: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : 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.....: 255kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://alexlahey.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 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 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 40:21 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 77.56 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: 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 ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 9 \/