La Sera

La Sera is an American indie rock band formed by Katy Goodman, the bassist for Vivian Girls, in 2010. They have released four albums and toured internationally. History La Sera, whose name means "the evening" in Italian, started in 2010, with Goodman writing songs and Brady Hall producing. The video for their first single "Never Come Around" was released on Halloween 2010. Following the release of their self-titled debut album in February 2011, La Sera toured the US with Tennis and Europe with Jenny Lewis. La Sera's second studio album Sees the Light, released in March 2012, was produced by Rob Barbato (Darker My Love). The album's opening track, "Love That's Gone", is featured in the music video game Rocksmith 2014. Following the release of Sees the Light, the band toured the US with Father John Misty. In 2012, Todd Wisenbaker joined the band, which at that time also included Nate Lotz on drums and Greta Morgan on rhythm guitar. Around the same time, Goodman moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. La Sera released their third album, Hour of the Dawn, in May 2014. It was produced by Todd Wisenbaker (Whispertown 2000, Jenny and Johnny) and engineered by Joel Jerome (Babies on Acid, Dios) during the summer of 2013. In contrast to previous records, Goodman worked with the other band members on the songs, noting that they "all worked on the new record for about a year, writing and editing". During production, the band decided to make the album's sound "'80s rock. The Smiths, The Pretenders". Wisenbaker contributed the song "10 Headed Goat Wizard" and described the album as "a classic American record". The critical reaction described Hour of the Dawn as having "new-found optimism".