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Mirrorball Deliver Dream Pop to LA’s Dangerbird Records

Two fixtures in the LA indie scene come together for a synth-pop requiem.

Though Mirrorball is their first project together, singer/songwriter Alexandra Johnstone and guitarist Scott Watson are longtime players in the LA indie rock scene. Their first track together, the dreamy “This Time,” is the latest offering in the Microdose series on Dangerbird Records, the independent LA label that brought the world Silversun Pickups, Butch Walker and Minus the Bear, among others.

If you swooned at the ’80s Technicolor vibes of the Drive soundtrack, or yearn for more hits like Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away,” you’ll want to add “This Time” to your playlist immediately. Johnstone’s lofty vocals rise about the

To read more about the band and check out the premiere of “This Time,” directed by Jess T. Johnston, click here.

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