If you heard the music of Lesands, it would be easy to mistake the San Diego band as contemporaries of the Cocteau Twins or the Smiths. Lesands has captured the quintessential 80’s dance synth-pop sound and distilled it for a modern audience.  The relatively new band hasn’t been on the scene for a long time, but they hit the ground running with a west coast tour in progress, a review in the UK publication Illegal Tender, and even a spin on KCRW Radio.

A true gem in their music is definitely “Pretenders”, a song that captured my attention on first listen. The vocals kind of sound like a new wave version of the smiths, and the sustained synth chords ride over the dance pop drumbeat. The four men of Lesands are impressively talented and their music is mature—from the vocals to the dreamy synth-heavy melodies. Make sure you check out Lesands in the BeatCrave Fav series below!

Pick of the Day: Lesands

Type: Electronica, Dance Rock

Label: Unsigned

Band Members:

• Austin Taylor Tirado
• Joel Plotnik
• Andy Briehan
• John Fredericks

Videos:

“EJC” on Strange Fruit

“Easy to Please” on Strange Fruit

“How Your Mind is Made Up” on Strange Fruit

Photos:

Upcoming Shows:

• 7/28 @ Echo Curio, Los Angeles, CA
• 8/6 @ TBA, Los Angeles, CA
• 8/7 @ Thunderbird Lounge at the Aruba Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
• 8/14 @ Bar Pink, San Diego, CA
• 8/19 @LaBrie’s, Glendale, CA
• 8/28 @ Casbah, San Diego, CA
• 9/1 @ Soda Bar, San Diego, CA

More Info:

• Lesands on Myspace
• Lesands on Facebook
• Lesands on Twitter

This Week’s BeatCrave Favs Include:

• Imaad Wasif
• Downtown/Union

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