Combining their love of Americana and roots music with a deep electro-pop aesthetic, Los Angeles quintet
Grizfolk deliver their Virgin Records debut, the four-song EP
From the Spark. Led by singer/songwriter and Florida native Adam Roth, the band plays a kind of open-road folk-pop that is augmented by the crafty electronics of bandmates/producers Sebastian Fritze and
Fredrik Eriksson, both of whom relocated to L.A. from Sweden. The EP features "The Struggle," a song that initially won the band regional acclaim, eventually leading to the record deal with Virgin. Falling somewhere between the dusty vistas of
Blitzen Trapper and the desert bombast of
the Killers,
Grizfolk's collaborative spirit offers a unique take on modern American pop. ~ Timothy Monger