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Powerhouse art-punk cello-rock duo Lung have a sound that is dark and commanding, evoking the driving sludge of early grunge with layered sinister undertones. The band is Kate Wakefield, a classically trained opera singer and cellist, and drummer Daisy Caplan, formerly of Foxy Shazam, Babe Rage, and Ayin.
Let It Be Gone
Romanus Records 2022
Lung is Kate Wakefield (vocals + cello) and Daisy Caplan (drums)
Let It Be Gone was written primarily on the road in 2018 and 2019 at a time when Lung was touring extensively across North America and Europe, averaging 200 shows per year. This lively pace led Audiofemme to name them the hardest working DIY touring band of 2019. “The album’s theme is a general movement away from the idea of home as a place, i.e. Cincinnati, OH or wherever, and more of the road itself as a home wherever you are (or aren't) at a given time. We were traveling a lot on tour, and in our absence our homes changed, people changed, times changed. Touring gives you a unique vantage point to places you don't live as well as places you do - by popping in at intervals, you see gradual changes happen in fast motion, while you remain in stasis” says drummer Daisy Caplan.
Singer/cellist Kate Wakefield elaborates: “I feel like this album is strangely more relevant now [than when it was written]. There is a line that is in one of our songs, Miles Per Hour, “to be free is to give in to a life worth living in”, with all of the changes in the last few years, that line really rings true to me. The need for music, connection and purpose are stronger now. The need to actively live, rather than just numb the senses with whatever vice is in the nearest reach, feels strong.”
Romanus Records 2022
Lung is Kate Wakefield (vocals + cello) and Daisy Caplan (drums)
Let It Be Gone was written primarily on the road in 2018 and 2019 at a time when Lung was touring extensively across North America and Europe, averaging 200 shows per year. This lively pace led Audiofemme to name them the hardest working DIY touring band of 2019. “The album’s theme is a general movement away from the idea of home as a place, i.e. Cincinnati, OH or wherever, and more of the road itself as a home wherever you are (or aren't) at a given time. We were traveling a lot on tour, and in our absence our homes changed, people changed, times changed. Touring gives you a unique vantage point to places you don't live as well as places you do - by popping in at intervals, you see gradual changes happen in fast motion, while you remain in stasis” says drummer Daisy Caplan.
Singer/cellist Kate Wakefield elaborates: “I feel like this album is strangely more relevant now [than when it was written]. There is a line that is in one of our songs, Miles Per Hour, “to be free is to give in to a life worth living in”, with all of the changes in the last few years, that line really rings true to me. The need for music, connection and purpose are stronger now. The need to actively live, rather than just numb the senses with whatever vice is in the nearest reach, feels strong.”
credits
released September 30, 2022
Let it be gone was recorded and mixed by Mike Montgomery at Candyland in Dayton, KY
Album art is by Rachelle Caplan
All songs are written and performed by Lung (Kate Wakefield + Daisy Caplan)
Let it be gone was recorded and mixed by Mike Montgomery at Candyland in Dayton, KY
Album art is by Rachelle Caplan
All songs are written and performed by Lung (Kate Wakefield + Daisy Caplan)