LANZ is the moniker for the solo endeavors of Benjamin Lanz, a key man in the Brooklyn music renaissance of the 2000s stepping out on his own. Think Eno & The Who in a time warp. They get in the Tardis thinking they’d returning to their respective best years in London. Instead, they land at The Ritz in '92 just in time to catch a Dinosaur Jr. & My Bloody Valentine double bill. Or imagine the holy trinity of Sun Ra, Soundgarde, and Syd Barrett? Add in a bit of krautrock and post-rock and, well, this music actually has the sound of that weird DNA. LANZ tours with artists like The National, Sufjan Stevens and Beirut. He's an American in Paris. He has great taste in pants. What's not to like?