La Luz - Weirdo Shrine (2015)

On Friday, August 7th, Seattle 'surf noir' band La Luz returns with the anticipated follow-up to their breakout 2013 debut album It's Alive. Recorded in a makeshift surf shop studio with producer Ty Segall, Weirdo Shrine is a noisier, more energized effort. When it came time to record Weirdo Shrine, the goal was to capture the band's restless live energy and commit it to tape. The resulting album is a natural evolution of the band s self-styled 'surf noir' sound a rawer, turbo-charged sequel that charts themes of loneliness, infatuation, obsession and death across eleven tracks, from the opening credits siren song of 'Sleep Till They Die' to the widescreen, receding-skyline send off of 'Oranges' and its bittersweet epilogue, 'True Love Knows'.