"The band: Body Parts, an Echo Park solo project-turned-band.

The sound: The band plays a wildly melodic brand of indie rock indebted to cerebral dance music makers such as Talking Heads and Dirty Projectors. Founder Ryder Bach’s voice is a high, shrill instrument that’s at its most powerful enmeshed in dissonant multi-tracked harmonies; his irreverent lyrics range from sincere calls for “more conditional love” to name-checking Miley Cyrus. (And that’s just one song.)

The random: Aside from a handful of vocal contributions, every note on the group’s seven-track “On Purpose” EP was played by Bach in his parents’ Long Island basement before he headed west and gathered the rest of the group."

- David Greenwald, LA Unheard (The LA Times)

AAN, a fearless experimental pop band from Portland, Oregon, mixes heavily textured guitars with rich vocal harmonies. Active since 2007, they’ve garnered a reputation throughout the Northwest as a progressive force in the independent scene. AAN beckons a bevy of comparisons but their sound cannot be pigeonholed. The vocal dexterity of singer Bud Wilson skillfully reaches the octaves of the late Jeff Buckley while maintaining a gritty timbre. The work will demonstrate a patience and attention to space not found in much of the new cannon of up and coming artists. They are currently working on their highly anticipated debut album, Amor Ad Nauseum.