If Ima Robot's album came out two months ago, they would no doubt be mentioned. Follow the link to an interesting article on how so many bands have an amalgamated sound rooted in music from the past:
The Kid's Aren't Alright...They're Amazing

You leave L.A. and you already have the Los Angeles Times mixed up with The L.A. Weekly.

drac! !Dios Mios!

Woah, I didn't even notice that mis-type. Well I am still very much in an L.A. frame of mind. On my run I heard a guy on a park bench telling a friend on his cell phone, "I hate L.A." and I whispered to my friend, "He must mean Louisiana."