Apr 1, 2025 1 min read

🎧 Approved: L.A. WITCH

​L.A. Witch exude an aura of effortless cool, a fusion of smooth and smoky garage alchemy with a newfound utilisation of post-punk’s disciplined reserve and icy instrumentation. Their new single ‘Icicle’ sees them journeying into the forlorn minimalism of Joy Division and early The Cure

🎧 Approved: L.A. WITCH
Photo credit: Marco Hernandez

​L.A. Witch exude an aura of effortless cool, whether it’s manifested as the Americana noir and laconic back-to-basics rock n roll of their self-titled debut or the austere adventurism of their sophomore album ‘Play With Fire’.

Their new single ‘Icicle’ sees them journeying out of the proto-punk, psychedelia and gritty riffs of the 70s into the chorus-drenched guitars and forlorn minimalism of Joy Division and early The Cure. A fusion of smooth and smoky garage alchemy with a newfound utilisation of post-punk’s disciplined reserve and icy instrumentation. 

“Icicle / Won’t you cleanse my soul / You’re sharp and cold / Purity, come make me bleed”, Sanchez murmurs, her voice detached over new wave-inflected instrumentation.

“I wrote ‘Icicle’ during a really dark time”, Sanchez explains. “The icicle represents both a knife and a crystal - something that cuts but also purifies”. The song’s hypnotic detachment is intentional, her monotone delivery inspired by Ian Curtis.

🎧 Watch the video for ‘Icicle’ below

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