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Previously On...
We're looking for new interviewers. We're also giving away a signed poster from The Chumscrubber. We opened a merch store as well featuring LAist branded American Apparel shirts (amongst other things). And we talked about...
LAist Band Interview: Sabrosa Purr
With influences ranging from Prince to Brian Wilson, Sabrosa
Purr's sound is hard to pin down. And if you ask the band, that's the way they like it.
With the exception of a few songs, they've ditched the formulaic verse-and-chorus
routine we've all been accustomed to hearing. The result is something that
stands out from everything else you hear on KROQ or Indie.
Keep reading to find out how the band got its enigmatic name and to what
lengths front man Will Love would go for the sake of his art.

