Live Laugh Love (album) explained

Live Laugh Love
Type:studio
Artist:Chastity Belt
Cover:Chastity Belt - Live Laugh Love.png
Recorded:2020–2023
Studio:Seahorse Sound (Los Angeles)
Length:42:10
Label:Suicide Squeeze
Prev Title:Chastity Belt
Prev Year:2019

Live Laugh Love is the fifth studio album by American band Chastity Belt. It was released on March 29, 2024, as their label debut on Suicide Squeeze Records as well as their first studio release in five years, following the self-titled album (2019).

Background

Live Laugh Love marks the first time all four band members sing on an album.[1] It was recorded over the course of three years in three different sessions, following a period that saw the band members release solo singles and venture into other projects.[2] Working together on the album, band member Lydia Lund revealed that they have developed a "strong sense of each other's musical inclinations" that results into "playfulness" for they can "surprise each other".[3]

Singles

The lead single "Hollow" was released alongside the album announcement on November 14, 2023, and features "merging shoegaze-tinged sonics" combined with "affecting vocals" by lead member Julia Shapiro.[4] The track was conceived in Joshua Tree, California in spring 2021 and was described as "a classic Chazzy-style tune about feeling lost and stuck" by Shapiro.[5] On January 24, 2024, the band released "I-90 Bridge", a "melancholic" song named after a bridge in their home state of Washington.[6] The third single "Chemtrails", released on February 28, "started off as a jam" during tour rehearsals and deals with the inability to let go.[7]

Personnel

Chastity Belt

Additional contributors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chastity Belt Announce Album, Share Video for New Song "Hollow": Watch. Lindert. Hattie. Pitchfork. November 14, 2023. March 23, 2024.
  2. Web site: Chastity Belt – "Hollow". Rettig. James. Stereogum. November 14, 2023. March 23, 2024.
  3. Web site: Chastity Belt Announce New Album Live Laugh Love, 2024 North American Tour. Lapierre. Megan. Exclaim!. November 14, 2023. March 23, 2024.
  4. Web site: Chastity Belt Announce New LP Live Laugh Love. Murray. Robin. Clash. November 14, 2023. March 23, 2024.
  5. Web site: Chastity Belt Announce New Album Live Laugh Love, Share New Single "Hollow". Pappis. Konstantinos. Our Culture Mag. November 14, 2023. March 23, 2024.
  6. Web site: Chastity Belt – "Hollow". Rettig. James. Stereogum. January 24, 2024. March 23, 2024.
  7. Web site: Chastity Belt Release New Song "Chemtrails". Pappis. Konstantinos. Our Culture Mag. February 28, 2024. March 23, 2024.