The Lava Children

...so far, 2009 is shaping up to be a pretty good year for new music. More than anything else, we're pretty stoked that so many weird bands are popping up and catching ears everywhere. We came across The Lava Children late yesterday and it appears as if the trend will continue. Originally from Tulsa, OK, the duo now call LA home and their self-titled debut mini-LP will be out on Graveface Records May 26. As if yr entire world was dissolving into the most lucid and demented dream of yr life, The Lava Children weave exotic microtonal melodies into an hypnotic tapestry so inviting yet so foreign. As soon as yr ear latches on to one sublime melody or guitar echoing through the epochs, the subsequent meltdown ebbs into an Moroccan go-go circus. The question ultimately is whether to wake from such a dream...

MP3: The Lava Children "The Green Word"