Like-minded @slumberlandrecords recording artists @lightheadedband and @jeaninesband have both released their new albums today!
Carrying on the long tradition of sentimental jangle pop songwriters, Lightheaded distills decades of lovelorn tunes into sounds for modern softies. They have the sunshine sparkle of The Left Banke and Margo Guryan, the C86 charm of Dolly Mixture and Would-Be-Goods, and the cinematic swell of Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura.
Their latest LP — Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! — is their most collaborative and earnest release to date, and marks their first collaborative release with Slumberland and the UK’s Skep Wax label. Recorded bi-coastally with Gary Olson (The Ladybug Transistor) and Alicia Vanden Heuvel (The Aislers Set, Poundsign) and drenched in lush reverb on tape by Fred Thomas (Saturday Looks Good to Me), the songs are rendered in a dreamy soft focus that perfectly suits their starry-eyed themes.
How Long Can It Last, finds Jeanines grappling with themes of personal upheaval and self-excavation, adding weight to their finest set of songs yet. Here's "Coaxed a Storm" from said album.
