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ARTIST
LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE
TITLE
Datura
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
SONIC CATHEDRAL
CATALOG #
SCR 265CD
SCR 265CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
6/16/2023
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
's sixth album was recorded at their home studio in Ensenada, Baja California, it was mixed by
Jace Lasek
of
The Besnard Lakes
and mastered by
Mikey Young
of
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
and
Total Control
. It's a short, sharp shock of a record with no unnecessary adornments and no fat on any of its eight songs. Gone are the psychedelic wig-outs found on previous releases, replaced with bass-heavy post-punk grooves inspired by the roots of
The Congos
, the no wave of
Ike Yard
, the industrial hip-hop of
Dälek
, and the dark modular moves of
Hiro Kone
, all while harnessing the elemental power of
Jon Hassell
's
Vernal Equinox
. "The 'in the room' feel is one of the things I've always loved about The Besnard Lakes' records," says guitarist
Alberto González
. "And Jace brought that to
Datura
. The only note we gave him was 'we want this album to sound big and aggressive'." It worked -- perhaps unsurprisingly for a record that covers cultural colonialism, imperialism, conflicting opinions, intense emotions, strange dreams, and insomnia. The title refers to the genus of plants often associated with ancient rituals that are also sometimes used as poison or hallucinogens. "We liked the idea of a flower that opens at night," says singer and guitarist
Lorena Quintanilla
. "A type of Datura grows all over the neighborhood where we live. People try to get rid of them because they are afraid of their dogs eating them, but they always regrow again and again in the same places." A bit like Lorelle themselves, then. We last heard from them at the start of 2020, when they had to crowdfund their way home after being stranded on the road in the US as Covid lockdowns came into force. As life returned to normal, they started playing shows again, firstly in Mexico and then, earlier this year, they finished what they started three years ago and toured the US with
SUUNS
. Now, finally, they are set to flower once again with
Datura
, their most direct and dynamic album to date; proof that nature really is healing.
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