Allah-Las

Created by record store employees with a love for laid-back '60s sounds that verged on somnambulant psychedelia, the L.A. band Allah-Las documented the sounds and moods of sunny West Coast days with nothing to do but strum guitars and gently harmonize. Their first two albums also had a heavy surf influence, but by the time of 2016's Calico Review, some of the reverb was replaced by a Stones-y swagger. The group's fourth LP, Lahs, took another step out of their SoCal garage to add sounds from around the world while still sounding ready for a long afternoon nap. The 2023 album Zuma 85 found the band further broadening their approach by experimenting with their songwriting process and calling on the influence of '70s art pop and Krautrock.