LA-bred Cinderella MOTEL combines the eclectic madness of 70’s punk, the amped-up attitude of garage rock, and the sly sensibilities of 80’s pop to create an outfit never seen around the LA scene, at least not like this. CM creates a captivating wave of sound by melting eccentric audio arrangements, breakneck tempo changes, and subversively carnal and profoundly whimsical lyrics with JFR’s wailin
g guitars, Guerrero’s thunderous drum chops, Robles’ thick-filled bass licks, and Tomahawk’s full-force growling, howling yet lady-like vocals, crunchy rhythm guitar, and occasional punk-styled accordion.
CM’s first full-length release bolts straight out the gate with the bombastic title track ‘Automatic Pleasure.’ With songs like the horns-in-the-air, Sabbath-invoking ‘Clearance Valentine,’ the accordion-laced, punk barn burner ‘Put It Out’ and the hedonistic pleasure anthem ‘You Were Never My Boyfriend (So Let’s Dance),’ Cinderella MOTEL provides the soundtrack for all of us who want to live life with the knob cranked to eleven.
The album was recorded at The Cave Studio in LA by LightFM frontman Josiah Mazzaschi (William Reid-The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Blood Arm, Built to Spill) and mastered by Jon Drew in Toronto (Metric, F**ked Up, Tokyo Police Club).
Basically, if Iggy, Joan Jett, The Kills and Peaches had a baby backed by the Sioux nation, you'd have Cinderella MOTEL.

“Cinderella Motel’s thrashy old-school squalor owes a huge debt to black-dressed songstresses of the past — fans of Siouxsie Sioux and Joan Jett, take note — with frontwoman Tammy Tomahawk juggling guitar and accordion and howling at ghosts wearing studded belts and leather collars. Or maybe they’re not ghosts at all. The quartet, working on a full-length scheduled for a fall release, features thundering rhythms from bassist Dustin Robles and drummer Raul Guerrero, and appropriately shreddy licks from lead guitarist Janice Reid. L.A. once thrived on a steady diet on a steady diet of post-punk like Cinderella Motel’s; now we have only occasional side dishes to make you scream like a banshee.” –Kevin Bronson, Buzzbands.la

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Coco Morier is the new project of indie-pop songstress Nicole Morier. The New Mexico native made her way to Los Angeles via Berlin after playing in garage-punk bands as a teen to start her racous electro-trash pop girl duo Electrocute. Two albums, several compilations, and infamous tours around the globe ensued, during which time Morier not only developed some major guitar chops (scoring herself a spot as Charlotte Gainsbourg's lead guitarist in the Beck-led touring band in 2010) but also honed her skills as a legitimate songwriter. Coco has since collaborated and written with a diverse group of artists/producers ranging from Miike Snow, Wynter Gordon, Junkie XL and the legendary Tom Jones. She's also written and performed on Britney Spears last three albums, giving the famous pop-tart extraordinaire some of the coolest fan-favorite tracks including the Donna Summer-esque "Heaven on Earth" and the bubble-pop hand-clap electro smash "How I Roll," which Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield named his favorite song of 2011.

Now Morier debuts her solo EP, an infectious and playful five song collection exhibiting a cross pollination of dirty synthesized disco jams, sleek synth pop and lo-fi garage rock suffused with mesmerizing sugary melodies. Despite her unexpected and decidedly anti-mainstream influences, Morier is not just a highly capable songwriter, but as LA Weekly put it, her "tunes are inescapably catchy," and "submerge her deepening romanticism in a sea of swirling synthesizers and infectiously boxy rhythms." Defying the boundaries of genre has been Morier's unique strategy thus far, and it serves her well as she serves up the best of both worlds: sophisticated pop dressed up as indie music that actually doesn't suck and occasionally uses a major chord.

"The new Mad Planet EP is reflection of love and commitment. The tracks take a voyage into the ebbs and flows of human emotion – the highs, lows and every inkling in between. Though written through the eyes of Gillepsie’s personal experiences with bandmate Greg Gordon (The Nervous Return), the EP humanizes our most irrational feelings of elation and doubt and the ability to overcome our greatest fears which can lead to our greatest accomplishments. Mad Planet leads the listener into an intimate and relatable journey through the path Gillespe and Gordon have taken throughout their path as bandmates, as a couple and as soon-to-be husband and wife. Produced by Ethan Allen (The 88, Tricky, Gram Rabbit), the latest release departs slightly from the band’s trip-hop roots exposing layers of pulsating bass lines, sexy guitars and punchy drums which allow Cooper Gillespie’s (Bang Sugar Bang, co-creater of the Kiss or Kill movement) sultry vocals to float effortlessly above.

The lead track from the Mad Planet EP, Pieces of You, has won “Best Electronic Song” in the Malibu Music Awards and has also been nominated for “Best Alternative Song” by the Hollywood Music and Media Awards.

In 2010, the band’s debut album, All Elephants (2010), was a soulful exploration of loss and heartbreak that garnered the band critical acclaim and position in the CMJ Top 200 charts alongside bands such as Arcade Fire, Interpol and Of Montreal. Hot on the debut release’s heels, Mad Planet released the Gliese 581g EP which propelled them into touring throughout North America sharing the stage with the likes of Foster the People, Gram Rabbit and He’s My Brother She’s My Sister."

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