Label: 6131
Released 8/6/2021
Staring down the barrel of their psych-gaze outfit Creepoid’s dissolution, Anna and Patrick Troxell didn’t see an ending. Instead, they staged the reveal of their then-secret project Lovelorn. This commitment to secrecy pervades throughout Lovelorn’s debut album 'What’s Yr Damage'. Each lyric rings like a slurred secret, every melody slips like an ace from a sleeve. Using a menagerie of analog and digital instrumentation, Lovelorn’s sound is rooted in the heydays of their prime influences—Soulwax, Echo & The Bunnymen, Spacemen 3—with eyes set on a self-made future. As 'What’s Yr Damage' cycles through its 10 tracks in a tight 35 minutes, the Troxells’ comfort amidst chaos is palpable. With their undaunted take on synth-fueled pop, it is clear that the duo’s debut was born from damage and dissolution.
Track listing:
- Fight or Flight
- Sickness Reward
- Reason
- Leaps and Bounds
- Get a Job
- Hole in Yr Soul
- Around You
- Black Cash
- Be Mine
- Tiger