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Song of the week: "Quiet Time" by Roses




From left to right: Victor Herrera, Marc Steinberg and Juan Velasquez of Roses.
From left to right: Victor Herrera, Marc Steinberg and Juan Velasquez of Roses.
Roses

Fans of jangly 80's pop rock (Stone Roses, New Order, Orange Juice) can find a new, exciting band to follow in Los Angeles' Roses. Their single "Quiet Time" is the Off-Ramp song of the week: 

https://soundcloud.com/rosesla/quiet-time/s-1YXoq

Roses is made up of Victor Herrera on bass, singer and synth player Marc Steinberg and guitarist Juan Velasquez, formerly of LA's Abe Vigoda. Roses plays the Smell on Friday, October 30​ and the Echoplex on Thursday, November 12.

Here's a video of Roses playing the song live for Seattle's KEXP:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7PRedGAm_Q