LA LOM - Los Angeles League of Musicians

LA LOM's debut album seamlessly weaves together the diverse genres and cultures of Los Angeles, their hometown and a major source of inspiration. Short for The Los Angeles League of Musicians, LA LOM is composed of native Angelenos Zac Sokolow (Guitar), Jake Faulkner (Bass), and Nicholas Baker (Drums/Percussion). With just a handful of singles released so far, LA LOM's rise has been meteoric: millions of views for their rich-hued and self-made videos, hundreds of thousands of followers on socials, and fans that include Beck, Zane Lowe and more. For a group that has just started touring nationally, they are selling out major rooms across the U.S., will make their festival debuts at Newport Folk and Pitchfork London among many others this year. 

Listening to LA LOM is like turning the radio dial to discover a series of stations that music obsessives could only dream of. They find inspiration in the classic Mexican Boleros and the Cumbia Sonidera woven into the very fabric of LA's soundscape, resonating through the streets from car stereos, backyard parties, and lively dance halls. Added to this is the guitar-driven twang of Peruvian Chicha, Bakersfield Country, traditional folk music from Sicily, Turkey and beyond, plus soulful ballads from the 1950s and '60s that they grew up listening to on LA's oldies station, K-EARTH 101, evoking the laid-back aesthetic that defines the region.