Mini Mansions & Alison Mosshart

Los Angeles' Mini Mansions make dark psych-pop that echoes the smoldering rock and plentiful hooks of its members' other bands: Singer/multi-instrumentalist Michael Shuman plays bass for Queens of the Stone Age, bassist Zach Dawes also works with the Last Shadow Puppets, and singer/keyboardist Tyler Parkford is a touring member of Arctic Monkeys. However, Mini Mansions explore the glamorous surfaces and seedy underbelly of their hometown with a wit and irony all their own, whether giving Blondie's "Heart of Glass" a glacial makeover or balancing theatrics with soul-baring voca...