Artist LA Priest
Features & Interviews
Hair we go, hair we go, hair we go: Soft Hair
Connan Mockasin, and Sam Dust of Late of the Pier and LA Priest fame have made an album under the name Soft Hair. As you’d imagine, it’s a bit weird.
25th October 2016
LA Priest: “One of the worst sides of humanity is that we seem to copy each other”
Years on from Late of the Pier’s mind-flipping debut, Sam Dust is making up for lost time on his own terms.
4th June 2015
Album Reviews
3-5 Stars
LA Priest - Gene
An album that feels rich, rewarding and proudly of its own world.
3 Stars
LA Priest - Inji
This is a pop artist finding his feet.
Features
DIY’s Tracks of 2020
From chart-dominating hits through to iconic ruminations on life, here are DIY’s favourite tracks from across the past twelve months.
December 17, 2020 12:55pm
News
LA Priest shares ‘Rubber Sky’ video
The new track is lifted from his forthcoming album, ‘GENE’.
June 3, 2020 11:25am
News
LA Priest announces UK tour dates, new album ‘Gene’ out in June
The delayed new album will be previewed at a small show in Peckham later this month.
March 11, 2020 12:42pm
News
LA Wise Man, aka LA Priest, shares ‘All I Want For Xmas Is Rock & Roll’
He’s also shared a clip featuring his dog Shmee!
December 5, 2017 11:51am
News
Connan Mockasin and Sam Dust (LA Priest) announce Soft Hair project with ‘Lying Has To Stop’
The duo’s self-titled album is out on 28th October.
August 30, 2016 12:42pm
News
LA Priest unveils new video for ‘Lady’s In Trouble With The Law’
Sam Dust’s warped pop guise goes for a sunset speedboat ride.
September 10, 2015 11:47am
News / Neu
Spring King, LA Priest, Micachu and the Shapes to play Liverpool Music Week
Events run from 22nd October, with Deerhunter, HEALTH and Best Coast already on the bill.
August 25, 2015 11:08am
News
LA Priest performs session for BBC Radio 6 Music
Sam Dust performed ‘Lady’s in Trouble With the Law’ and ‘Learning to Love’.
August 12, 2015 4:23pm
News
LA Priest shares ‘Lady’s In Trouble With The Law’
Hook-stuffed track appears on debut album ‘Inji’.
June 17, 2015 1:11pm
News
Bestival 2015 adds Rat Boy, Eagulls, LA Priest & more
‘Invaders of the Future’ line-up celebrates all things new music.
June 4, 2015 2:21pm
News / Neu
LA Priest previews debut album with ‘Lorry Park’
Hear another warped take from the mind of Sam Dust.
June 4, 2015 10:21am
Reviews / Live Reviews
The Great Escape 2015: LA Priest, Ibeyi and Låpsley stand out on day one
Brighton’s new music extravaganza kicks off with a brilliant showcase of the future.
May 15, 2015 11:22am
Reviews
LA Priest - Party Zute / Learning To Love
The sense of invention defining previous day-job Late of the Pier has only become more severe.
April 30, 2015 12:08pm
News
LA Priest announces debut album ‘Inji’, shares new track ‘Party Zute/Learning To Love’
The Ex-Late of the Pier frontman’s debut album is out on 29th June.
April 30, 2015 10:43am
Features / Neu
The Neu Bulletin (28th April 2015)
DIY’s new music tips, featuring LA Priest, Sundogs and producer S b.
April 28, 2015 12:08pm
News
LA Priest, Ratking, TALA to play Field Day 2015
New additions include Future Brown and Hooton Tennis Club.
March 26, 2015 1:00pm
News
Swim Deep, Kate Tempest, LA Priest to play Brighton’s Great Escape Festival
10th anniversary line-up also adds Kelela and George the Poet.
February 27, 2015 8:00am
Reviews
LA Priest - Oino
The flavour of Late of the Pier’s heyday hasn’t dissolved by one jot.
February 3, 2015 8:20pm
News / Neu
Late of the Pier’s Sam Dust unveils new LA Priest track, ‘Oino’
Domino-signed artist rises from the ashes of unsung mid-‘00s heroes.
February 3, 2015 8:05pm