Robotanists @ Good Music Mondays

Robotanists perform tonight at ISGOODMUSIC's ongoing weekly series of free 90-minute showcases of their favorite local artists. The show runs from 8:30-10:30pm in the Lobby Bar of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. Park in the Hollywood/Highland complex and get your $2 validation at the bar. (Broke-friendly snacks from their menu include $1 popcorn and $1 chips & dip, $2 chocolate chip cookies, and $3 french fries.)

ROBOTANISTS is a band making music that will either break your heart or relieve you from one. Their haunting melodies and seamless blend of soulful indie rock, driving beats and lush synth pop have garnished them comparisons to buzz bands like Phoenix, The National and The XX, as well as modern legends like Radiohead and My Bloody Valentine.

ROBOTANISTS spent 2009 spreading their big choruses and delicate prose across North America on tour and on the radio. Their breakthrough single "Wait a Minute here" (from the self produced and released album, CLOSE DOWN THE WOODS) topped charts in Los Angeles (KCRW, KROQ) and other major cities across the US, along side bands like Phoenix, Grizzly Bear, The Dead Weather, Dirty Projectors and more, earning them a slot at CMJ in 2009 and on the ballot for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations.

ROBOTANISTS kicked off 2010 with their second album, a collection of covers called SHAPES AND VARIATIONS. The album is the Silver Lake quartet's critically acclaimed ode to Los Angeles, featuring 7 reharmonized and rearranged tracks by Jay-Z, Lykke Li, The Black Keys, Joe Jackson, Bryan Adams, and more. Through "SHAPES," Daniel DeBlanke and Sarah Ellquist rise as an arranging tour de force, reworking material from the popular zeitgeist and giving it new life, full of all of the heartache, hopes and dreams that defines the "City of Angels."