News
Autodrama Out June 24 on Manifesto
Apr 07, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
Puro Instinct has announced that they will release their sophomore album Autodrama June and shared its first single “Tell Me.” More
Reissue of Rexy's Running Out of Time Out Friday via Samantha Urbani's URU Label
Mar 15, 2016
By Joshua M. Miller
In celebration of Friday’s reissue of Running Out Of Time, the 1981 album from UK pop act Rexy, Ariel Pink and Los-Angeles-based Puro Instinct have continued the Rexy tributes by teaming up to cover the band’s song “In the Force.” More
Jul 12, 2012
By Laura Studarus
The Kaplan sisters are back. Better known as Puro Instinct, the Los Angeles-based duo has a new single, ready for the listening. More
Interviews
Jul 15, 2011
By Chris Tinkham
Puro Instinct’s Piper Kaplan likes to have a laugh, oftentimes at her own exploits. On Twitter and Facebook posts, the vocalist for the L.A. dream pop outfit gives the impression of someone who leads a colorful life. Together, with her professed affection for ‘80s Soviet New Wave, the adoption of faux Cyrillic typography on a couple of the band’s releases, and a debut LP entitled Headbangers in Ecstasy, Kaplan’s persona suggests ironic outré chic. In conversation, however, the 23-year-old is candid, down to earth and at times self-deprecating. She speaks seriously about music and gushes about her 16-year-old sister and bandmate, Skylar, a guitarist with legit skills. More
Reviews
Jun 30, 2016
By Matt Conner
The early story on the Kaplan sisters, Piper and Skylar, focused primarily on their youth with occasional mention of their spacious synth pop. As teenage siblings, Puro Instinct made modest waves with 2011’s Headbangers in Ecstasy (with help from Ariel Pink). More