Indie-rock outfit Sweatcult is bringing haunting melodies and chord-burning instrumentation to Indio. Sweatcult has captivated a diehard fan base thanks to their fresh take on indie, experimenting with somber vibes and longing on “If U Wanna Stay,” high-tempo rock with darkwave vocals on “Internet Hugs,” and soft, hip-hop-tinged sounds on “Shatter.” The band will make their way to Little Street Music Hall, at 82707 Miles Ave., in Indio, at 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22. For tickets or more information, find the show on Fanimal. Efrain Martinez-Aguilar is the lead singer of Sweatcult.
What was the first concert you attended?
Cafe Tacvba when I was in middle school. That’s still one of the best performances I’ve seen.
What was the first album you owned?
Demon Days by Gorillaz. It was the CD to start my physical-media collection.
What bands are you listening to right now?
The Smile, Her New Knife, Beach Bums, a lot of SahBabii, and a lot of Broken Social Scene.
What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone love, but you don’t get?
Probably phonk remixes of literally any song you can think of. I really thought it was cool at first, but now it’s just unnecessary.
What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?
If Sex Bob-Omb were a real band, I think I’d really love to see them.
What’s your favorite musical guilty pleasure?
Kero Kero Bonito. Sometimes they’ll come up on shuffle, and my bandmates will be in my car with me, and I’ll lowkey be embarrassed by it.
What’s your favorite music venue?
The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco is absolutely beautiful. Hopefully we get to play there someday.
What’s the one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?
“I’m slowly drifting to you, the stars and planets are calling me. A billion years away from you, I’m on my way, I’m on,” M83, “My Tears Are Becoming a Sea.”
What band or artist changed your life? How?
I’d consider it a bit of a cliché, but watching the movie Control and then getting heavily into Joy Division changed my life for sure. I take heavy inspiration from Ian Curtis and his writing.
You have one question to ask one musician. What’s the question, and who are you asking?
Frank Ocean: It’s about to be 10 years since the last album. Bro, when are you dropping?
What song would you like played at your funeral?
I think my funeral would be a good excuse to make everyone listen to Oneohtrix Point Never. Probably the song “A Barely Lit Path.” Yeah, that’s fitting.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?
Well, damn, if I had to choose one over death, then I’d probably choose Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol. It’s a perfect album with no skips.
What song should everyone listen to right now?
We just released three new singles, so I’ll give you three to listen to: Look up “Shatter,” “Spite” and “Sunday” by Sweatcult on whatever platform you listen to music on; they’ll most likely be there.
