The sound of guitars, drums, a keyboard and a voice leaks out of the wooden airways of an unairconditioned car garage.

A band gets together each week to practice there, in hopes of becoming recording artists. The practice garage is now debuted as their art cover for the band’s EP.

The band of five members will later be named The Larangos. They are an up and coming Indie band from Monroe, La.

The band has experienced success since the beginning of their musical journey. Upon the band’s first performance, in June of last year, there were over 400 people in attendance.

The band prides themselves on being an independent band. So, recording an EP was more cost-efficient and ideal for the band’s budget.

They have had several people offer to help fund their EP, but Jake Lofton, bass guitarist, says the band’s philosophy is it “means much more if you pay for it yourself.”

Despite this philosophy, the band has had quite a bit of help putting together the EP. One of the biggest helpers was Jimmy Wooten who engineered the EP.

So what is with their band name? “It came from the last name of a singer we liked. I originally put it out there as a joke and it just stuck,” Lofton said.

The Larangos categorize their music as indie rock. They recently released their first extended play, or EP. The title of this EP is “See My Place.” The title actually came from a lyric in their song “Forgettable.”

Members, Mason Lord and Daniel Orozco are current students at ULM.

Lord is a junior management major and Orozco is a senior biology major.

Of the other three members two have attended ULM before and the other is a graduate from Louisiana Technical College.

Though some members met at church, the members said that religion is not apart of their music. Rather, the lyrics focus more on love or heartbreak.

Currently, the band doesn’t have any concert deals, but they are being scouted by Attention and Release. The most recent performance the band has is the opening of Bar 3, a local dance club in Monroe.

On the topic of if they had plans to stay local or move to the big city, the band members had several different views.

However,  they did agree that if a good enough deal comes their way they’d travel.

When asked if they had been in bands before the Larangos, three of the members said they had while the other two said they had been strictly solo.

The EP was created in only two days. The band decided to release five songs.

The songs choosen to be on the EP are “Side of the Road,” “Psychology 101,” “Mamacita”, “Forgettable” and “In the Inside.”

Copies of the EP can be purchased from the band as well as downloaded from reverbnFifty.

The Fender Music Foundation will receive a donation of the band’s profits. The Larangos are now ranked 4th on the site.

Be sure to “Like” their Facebook page on Facebook.com/thelarangos.