Stream La Luz's debut full-length It's Alive
LISTEN TO A FULL ALBUM STREAM OF LA LUZ'S IT'S ALIVE, OUT NEXT TUESDAY
FULL ALBUM STREAM
MP3 - "Pink Slime"
MP3 - "Big Big Blood"
One week from today, Seattle "surf noir" four-piece La Luz will release their debut full-length It's Alive. Early reviews have praised the album for its "dense tremolo and exciting surf beats" and "back-up vocal harmonies that wouldn't be out of place on any late-era Beatles record" (Performer). Starting today, you can stream the record in full via SPIN.com or at the link above. Physical review copies of It's Alive are available upon request. Later this month, the band joins of Montreal for the majority of their cross-country tour. This Saturday, the band celebrates the imminent release ofIt's Alive with a concert and dance competition at Seattle's storied Crocodile Cafe. See below for a full list of dates.
Tour dates:
10.12.13 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile !
10.15.13 - Seattle, WA - FREE, all-ages in-store at Sonic Boom! 6pm
10.24.13 - Fargo, ND - THe Aquarium
10.26.13 - Harrisburg, PA - The Makespace
10.28.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10.29.13 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland *
10.30.13 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
10.31.13 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre *
11.01.13 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center *
11.02.13 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
11.03.13 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater *
11.04.13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
11.05.13 - Boise, ID - Korah Shrine *
11.06.13 - Seattle, WA - Neumos *
11.07.13 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
11.08.13 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
11.09.13 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
11.10.13 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *
11.11.13 - Los Angeles, CA - Largo at The Coronet *
11.12.13 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
11.14.13 - Dallas, TX - Trees *
11.15.13 - Austin, TX - Mohawk *
11.16.13 - New Orleans, LA - Howlin' Wolf *
11.17.13 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
! - Album release show plus dance competition! w/ Dude York, DJ RMZ
* - w/ Of Montreal
About the record:
Seattle’s La Luz recorded their debut EP, Damp Face, in a small trailer on a hot August day. But barring the inevitable “no-AC-in-the-van” summer tour calamity, La Luz runs cool. Their brand of coolness isn’t about distance or affect; it’s a mood, and—sue me, but I’m about to totally rip off Zelda Fitzgerald: Something about this music vibrates to the dusky, dreamy smell of dying moons and shadows. So yeah, that kind of cool.
Still, La Luz’s live shows, more than most these days, are about connection. It’s evident that the four ridiculously talented ladies on stage are not only playing music with each other, but for each other. And they engage their audience as well. Like a proper punk band—which they are not— they give you shit for not dancing. They convey a gritty self-possession, a sense that they’ve been there and back again. And, like the expert, but seemingly effortless, surf licks and meandering bass lines that rise and fall throughout their songs, their mocking is playful and dreamy and disarming enough to get most of the crowd (and sometimes the keyboard player) dancing down the center line of a soul train.
But as any half-assed Freudian will tell you, there can be no meaningful connection without first weathering some dark and lonely times. Here comes the chilly part: What makes La Luz stand out—and stand out fast—the band has only been playing together for a year and people took notice almost immediately—is that this is a band that embodies that most elusive slant on the human condition: longing, and the fleeting relief that tags alongside deep desire.
FULL ALBUM STREAM
MP3 - "Pink Slime"
MP3 - "Big Big Blood"
One week from today, Seattle "surf noir" four-piece La Luz will release their debut full-length It's Alive. Early reviews have praised the album for its "dense tremolo and exciting surf beats" and "back-up vocal harmonies that wouldn't be out of place on any late-era Beatles record" (Performer). Starting today, you can stream the record in full via SPIN.com or at the link above. Physical review copies of It's Alive are available upon request. Later this month, the band joins of Montreal for the majority of their cross-country tour. This Saturday, the band celebrates the imminent release ofIt's Alive with a concert and dance competition at Seattle's storied Crocodile Cafe. See below for a full list of dates.
Tour dates:
10.12.13 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile !
10.15.13 - Seattle, WA - FREE, all-ages in-store at Sonic Boom! 6pm
10.24.13 - Fargo, ND - THe Aquarium
10.26.13 - Harrisburg, PA - The Makespace
10.28.13 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10.29.13 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland *
10.30.13 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *
10.31.13 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre *
11.01.13 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center *
11.02.13 - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
11.03.13 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater *
11.04.13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
11.05.13 - Boise, ID - Korah Shrine *
11.06.13 - Seattle, WA - Neumos *
11.07.13 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
11.08.13 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
11.09.13 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *
11.10.13 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *
11.11.13 - Los Angeles, CA - Largo at The Coronet *
11.12.13 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
11.14.13 - Dallas, TX - Trees *
11.15.13 - Austin, TX - Mohawk *
11.16.13 - New Orleans, LA - Howlin' Wolf *
11.17.13 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
! - Album release show plus dance competition! w/ Dude York, DJ RMZ
* - w/ Of Montreal
About the record:
Seattle’s La Luz recorded their debut EP, Damp Face, in a small trailer on a hot August day. But barring the inevitable “no-AC-in-the-van” summer tour calamity, La Luz runs cool. Their brand of coolness isn’t about distance or affect; it’s a mood, and—sue me, but I’m about to totally rip off Zelda Fitzgerald: Something about this music vibrates to the dusky, dreamy smell of dying moons and shadows. So yeah, that kind of cool.
Still, La Luz’s live shows, more than most these days, are about connection. It’s evident that the four ridiculously talented ladies on stage are not only playing music with each other, but for each other. And they engage their audience as well. Like a proper punk band—which they are not— they give you shit for not dancing. They convey a gritty self-possession, a sense that they’ve been there and back again. And, like the expert, but seemingly effortless, surf licks and meandering bass lines that rise and fall throughout their songs, their mocking is playful and dreamy and disarming enough to get most of the crowd (and sometimes the keyboard player) dancing down the center line of a soul train.
But as any half-assed Freudian will tell you, there can be no meaningful connection without first weathering some dark and lonely times. Here comes the chilly part: What makes La Luz stand out—and stand out fast—the band has only been playing together for a year and people took notice almost immediately—is that this is a band that embodies that most elusive slant on the human condition: longing, and the fleeting relief that tags alongside deep desire.
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