La Luz / News of the Universe
Album: | News of the Universe | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | La Luz | Added: | Sep 2024 | |
Label: | Sub Pop Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2024-09-30 | Pull Date: | 2024-12-02 |
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Week Ending: | Dec 1 | Nov 24 | Nov 17 | Nov 10 | Nov 3 | Oct 27 | Oct 20 | Oct 13 |
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Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Nov 30, 2024: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
Stange World |
4. | Nov 15, 2024: | KZSU Time Traveler
Stange World |
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2. | Nov 29, 2024: | KZSU Time Traveler
Stange World |
5. | Nov 08, 2024: | KZSU Time Traveler
Stange World |
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3. | Nov 22, 2024: | KZSU Time Traveler
Poppies |
6. | Nov 07, 2024: | Oh Messy Life
Always in Love |
Album Review
Wallace Brontoon
Reviewed 2024-09-30
Reviewed 2024-09-30
La Luz's 2024 release has more of their signature sound (spooky, surfy, beautiful fem vox harmonies); this release has more cosmic overtones, and features some heavier influences: the band has been through some roster changes, and frontwoman Shana Cleveland has been recovering from a cancer diagnosis soon after having a kid (she's now cancer-free, fwiw); great, great stuff as always
1. (00:53) ***** Brief trio harmonizing, not really a song, but haunting and optimistic, sunrise-y
2. (4:14) ***** Nasty doomy guitar riffs repeating to start, very mod into vox, so cool "in a strange world"
3. (3:27) ****** Spacey and more lonesome pipey vox; stabby guitars, into more hopeful chorus "I'll be there with you so soon..."; lovely clapping
4. (3:32) ****** Forelorn sing-songy; lovely chattery doot-doot-doot chorus, spooky and lush
5. (3:15) ***** Spooky but hopeful sound, lovely lush chorus, sounds like emerging from cave; funky organ solo
6. (3:24) *** Sideways faux-atonal vox verse; fuller chorus
7. (3:51) *** Funky intro, mostly instrumental "la la la" chorus, simple but atmospheric
8. (3:04) ***** Doomy intro, into lush, slow doo-wop sugar-sweet dirge... "yep yep yep yep yep"
9. (3:13) *** Slinkier synthier 80s organ intro, oblique vox, ends up in echoey soup
10. (2:40) **** Torrid drum intro... spacey, fast, reedy, plucked deadpan vox "change is the only law..."
11. (2:00) *** Instrumental; squonky synth plunking intro, simple and repeating
12. (1:32) **** Very sweet short strummy acoustic ballad, very nice, if not the classic La Luz sound
1. (00:53) ***** Brief trio harmonizing, not really a song, but haunting and optimistic, sunrise-y
2. (4:14) ***** Nasty doomy guitar riffs repeating to start, very mod into vox, so cool "in a strange world"
3. (3:27) ****** Spacey and more lonesome pipey vox; stabby guitars, into more hopeful chorus "I'll be there with you so soon..."; lovely clapping
4. (3:32) ****** Forelorn sing-songy; lovely chattery doot-doot-doot chorus, spooky and lush
5. (3:15) ***** Spooky but hopeful sound, lovely lush chorus, sounds like emerging from cave; funky organ solo
6. (3:24) *** Sideways faux-atonal vox verse; fuller chorus
7. (3:51) *** Funky intro, mostly instrumental "la la la" chorus, simple but atmospheric
8. (3:04) ***** Doomy intro, into lush, slow doo-wop sugar-sweet dirge... "yep yep yep yep yep"
9. (3:13) *** Slinkier synthier 80s organ intro, oblique vox, ends up in echoey soup
10. (2:40) **** Torrid drum intro... spacey, fast, reedy, plucked deadpan vox "change is the only law..."
11. (2:00) *** Instrumental; squonky synth plunking intro, simple and repeating
12. (1:32) **** Very sweet short strummy acoustic ballad, very nice, if not the classic La Luz sound
Track Listing
1. | Reaching up to the Sun (0:53) | 7. | Close Your Eyes (3:51) | |||
2. | Stange World (4:15) | 8. | I'll Go With You (3:04) | |||
3. | Dandelines (3:28) | 9. | Blue Moth Cloud Shadow (3:14) | |||
4. | Poppies (3:32) | 10. | News of the Universe (2:41) | |||
5. | Good Luck With Your Secret (3:16) | 11. | Moon in Reverse (2:01) | |||
6. | Always in Love (3:25) | 12. | Blue Jay (1:32) |