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Riley and the Roxies: Tele

With an affinity for classic garage rock bands and solo acts like Prince, Riley and the Roxies became a staple on the L.A. indie rock scene via several timely syncs on TV/Film. Inspired by the sonics of the 1970’s - Led Zeppelin’s III, Springsteen’s The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, and Elvis Costello’s My Aim is True - Spencer Riley Alfonso developed a vocally focused rock project with modern nods to bands like Phoenix, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and other post 2000 indie-rock staples.

While in film school, Alfonso directed and produced several music videos for his second EP: OceanGold. The videos caught the attention of Nic Carfa of Musicbed who quickly signed Riley and the Roxies, as well as introduced Alfonso to LA’s premier sync agency: Secret Road (The Civil Wars, Leagues, Ingrid Michaelson).

In 2019 Riley and the Roxies released his debut album: Raw Honey. From his loft in Boyle Heights, Alfonso incorporated newly written tracks as well as previously unreleased material from 2014-2019. The track “Snakes” picked up momentum on Spotify when Chris Bumstead featured the song via his platform. With the momentum of his first LP, Alfonso settled into writing the follow up, Lasso.

Bones by Riley and the Roxies

“Bones” by Riley and the Roxies is streaming everywhere now.

Blush by Riley and the Roxies

Riley and the Roxies is defined by garage rock riffs and off-the-cuff romantic lyrics that evoke memories of salty oceans and west coast drives. Their new single “Blush” is no exception. Written, performed, and produced by Spencer Riley Alfonso, “Blush” lifts the veil behind a person hexed by the curse of love in this anti-heroic love song. The sentiments are laid out in the lyric, “Dreaming of you, cause I don’t have a choice”. Check out the new single, “Blush” by Riley and the Roxies here.

New Release

Today, at Ildefonso Records, we are celebrating the release of Saint Evaleen’s eight track, self-titled EP. Bright indie-pop sounds send out nostalgic west coast vibes with Saint Evaleen’s signature high energy beats and honest charming lyrics. This extended play features three previously unreleased titles: “Touch”, “Livin’”, and “Brand New”. Add your favorite Saint Evaleen track to your playlist and share it with Ildefonso Records.

1M

The viral lofi pop hit, “If You Wanna” by The TVC, released on Ildefonso Records, reached 1 million streams today. This mid-tempo rnb fused track was written by Spencer Riley Alfonso (Producer, Artist), Amir Girgis (Writer, Singer) and Connor Foley (Musician, Singer). The trio of artists caught up at Ildefonso, Inc.’s HQ in Downtown Los Angeles to recall the events of recording The TVC’s biggest song to date.