La Sera

La Sera

La Sera performing at Bowery Ballroom in New York, 2012
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres Indie rock, noise pop, dream pop
Years active 2010–present
Labels Hardly Art
Associated acts Vivian Girls, Whispertown 2000
Website iamkatygoodman.com
Members Katy Goodman
Todd Wisenbaker
Daniel Gomez
Past members Brady Hall
Rob Barbato

La Sera is an American indie rock band formed by Katy Goodman (former bassist of Vivian Girls) in 2010.[1][2] They have released four albums and toured internationally.

History

Goodman is originally from New Jersey.[3]

The band started in 2010, with Goodman writing songs and Brady Hall producing.[4] They released the video for their first single "Never Come Around" on Halloween 2010.[5] Following the February release of the self titled album, La Sera toured the US with Tennis and Europe with Jenny Lewis.[6]

Their second studio album Sees the Light was produced by Rob Barbato (Darker My Love), and the first song on the record "Love That's Gone" is featured in Rocksmith 2014.[7] Following this record, the band toured the US with Father John Misty.[8] In 2012 Wisenbaker joined the band that also include Nate Lotz on drums and Greta Morgan on rhythm guitar. Around the same time Goodman moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.[3]

The band released their third album Hour of the Dawn in May 2014, and it was produced by Todd Wisenbaker (Whispertown 2000, Jenny and Johnny) and engineered by Joel Jerome (Babies on Acid, Dios) during the summer of 2013.[3][9] In contrast to previous records, Goodman worked with the other band members on the songs, noting that "we all worked on the new record for about a year, writing and editing".[3] During production the band decided to make the album "sound to be ‘80s rock. The Smiths, The Pretenders".[10] Wisenbaker contributed the song "10 Headed Goat Wizard" and described the album as "a classic American record".[11] The critical reaction described Hour of the Dawn as having "new-found optimism".[3]

La Sera toured with Kate Nash and The Julie Ruin in fall 2013 to promote the album.[12][13][14] After the release, the band did a full European tour with Springtime Carnivore, ending at Primavera Festival.[15][16] La Sera also did a West Coast Tour with King Tuff, and the show on November 6, 2014 was filmed to be on Last Call with Carson Daly.[17] Three songs were aired on "Last Call" on March 17, 2015: "Please Be My Third Eye," "Fall In Place," and "10 Headed Goat Wizard." [18] The music video for "Fall in Place" was premiered by Entertainment Weekly on June 11, 2014.[19]

In March 2016 the band released the Ryan Adams produced Music for Listening to Music to through Polyvinyl.[20] It was preceded by the single "High Notes" that appeared in December 2015.[21] On March 3, 2016, the second single "I Need an Angel" appeared.[22]

Personal life

Goodman took a degree in computer science and works as a part-time coder.[23] She is married to Todd Wisenbaker and lives in Los Angeles.[20]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Top Heat
[24]
La Sera —
Sees the Light
  • Released: March 27, 2012
  • Label: Hardly Art, Burger
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, digital download
 18
Hour of the Dawn
  • Released: May 13, 2014
  • Label: Hardly Art
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 35
Music for Listening to Music to
  • Released: March 4, 2016
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 Future Release

Singles

Title Year Album
"Never Come Around"[25] 2010 La Sera
"Devils Hearts Grow Gold"[26] 2011 N/A

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Never Come Around" 2010 Brady Hall[27]
"Devils Hearts Grow Gold" 2011 Sean Tillmann[28]
"Please Be My Third Eye" 2012 Vice Cooler[29]
"Real Boy"/"Drive On" Travis Peterson[30]
"Break My Heart" Cassandra Lee Hamilton[31]
"Fall In Place" 2014 Michael Erik Nikolla[32]
"10 Headed Goat Wizard" 2015 Jason Lester[33]
"High Notes" 2016 Jason Lester[34]
"I Need An Angel" 2016 Jason Lester[35]

References

  1. ↑ Caramanica, Jon. "Getting Together to Say Goodbye", The New York Times, New York, 21 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Perpetua, Matthew. "Artist to Watch: La Sera's Sweet, Dreamy Pop", Rolling Stone
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Collini, Eleonora (June 5, 2014). "La Sera interviewed: "You need to go out in the world and experience new things."". The 405. The 405 Ltd. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  4. ↑ Caramanica, Jon. "Indie Scene’s Uncomplicated Side", The New York Times, New York, 18 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Never Come Around Video", YouTube
  6. ↑ Neyland, Nick. "Tennis Announce Dates with La Sera", Prefix Mag
  7. ↑ 'Rocksmith 2014 Edition Song List', Rocksmith
  8. ↑ Brooklyn Vegan. "Father John Misty played MHOW and Bowery Ballroom with La Sera", Brooklyn Vegan
  9. ↑ Hudson, Alex. "Katy Goodman reveals new album as La Sera", Exclaim Magazine
  10. ↑ Constas, Bailey (May 7, 2014). "Interview: Katy Goodman (La Sera)". www.tyci.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  11. ↑ "Hardly Art - La Sera". www.hardlyart.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Stacy. "Kate Nash and La Sera", The New York Times
  13. ↑ Garbutt, Lauren. "Photos of Kate Nash and La Sera in Toronto", Aesthetic Magazine
  14. ↑ Hardwick, Dakin. "Show Review: The Julie Ruin with La Sera at Slim's", Spinning Platters
  15. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana. 'La Sera Lets the Light in', Interview Magazine
  16. ↑ Spin. "La Sera's Katy Goodman is Losing to the Dark of Druggie Love", Spin Magazine
  17. ↑ M B L. "Giants Party! with King Tuff and La Sera at Great American Music Hall", The Bay Bridged
  18. ↑ , TV.com
  19. ↑ Greenblatt, Leah. "La Sera's 'Fall in Place'", Entertainment Weekly
  20. 1 2 "Being Katy Goodman: A Conversation with La Sera". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  21. ↑ "La Sera Share "High Notes", Reveal Details of Ryan Adams-Produced New Album". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  22. ↑ "Watch La Sera's "I Need an Angel" Video". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  23. ↑ "Not That Kind Of Python: How An Indie Rock Star Became A Coder". Co.Create. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  24. ↑ "La Sera - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Never Come Around". Discogs. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Devils Hearts Grow Gold". Discogs. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  27. ↑ "The 10 Best Videos Of The Week". Stereogum. October 29, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  28. ↑ Young, Alex (March 2, 2011). "La Sera – "Devils Hearts Grow Gold"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  29. ↑ Goble, Corban (January 24, 2012). "La Sera – "Please Be My Third Eye" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  30. ↑ Breihan, Tom (March 26, 2012). "La Sera – "Real Boy"/"Drive On" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  31. ↑ Breihan, Tom (October 17, 2012). "La Sera – "Break My Heart" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  32. ↑ Breihan, Tom (June 12, 2014). "La Sera – "Fall In Place" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  33. ↑ Breihan, Tom (September 4, 2015). "La Sera – "10 Headed Goat Wizard" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  34. ↑ Claymore, Gabriela (January 26, 2016). "La Sera – "High Notes" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  35. ↑ Staff, Pitchfork (March 3, 2016). "La Sera – "I Need An Angel" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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