La Luz Share New Song “Poppies”
News of the Universe Out May 24 via Sub Pop
02 April 2024
Photo: Ginger Fierstein
La Luz release new album, News of the Universe, out May 24 via Sub Pop. Now they've shared his second single, 'Poppies'. Listen below and the band's upcoming tour dates follow.
The band is fronted by guitarist, singer and songwriter Shana Cleveland, who was diagnosed with breast cancer two years after the birth of her son, which led to the postponement of concerts until 2022. This is what she had to say about the new single in a release type: “'Poppies' is about the surreal feeling of going through the horror and isolation of a cancer diagnosis and treatment and then suddenly being back in the bright world, trying to make sense of it all, feeling like I'm walking through a waking dream, seeing the first wildflowers come out and feeling a similar sense of rebirth.”
Previously, La Luz shared the album's first single, “Strange World,” via a music video. “Strange World” was one of the songs of the week.
News of the Universe 2021 follows La Luzwhich was released on Hardly Art, Sub Pop's sister label, making this their Sub Pop proper debut.
“Seeing the cycle of life, seeing things grow out of decay, the decay of other living things — that was extremely comforting to me. I had to get to a place where I was more comfortable with the idea of death,” Cleveland said of the new album in a previous press release.
News of the Universe marks a changing of the guard in La Luz's lineup—it's the first appearance for drummer Audrey Johnson and the last appearance by longtime members Lena Simon (bass) and Alice Sandahl (keyboards).
La Luz collaborated with producer Maryam Qudos (Spacemoth) on the album and the collaboration went so well that Qudos joined the band as their new keyboardist.
“There are moments on this album that sound to me like the last frantic confession before an asteroid destroys the earth,” Cleveland said, summing up News of the Universe.
Read our 2021 interview with La Luz.
La Luz tour Dates:
23/05 Barcelona, ES @ Sala Upload
24/05 Madrid, ES @ Tomavistas festival
05/25 London, UK @ Wide Awake festival
05/30 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
07/27 Portland, OR @ Project Pabst
08/30 Brighton, UK @ Brighton Psych Fest
31/08 Manchester, UK @ Manchester Psych Fest
09/01 Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh Psych Fest
09/03 Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
09/05 Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
09/06 Sart-Messire-Guillaume, BE @ SMG Music Fest
09/07 Asten-Heusden, NL @ Misty Fields festival
09/08 Amsterdam, NL @ Indiestadt x Suger Mountain @ Paradiso
09/10 Cologne, DE @ Bumann & SOHN
09/11 Hamburg, DE @ Prinzenbar
09/12 Berlin, DE @ Badehaus
09/13 Schorndorf, DE @ Manufaktur
09/14 Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
09/26 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
09/27 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
09/28 St. Paul, MM @ Turf Club
09/30 St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill
10/01 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
10/02 Nashville, TN @ The End
10/03 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Purgatory
10/04 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
10/05 Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall
10/06 Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
10/08 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
10/09 Brooklyn, New York @ Elsewhere – Hall
10/10 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
10/11 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
10/12 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
10/13 Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
10/28 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
10/30 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/31 Boise, ID @ The Olympic
11/03 Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
11/06 Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's
11/07 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
11/09 Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
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