IC Hawks in LA

I See Hawks in L.A., On Your Way. There were  the Byrds, then the Flying Burritos and a few other notable music  excursions emanating from Los Angeles in the 1960s into the ’70s that  really paved the road for those who followed in that Southern California  realm, but no other band has found the thread like I See Hawks in L.A.  Their sound might be embedded in the Hollywood Freeway, but underneath  it’s really torqued by the Mojave Desert. There is something just  hallucinatory enough on new songs like “Might’ve Been Me,” “Know Just  What to Do” and, really, everything on this ear-opening new album that  it feels like a new day of music is rising. Band members Rob Waller and  brothers Paul and Anthony Lacques formed the group going on 20 years  ago, of course on a desert trek, and haven’t looked back. Now featuring  Paul Marshall and Victoria Jacobs as the rhythm section, there is really  no one like them, still, as they mix in visions and musical veracity  into a style which opens a door full of surprises right below the  surface. As each album has become more and more assured, I See Hawks in  L.A. has now hit that point where they’ve cut the cord on influences and  are spinning out in an orbit all their own. The quartet is all  breathing as one, and the clear night sky full of stars is the limit.  Listen and hear not only what has come before, but what is also right  around the next bend. See the Hawks.