This album came to me yesterday from an artist that goes by The History of Panic. To be honest, I wasn’t enthused by the name, but after listening to the first song I knew I had to give this album a shot. It very much reminds me of Passion Pit, but I wouldn’t say they are the same. The beats are very original, well produced and the vocals compliment well. You can listen to it for yourself in the embedded player below, and if you like it, you can purchase the album on iTunes.

Photo Source: The Village Voice

As the editor of a blog about music, I get a lot of emails from PR companies promoting their clients. Typically, they send me shitty music, cheesy trailers and useless information about artists I don’t care about. For me to open the emails at all is a chore in-and-of itself. Every once in a while I get an email about a new band, with an advance copy of their EP, and it blows my mind. Actually, this only happened to me once, but since I was introduced to Avan Lava, I haven’t been able to stop listening to them, and their music has stayed in my head. I’ve told all my friends about them, now it’s time for you to check them out.

Avan Lava is a funky-disco trio from Brooklyn, with the bass guitarist from Fischerspooner. They are kind of like a cross between Justice and Chaka Khan — modern, sometimes grimy electro beats, but with beautiful, soulful vocal arrangements — the music is infectious in the way most pop music is, but unlike the majority of the industry, is backed by talent. Even the lead singer’s sexual identity does not define the music, as the lyrics are mostly androgynous and could be applied towards almost anyone that has ever been in love, or had a good fucking time with their friends.

There’s nothing much more that I can say that their music can’t, so check out the Flex Fantasy EP which you can stream for free on Soundcloud or Bandcamp, and fall in love with this music like I have.

Be sure to check out their first music video for the song titled, “It’s Never Over.”