Our homegrown label Hardly Art just announced that Seattle’s La Luz will be releasing their sophomore effort, Weirdo Shrine, on August 7. Have you listened to the first single, “You Disappear,” yet?
While the bent notes of their surf-rock sound might flash pictures of neon signs, beaches, and boardwalks through your brain, Shana Cleveland’s voice sneaks in to offset this imagery with the chilling line “Your eyes don’t show.” Indeed, the press release notes, “Thematically, Cleveland channeled Washingtonian poet Richard Brautigan on ‘You Disappear’ and ‘Oranges,’ and sought inspiration from Charles Burns’ Seattle-set graphic novel Black Hole.”
And the whole shebang was produced by Ty Segall, who had the quartet record in “a makeshift surf shop studio.” Very fitting.
Tracklist for Weirdo Shrine below:
1. Sleep Till They Die
2. You Disappear
3. With Davey
4. Don’t Wanna Be Anywhere
5. I Can’t Speak
6. Hey Papi
7. I Wanna Be Alone (With You)
8. I’ll Be True
9. Black Hole, Weirdo Shrine
10. Oranges
11. True Love Knows