Loch & Key is a dream-pop band composed of L.A.-based husband and wife Sean Hoffmann and Leyla Akdogan Hoffman. Sean is an eclectic musician who has been a member of American Music Club and Bedroom Walls, while Leyla is a multimedia visual artist and lawyer in addition to being a vocalist. I recently interviewed the duo in advance of the release of their surreal new high-fidelity album, Slow Fade, which features elements of bossa nova, folk, pop, jazz, doo wop, and ambient music, and their upcoming concert at Ojai’s Greater Goods on Saturday, October 14.
Your musical style has been compared to a diverse array of artists. I’m curious to know who your primary influences are?
Leyla Akdogan Hoffman: I don’t claim any conscious influences. I try to avoid sounding like other artists. I do admire singers who convey subterranean emotion beneath an emotionally distant and unaffected delivery. Sade, Hope Sandoval, Chan Marshall, and Rumer (Sarah Joyce) come to mind.
