Cory Hanson of Wand (and other outfits) is challenging fellow Los Angeles Drag City artist and occasional bandmate Ty Segall for the busiest mofo in indie-rock crown. Productivity without quality control is bunk, obviously, but Wand have kept the levels high since 2014’s Ganglion Reef. The new Laughing Matter radiates George Harrison circa All Things Must Pass vibes. Wand are a font of garage-psych epicness, mastering that controlled bombastic tunefulness thing just as well as Tame Impala, but with a fraction of the fan base. Portland’s Lavender Flu are a secret supergroup doing wonderful, enigmatic things to rock-song structure, creating coloring-outside-the-lines beauty out of distorted guitars, ramshackle rhythms, and slack-motherfucker vocals. by Dave Segal