New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Girlie Action Media & Marketing) Earlier last week, Brooklyn's AVAN LAVA premiered their latest video for "It's Never Over" at YouTube. The shameless pop anthem is the latest release off the band's sophomore EP Flex Fantasy, self-released today, February 21st is available on iTunes. The song is a giddy pop gem, with frontman TC's ecstatic vocals interweaving with producers Le Chev and Ian Pai's arrangements, which recall Discovery-era Daft Punk.
"Critics Pick" - Time Out New York
"Tight vocal harmonies, black and white clothing that served as canvas for a light show that begs the question "Zola who?", and fully choreographed dance breaks laid over high energy indie-pop prove that this band is something to keep a keen eye on." - KEXP Radio
"...completely blown away and captivated by their infectious energy and sound live. (The lasers didn't hurt!)...this is what seeing a
Scissor Sisters early show must have felt like...raw joyous energy, bright beautiful sounds and lust for life, as well as a few more carnal things...." - Kick Kick Snare
AVAN LAVA free MP3 "It's Never Over": https://soundcloud.com/avanlava/its-never-over
Always stylish and joyous, AVAN LAVA's latest EP, Flex Fantasy, finds the band eschewing the lo-fi shoegaze of their debut EP Vapors in favor of high-energy technicolor pop. It's an apt paring for the band's ebullient live performances that feature backup dancers, elaborate light shows, and choreography by
Vanessa Walters (Fischerspooner). Over the years, AVAN LAVA has worked as producers, composers, and mixers for bands like Cold Cave, Fischerspooner, CSS, Frankie Rose, SSION, Lemonade, Lia Ices — not to mention their work with prestigious The New York Philharmonic. Their remixes for bands like R.E.M.,
Passion Pit and New Villager have earned the band a reputation as one that matches their live show's energy with in-studio production chops.
The band began as a conversation between producers/musicians Le Chev and Ian Pai during an overnight bus ride after performing at the Sao Paulo Bienal with Fischerspooner. En route to Rio de Janeiro, Le Chev and Ian shared their love of Prince, Daft Punk, R&B, and indie music and contemplated how those things could all be melded into one sound, one band. A few months later, back in New York — while at a reading of "
The Last Goodbye" a musical adaptation of
Romeo &
Juliet set to the music of
Jeff Buckley — the two discovered vocalist TC and began what would become AVAN LAVA.
AVAN LAVA is singer TC and producers/musicians Le Chev and Ian Pai. Their live performances are with the help of musicians, vocalists and technicians Andrew Schneider (The Wooster Group), Drew Citron and Jo Lampert.
AVAN LAVA - Flex Fantasy EP track listing:
01. Tear it Down
02. It's Never Over
03. Pure As Love
04. Slow Motion
05. Sisters
06. Feels Good
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