The Buttertones Jazzhound 2LP Blue Vinyl (LP1) / Purple Vinyl (LP2)

The Buttertones Jazzhound 2LP Blue Vinyl (LP1) / Purple Vinyl (LP2)The Buttertones arrive with Jazzhound, their most extravagant, ambitious, and fully realized album to date. Modesto Cobi Cobin, Sean Redman, and vocalist guitarist Richard Araiza have been playing together for seven years now, having first come together for a self titled debut in 2013; along with London Guzman on sax and keys, theyve come to establish themselves as one of L. A. s tightest groups, conquering stages from Coachella to Tropicalia.

The result is an album that occupies territory where few contemporary musicians tread

Some songs feel like direct descendants of the band's debut: "Evil Eye" gives the gut-punching beats of "Take Me Out" a campy twist with mischievous keyboards destined to make it the coolest song on the Halloween party playlist

deadpan lyric comes a genuine admission of desire

Nothing Civil 03

and yet its aspirations are the glue that holds it all together

she asks so sweetly that it's almost impossible to say no

Released: 4/21/2015

The second features some of Perry's most interesting work with the hurdy-gurdy

The decade thus far may not have seen anything quite so daunting

Whether that’s a light or an oncoming train in their path

Red Cloud A4

The vibrant red and white swirl design of the vinyl adds a festive touch