) Which is sort of my favorite side, but there's more R-A-W-K on it's way because well, we like the loud stuff too. And we just can't seem to behave ourselves no matter how hard we try...
Love,
Will Love
Click here to buy our new album, To The Crickets And The Ghosts, on CD! It's only $7.00 (plus shipping), and you get an actual CD! Or, click on the album artwork below to buy the albums digitally.
i don't know if i should start with will's ass....maybe jeff's beard.....but angie has got those eyes (and she's got that "being a girl" thing going on for her)....but ry and his drumming pecks......it's a good thing i'm not in this band. it would be an EXPLOSION of sexy!!!
Glad to have caught you guys/gal last night at Spaceland. They always represent good music and I love the place. So much so that I'll be there tonight.
Anyhoo, my ears have stopped bleeding and I marvel at your vocal range. Til next time-
Awe no way, ha! I have that song on my playlist right now. When I first saw her she opened with that song. It was just her and her guitar in a lovely orange dress. I shall check your version out. I'll buy your albums this weekend because I dont have itunes. I cant wait to see you guys live too... next time you play I shall be there front and center!
