Friend Slash Lover are an alternative pop-rock band from Los Angeles, fronted by Connecticut native, all-around artiste Josh Mintz, an impressive vocalist with a wide vocal range and a beautiful voiceprint.

FSL are influenced by the likes of The Killers, Depeche Mode, David Bowie, John Lennon and blend electronic sounds with gentle guitar riffs to create captivating, mature songs with meaningful lyrics.

Their latest six-track EP is titled "The Grey Area" and was produced by Oleander's mainman Thomas Flowers. Really nice stuff, and the titletrack reminds me of Manic Street Preachers, a bonus point if you ask me... Click on the image above to watch the collection of iPhone music videos created for each song of the EP. Don't miss this great new band!

This is a more than welcome comeback: ten years after their last studio album "Joyride", Sacramento based rockers Oleander will release "Something Beautiful", their brand new full-length record, on April 16 trhough Re_Ignite Records.

"We're coming back to this crazy industry, presenting a new record and it's so unattractive to us to consider trying to compete with younger guys, better looking guys, harder rocking guys. We're just a group of friends that happen to enjoy making music together and have a platform for releasing it. It's not about the ego" says frontman Thomas Flowers about the return of his band.

Watch the video for the single and titletrack of the album "Something Beautiful", shot in Los Angeles and directed by Daniel Karp, clicking on the image above.