Cinematic Southern Gothic Folk Rock – Curse Of Lono // Debut EP October 14th
London five-piece Curse Of Lono who are set to release their debut self-titled EP on October 14th
This October CURSE OF LONO are releasing their debut EP, consisting of four songs that form the soundtrack for a short film of inter-connected videos directed by Alex Walker and shot by Bart Sienkiewicz. The film, which stars Grant Masters and Marta Hermida, will be released alongside the EP.
“We wanted to do something visual to capture the mood of the record,” explains Felix.
“Alex is a great filmmaker and an old friend. He’s been talking about the cinematic quality of the recordings for a while and how he wanted to use some of them as a
soundtrack for a bigger visual experience. The EP seemed the perfect place to start.” To expand on the visual theme, CURSE OF LONO spent a day filming at their London studio with live music video producers ONT’ SOFA, recording ten live performances which they are releasing monthly on YouTube as ‘The Doghouse Sessions’.
“The videos are very intimate. We wanted to invite people in to our world, to watch us play our songs in the room where we get together every week and where many of them were conceived, with no overdubs or studio trickery.”
Curse Of Lono was formed in London in 2015 by singer Felix Bechtolsheimer following the breakup of British roots pioneers Hey Negrita. The five-piece have been busy recording their debut album with producer and Boxed In front-man, Oli Bayston. What started as a casual jam with a few friends quickly yielded a stunningly cinematic record.
Curse of Lono have recently began to release their ‘Doghouse Sessions’ with latest video London Rain below, as well as track ‘Just My Head’ released as a free download.
Curse Of Lono EP Launch @ The Islington – Thursday 13th October
Curse of Lono – London Rain (Doghouse Session)
Curse Of Lono – Just My Head
Cinematic Southern Gothic Rock. Sounds like The Band and the Pixies having a Tupperware party. Then Leonard Cohen sets the house on fire.
(Photo credit – Hana Knizova)
CURSE OF LONO’s 4-track debut EP will be released on 12” vinyl and download by Submarine Cat Records on October 14th. The full album will follow early next year.