LP includes download coupon. Seattle's LA LUZ runs cool. Their brand of coolness isn't about distance or affect; it's a mood, and something about this music vibrates to the dusky, dreamy smell of dying moons and shadows. So yeah, that kind of cool. What makes La Luz stand out is that this is a band that embodies that most elusive slant on the human condition: longing, and the fleeting relief that tags alongside deep desire. In Spanish, LA LUZ means "light" and that's the perfect thing to evoke when your songs give the illusion of veering in the opposite direction. But lift out most any lyric-which is a good excuse to give a closer listen to the delicate, four-part harmonies that are fast becoming the band's signature-and you'll find that the aches ... read more