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Artist......: Alex Lahey
Album.......: The Best of Luck Club
Label.......: Dead Oceans
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: DOC196
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2019-05-24
Str.date....: 2019-05-17
Quality.....: 908 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://alexlahey.bandcamp.com
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1. I Don't Get Invited to Parties Anymore 4:08
2. Am I Doing It Right? 4:07
3. Interior Demeanour 3:48
4. Don't Be so Hard on Yourself 4:18
5. Unspoken History 4:30
6. Misery Guts 2:33
7. Isabella 3:37
8. I Need to Move On 4:13
9. Black RMs 4:34
10. I Want to Live with You 4:33
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,: On her sophomore LP, The Best of Luck Club, 26-year-old Alex :,
: Lahey navigates the pangs of generational ennui with the pint :
:' half-full and a spot cleared on the bar stool next to her. ':
,: Self-doubt, burn out, break-ups, mental health, moving in with :,
: her girlfriend, vibrators: The Best of Luck Club showcases the :
:' universal language of LaheyÆs sharp songwriting, her propensity ':
,: for taking the minute details of the personal and flipping it :,
: public through anthemic pop-punk. :
:' ':
,: LaheyÆs 2017 debut I Love You Like a Brother encases LaheyÆs :,
: knack for writing a killer hook and her acute sense of humor :
:' delivered via a slacker-rock package û and, in a way, The Best ':
,: of Luck Club picks up where that record left off, but sprinting :,
: forward. Lahey dives headfirst into a broader spectrum of both :
:' emotion and sound through polished, arena pop-punk in the vein ':
,: of Paramore with the introspective sheen of Alvvays or Tegan & :,
: Sara. Here, Lahey documents ôthe highest highs and the lowest :
:' lowsö of her life to date. ':
,: :,
: The first inklings of The Best of Luck Club came together on a :
:' shitty guitar while Lahey spent the bulk of her time on the ':
,: road. The break-out success of I Love You Like a Brother took :,
: her beyond the adoration of Australia to her first taste of :
:' global touring; festival slots at the likes of Lollapalooza, ':
,: Bonnaroo, and Osheaga; and her American TV debut on Late Night :,
: with Seth Meyers. Amidst the frenzy, Lahey found the time to :
:' tinker with her thoughts, eventually landing in Nashville for ':
,: intensive songwriting sessions. Lahey would lock herself in a :,
: room for 12-hour days, and ended up churning out more than half :
:' the songs for the record. Most importantly, Lahey found The ':
,: Best of Luck Club thesis while she was there û which explains :,
: the familiarity and relatabity through LaheyÆs new LP. :
:' ':
,: "When I was writing all the stuff in Nashville I was really :,
: inspired by the dive bar scene there and the idea that at these :
:' dive bars there's no pretentious energy," she explains. ':
,: "Whether you've had the best day of your life or the worst day :,
: of your life, you can just sit up at the bar and turn to the :
:' person next to you - who has no idea who you are - and have a ':
,: chat. And the response that you generally get at the end of the :,
: conversation is, 'Best of luck,Æ so The Best Of Luck Club is :
:' that place." ':
,: :,
: For recording, Lahey returned home to Melbourne, Australia and :
:' set up shop for a month at Sing Sing South. Lahey co-produced ':
,: the album alongside acclaimed engineer and producer Catherine :,
: Marks (Local Natives, Wolf Alice, Manchester Orchestra), and :
:' plays nearly everything on the record save for drums. The blare ':
,: of saxophone across several tracks marks LaheyÆs first return to :,
: the instrument in years, which she said began as a tongue-in :
:' cheek decision but more than anything pays homage to her past. ':
,: Lahey credits Marks for improving her attention to detail, :,
: self-confidence, and guiding the process through with a sense of :
:' humor. ':
,: :,
: Barnstorming album opener ôI DonÆt Get Invited to Parties :
:' Anymoreö recounts Lahey struggling with the often isolating ':
,: pressures of adulthood, explaining, ôIt's funny to think that :,
: there are people out there who are sort of putting their social :
:' life on ice in order to get their professional selves together, ':
,: and as a result they're not getting invited to parties anymore, :,
: and it sucks." :
:' ':
,: The relatable ôDonÆt Be So Hard on Yourselfö grapples with the :,
: overwhelming feeling of burn-out as Lahey reassures itÆs okay to :
:' have bad days, while the electrified ôMisery Gutsö hammers at ':
,: the other end of the emotional spectrum, marking the first time :,
: Lahey has written a song in the midst of anger. ôI Need to Move :
:' On,ö which Lahey says began as a musical ode to The Cure in its ':
,: demo form, is guided back to pop sheen by MarksÆ deft hand, :,
: chronicling the struggle of getting over a break-up before :
:' youÆre ready. ':
,: :,
: "When we were making the record, Catherine and I would refer to :
:' different songs as playing dress-ups," Lahey recalls, ':
,: explaining all the different roles she deftly inhabits on The :,
: Best of Luck Club. "I really think that if you saw a montage of :
:' a person writing and making this record - and the places where ':
,: it all happened - it kind of does look like playing dress-ups, :,
: in a way.ö :
:' ':
,: "These songs are almost written for each patron of a dive bar," :,
: Lahey says, "because they're so varied in the experiences that :
:' are being presented and it's almost as if each one of the songs ':
,: is someone's day. I feel writing these songs is me going into :,
: The Best Of Luck Club and reflecting, and coming out with each :
:' individual song.ö ':
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