LA PARTIES’ ANDY GOREL RELEASES KACEY MUSGRAVES COVER, TALKS ABOUT NEPA MUSIC FANDOM (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

Andy Gorel, who grew up in Carbondale, Pa., records as LA Parties and released his latest single, a cover of Kacey Musgraves’ “Butterflies,” last week. Growing up listening to NEPA bands like Tigers Jaw, Those Clever Foxes and Esta Coda, Gorel soon began making his own music.

Below, watch our chat with Gorel about his grungy take on “Butterflies,” what to expect when LA Parties performs live and how his work as a freelance journalist and photographer intersects with his music-making.