Malibu Nights Explained

Malibu Nights
Type:	studio
Cover:	LANYMalibuNights.png
Artist:	LANY
Recorded:	2018
Length:	33:20
Label:	Side Street Polydor
Prev Title:	LANY
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	Mama's Boy
Next Year:	2020

Malibu Nights is the second studio album by American indie pop band LANY. It was released on October 5, 2018, by Side Street Entertainment and Polydor Records. The album was produced by Mike Crossey.^[1]

The album was promoted by four singles with one promotional single, including the ballad lead single "Thru These Tears".

Writing and recording

Malibu Nights was written and recorded in early 2018 following the end of a romantic relationship frontman Paul Jason Klein was having with English singer Dua Lipa.^[2] Klein says he wrote music as a form of catharsis without the idea of an album in mind but realized after "50 days" that he had written the band's second album.^[2] Klein later stated he was thankful for experiencing heartbreak as it allowed him a productive and therapeutic outlet.^[2]

The album was originally planned to be called January but was renamed to be more universal.^[2]

Music

The album's sound was characterised as "airy, treacly and catchy" by Bandwagon Asia.^[1] Billboard called it the band's "most vulnerable work to date" and a set of "nine lush pop songs".^[3] The lead single "Thru These Tears" was called a "somber exploration of lost love" and "a song about finding the hope in sorrow".^[4] Second single "I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore" details the "anguish and heartache felt after a lover unexpectedly leaves frontman and lead vocalist Paul Jason Klein", with the pre-chorus: "Sick of staring up at the ceiling. How'd you change your mind just like that? The only way to get past this feeling, is to tell myself you're not coming back".^[5]

Along with lyrics about "love, longing and loss in the wake of heartbreak", the album incorporates more guitar, piano and drums than their self-titled debut. The album's title track is based around a piano instrumental.

Promotion

The album was announced in an Instagram post in March 2018, and later promoted with a performance of lead single "Thru These Tears" on The Late Late Show with James Corden in August 2018.^[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Malibu Nights.^[7]

LANY^[8]

• Paul Klein – lead vocals (all), keyboard (all), guitar (1, 8)
• Jake Goss – drums, sampling pad (all)
• Les Priest

Additional personnel

• Taylor Johnson - guitar (1, 3-5, 7, 9)

Notes and References

1. Web site: LANY's second album Malibu Nights is out now Editorial. Bandwagon Asia. Paramasivam. Indran. October 5, 2018. October 9, 2018.
2. Web site: LANY's Paul Jason Klein on 'Malibu Nights' and His First Real Heartbreak – LANY Releases 'Thru These Tears'. Harper's Bazaar. Gonzales. Erica. July 18, 2018. October 9, 2018.
3. LANY Talks New Album 'Malibu Nights,' Taking Chances and Staying True to Their Identity. Billboard. Bowenbank. Starr. October 5, 2018. October 9, 2018.
4. Web site: LANY's 'Thru These Tears' Is Greater Than a Simple Heartbreak Anthem. Ones to Watch. January 23, 2019.
5. LANY Shines On 'I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore': Listen. Billboard. Bowenbank. Starr. August 22, 2018. January 23, 2019.
6. LANY Tap Softer Side with Dramatic Performance of 'Thru These Tears' on 'Late Late Show': Watch Billboard. Billboard. Tornow. Sam. August 7, 2018. October 9, 2018.
7. Malibu Nights. LANY. Polydor. 2018. booklet. B07H62Q4CX.
8. Web site: Bowenbank . Starr . October 5, 2018 . LANY Talks New Album ‘Malibu Nights,’ Taking Chances and Staying True to Their Identity . October 12, 2023 . Billboard.