★★★★★
La Luz sound for all the world like they've been brought up in sight of the ocean, with the sun on their backs and surfboards in their arms. Yet they're not. They're from Seattle. It's this veil of imagination, of dream-like escapism which echoes throughout debut album 'It's Alive'. Joyously sunny, the band matches indie-pop harmonies to chiming surf guitar riffs, creating something blissful, wholesome and - at times - infuriatingly catchy in the process...
- www.clashmusic.com
2014-04-10
★★★★★
Within the first couple of bars of 'Sure As Spring', you'll know pretty much everything you'll need to know about Seattle's La Luz: the reverb-drenched guitars, the uh .... reverb-drenched vocals, the Farfisa organ - it's dreamy girl group meets Dick Dale, and while that sounds as tasty as a Big Kahuna burger (with extra large fries and a soda pop) the reality is more limp lettuce on a soggy bun...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2014-03-30
★★★★★
"If you see me lyin' on the grass ... walk around" spit subterranean Seattleite scoundrels La Luz across the title track of début album It's Alive. Consider yourselves warned. Now ask yourself the question, "Do ya feel lucky? Well do ya punk?" Thought not, now scram ya chicken! Make no mistake Daddio there's a potent, Coca-cola 'n' Raybans, drive-in movie, 'Youngblood' rush firin' the hot rod cylinders of It's Alive. Bad boys 'n' badder girls...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-11-25
★★★★★
This Seattle band's debut album is a first-rate blend of dreamy surf and '60s girl-group pop with a dark, atmospheric sound featuring reverbed surf and Link Wray guitar riffs, haunting organ, driving rhythms, hushed vocals, ghostly four-part harmonies and catchy pop hooks. 10/18/2013
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- kexp.org
2013-10-19