The Sound of Young America: Eleni Mandell Interview & Performance

28th April 2009

Eleni Mandell is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, whose new album is Artificial Fire. She talks with us about growing up in Southern California, and the moment she discovered that “all music doesn’t sound like Barry Manilow.” She went from idolizing the LA alt-rock band X to working with members of the band. If you enjoyed […]

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Eleni Mandell is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, whose new album is Artificial Fire. She talks with us about growing up in Southern California, and the moment she discovered that “all music doesn’t sound like Barry Manilow.” She went from idolizing the LA alt-rock band X to working with members of the band.

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