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If you haven’t heard Los Angeles’ Evan Voytas own brand of experimental, synth-driven pop music, you have likely seen him shred in another setting. Dude’s a regular in the live bands for Brainfeeder maestros Flying Lotus and Gonjasufi. Voytas has been mostly working on his own gigs lately, though, whether it be playing out with his own backing band or crafting his impressive brand of retro earworms in the studio.

The latter becomes apparent on his latest release, the Feel Me EP, which you can get a taste of here with “You Don’t Even Know Where It’s At.” The richness of the synths and guitars are what really make this track jump out at you, but his party-prepped vocals are just as endearing. You can stream and download the track below.Feel Me drops Tuesday, Jan. 24 via Dovecote.

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Free Download: Evan Voytas’ ‘Can’t Let Anybody Know Who You Are’

Los Angeles based multi-instrumentalist Evan Voytas is gearing up to release his debut LP, Feel Me, on Dovecote on January 24th. The album’s lead single, the twinkly “Can’t Let Anybody Know Who You Are,” combines Evan’s dreamy falsetto with a synth-jazz blend. Voytas explains that the track was inspired by life in Los Angeles: “I wrote this song here in L.A. I feel like L.A. has a hazy, mystical quality to it. People appear and disappear, reappear as someone else. This song documents that phenomenon,” he says. “I like to hide out. I like to embrace mystery rather than be explicit about things. I like people who I can’t understand, who never settle on an identity.”

Evan Voytas’ debut, Feel Me, will be available on January 24th, but you can download “Can’t Let Anybody Know Who You Are” for free here.



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Evan Voytas Covers “Nothing Compares 2 U” (Prince Cover)

It’s been a while since we checked in with L.A. multi-instrumentalist and experimental popster Evan Voytas, but he recently recorded this cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” and today you can snag a download of that endeavor. Though the cover won’t be included on the record, Voytas is set to drop his debut EP, Feel Me, on Dovecote early next year.

 

Feel Me is out 1/24/2012 on Dovecote. The tracklist:

01 “When We Could All Float Away”
02 “The Weightlessness”
03 “You Don’t Even Know Where Its At”
04 “Can’t Let Anybody Know Who You Are”
05 “Feel Me”

CMJ dates:
10/18 – Oh My Rockness Party @ Cameo Gallery
10/21 – Heart Music Group Party @ Pianos
10/22 – Dovecote Records Party @ Glasslands Gallery

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