
I caught Iluka at the Moroccan Lounge on December 4th, and wow! This artist, originally from Australia but now based in L.A., has this amazing sound – it’s got a desert vibe with really catchy melodies and a cool rock edge. What I especially love is that her music is powerfully feminist – her song “Crucify Me” has this incredible chorus about not being able to bring her down. She just released a new single, “Hard to Love Me,” and it’s exactly the kind of emotional pop ballad we’ve been missing since Adele. The show was a release party for her album, “The Wild, the Innocent and the Raging,” and it felt like the start of something really big for her. I have a feeling she’s going places!