Allah-Las 2027

The easy friendship that blossomed when three of the four band members were working at Amoeba Music has evolved into a lauded body of work grounded in storytelling and discovery. Their first album for Mexican Summer, 2016's Calico Review, was a cinematic exploration of their hometown of Los Angeles, while their sophomore effort for the label, 2019's LAHS, saw them looking farther abroad, turning their gaze outward and transmitting sound from a place not found on any map. It's a similar fascination with vast listening, inner and outer traveling, and collective imagining that steers their new album Sirenas, the band's first fully instrumental expression.