LA LOM – The Los Angeles League Of Musicians

1. Angels Point 3:13
2. Figueroa 2:44
3. Maravilla 2:18
4. ’72 Monte Carlo 2:58
5. El Sereno 3:06
6. Lorena 4:02
7. Lucia 2:10
8. Danza de LA LOM 3:03
9. Espejismo 3:11
10. Ghosts of Gardena 3:38
11. Moonlight Over Montebello 2:37
12. Rebecca 3:57
13. San Fernando Rose 2:50

All Songs written by Zac Sokolow, Nicholas Baker, Jacob Faulkner

Zac Sokolow: Guitar, Violin, Organ, Piano, Glockenspiel, Mellotron, Optigan

Nicholas Baker: Drums, Percussion, Timpani, Marimba

Jacob Faulkner: Bass

Additional musicians: Cody Farwell: Steel Guitar / Dominique ‚Chief‘ Rodriguez: Maracas, Guira, Bongos / Josh Kaufmann: Piano / Elliot Bergman: Clarinet, Mellotron, Woodwinds, Rhythm Guitar, Sound Effects and more

Hört man die Musik von LA LOM mit geschlossenen Augen, kann es gut sein, dass man sich in einer Welt irgendwo zwischen flirrender tropischer Hitze und schwarzweißem Hollywood-Krimi wiederfindet, wo offene Straßenkreuzer langsam an Clubs und Hotels vorbeischleichen, aus denen Musik mit dem „Twang“ von Rockabilly, der Sinnlichkeit lateinamerikanischer Rhythmen und dem ungeschliffenen Sound moderner Independent Music herausklingt. Musik, wie aus einem Quentin-Tarantino-Film, die schon prominente Fans wie Beck und Vampire Weekend gefunden hat.

Hinter LA LOM, Abkürzung für The Los Angeles League of Musicians, verbergen sich die drei LA-stämmigen Musiker Zac Sokolow (Guitar), Jake Faulkner (Bass) und Nicholas Baker (Drums/Percussion). Deren gemeinsame Wurzeln reichen zurück ins Jahr 2019, als die Band erstmals zusammenkam, um fünf Abende pro Woche in der Lobby des historischen Roosevelt Hotels am Hollywood Boulevard zu spielen. Eigentlich war ihr Job lediglich coole Hintergrundmusik für Hotelgäste, Touristen und Passanten, aber LA LOM begannen schon bald mit einem genreübergreifenden Repertoire zu experimentieren, das die vielfältige musikalische Diaspora von Los Angeles widerspiegelt.

Inzwischen spielen LA LOM Konzerte vor Tausenden von Menschen, veröffentlichten erste digitale Singles und ziehen zahllose Fans auf ihre populären Social-Media-Profile. Mit ihren Latin- und Soul-Instrumentals haben sie längst auch die Aufmerksamkeit bekannter Künstlerkollegen auf sich gezogen. Ihr Albumdebüt bei Verve Records produzierte Elliot Bergman (Cage the Elephant, Major Lazer, Wild Belle).

INFO

In the vibrant tapestry of Los Angeles’s music scene, LA LOM stands out for its ability to seamlessly weave together the diverse genres and cultures of the city into its music. Short for The Los Angeles League of Musicians, LA LOM is composed of LA natives Zac Sokolow (Guitar), Jake Faulkner (Bass), and Nicholas Baker (Drums/Percussion).

The roots of LA LOM reach back to 2019, when the band was assembled to play five nights a

week in the lobby of the historic Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. Initially tasked with providing background music for hotel patrons, tourists, and passersby off the street, LA LOM soon began experimenting with a genre-transcending repertoire that reflects the diverse musical diaspora of Angelenos. LA LOM started out reimagining instrumental renditions of the soulful ballads from the 1950s and ’60s that they grew up listening to on LA’s oldies station, K-EARTH 101, evoking the laid-back aesthetic that defines the region, and drawing inspiration from luminaries like Smokey Robinson, Aaron Neville, and Brenda and the Tabulations.

Their sonic palette expanded to encompass the romantic allure of classic Mexican Boleros and the Cumbia Sonidera woven into the very fabric of the city’s soundscape, resonating through the streets from car stereos, backyard parties, and lively dance halls. LA LOM carved out a sound that blends all of these elements with the guitar-driven twang of Peruvian Chicha and Bakersfield Country.

Zac Sokolow’s musical lineage spans generations. He began his creative journey performing alongside his father, a respected figure in LA’s bluegrass community, whose family relocated

from Buenos Aires to LA in the 1930s. Jake Faulkner comes from a family of Venice artists and met Zac at age 16. Zac and Jake honed their craft through years of collaboration in various bands within Southern California’s vibrant Rockabilly scene before eventually joining to form LA LOM. Nicholas Baker was steeped in Latin music from childhood by his grandmother, who hailed from a musical family in Durango, Mexico, and gained fame as a DJ on a Spanish-language radio station in Tucson, Arizona. He studied Latin percussion with renowned Nuyorican bassist and percussionist Roberto Miranda.

LA LOM have quickly ascended to playing to thousands of people and have captured the attention of Beck, Vampire Weekend and Zane Lowe. Their debut album of all original compositions was produced by Elliot Bergman (Cage the Elephant, Major Lazer, Wild Belle).

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