Lawn sign to Exploding In Sound, release new song "Sports Gun"
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New Orleans indie rock band Lawn have announced their signing to Exploding In Sound today.
To coincide with the announcement, the band released the new single “Sports Gun.” This is the band’s first new music since the release of their 2022 studio album Bigger Sprout. Bassist Rui De Magalhaes said this about the new track, which can be heard here:
"Sports Gun is supposed to be written from the point of view of a coach/parental figure who pushes the subject to their absolute limit without regard for them otherwise. It came from a shortstory I wrote pre-pandemic. The idea was that any trauma - long or short term notwithstanding -would only be implied, if that, and that we only get to experience the narrative through a very thin, biased lens. It’s a frail attempt at writing something inspired by Julio Cortazar, but I still thought it fit the drive of the song. It is supposed to be more about the lengths some people go to accomplish something, conflating happiness with ambition, and overall being inept at being content.
I knew that we were going to an actual studio this time around, so we built the song around the idea that it would sound “heavier” for us. We had wanted to record with Greg [Obis] and really loved the sound he was getting from his own music, so we were open to the notion of layering as much noise as we could. The original demo had a slightly different beat and I sort of rapped the lyrics. Once we got into the studio and everyone started adding their own take, I just went for the yell instead."
This September, Lawn will tour alongside Momma. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.
Lawn tour dates
9/15 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-FI
9/16 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave Bar
9/18 - Urbana, IL - Rose Bowl Outdoor
9/19 - Kansas City, MO - Bottleneck
9/20 - St Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
w/ Momma
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