Best Male Rock Vocalist – 2011 – Julian Cires
“Julian Cires, lead singer for cacophonous Northern Palm Beach three-piece Lavola, possesses the kind of vocals that command attention. He has dexterity in range, for one, taking his voice on adventurous turns that vacillate from ear-piercing howls one minute to soothing, velvety coos the next. Cires, a rather handsome Latin man, can also take his delivery in intriguing androgynous directions. He has Aimee Mann and Björk listed as influences on his band’s profile page, and his more effeminate vocal skills are evident on the more tender dips in his trio’s sonic roller coaster. Thom Yorke and his haunting and bewitching voice, however, is Cires’ number-one inspiration.”