{"product_id":"lala-lala-heaven-2-loser-edition-on-crystal-clear-vinyl","title":"Lala Lala - Heaven 2 (Loser Edition on Crystal Clear Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth album and Sub Pop debut by Lala Lala, aka Lillie West, is a punchy, warm, and hook-filled burst for indie-pop fans, co-produced by Lala Lala and Melina Duterte of Jay Som and featuring contributions from Sen Morimoto and Porches’ Aaron Maine. Lillie West has always made her music in response to an itch to always be moving. But, as she recently experienced a burgeoning desire to settle down, she realised that steadiness can beget creativity. That evolution is what fuels much of \u003cem\u003eHeaven 2\u003c\/em\u003e. For many years, West lived in Chicago, where she established Lala Lala as part of that city’s indie scene, releasing several records on the Sub Pop imprint Hardly Art. Those albums, \u003cem\u003eThe Lamb and I Want the Door to Open\u003c\/em\u003e, were powerful statements from a curious artist: catchy guitar-pop songs about being stuck in the ups and downs of life, the struggle to stay sober, to leave town, to blow up your life. West left Chicago to search for more and, in the process, wrote \u003cem\u003eHeaven 2\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn her journey, she landed in New Mexico, where she lived off the grid in Taos. “\u003cem\u003eIt was very challenging, freezing, infested with poisonous animals. But it’s still the most beautiful and magical place I’ve ever been and I dream about it all the time,\u003c\/em\u003e” West says. She then made her way to Iceland, where she lived for two years on and off, with the off being in London, where she grew up. Eventually, she made her way to Reykjavik and settled in with the music community and released an instrumental album (\u003cem\u003eIf I Were A Real Man I Would Be Able To Break The Neck Of A Suffering Bird\u003c\/em\u003e) before heading to Los Angeles, where she has fallen in love and found herself settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWest produced the album with Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, who provides a strong punchiness as a bed for West’s warm, rounded vocals. The relationship between the two of them was telepathic, and the result is a bold and confident album. Duterte and West performed almost all of the album’s instruments, with a few crucial guests, like Sen Morimoto on saxophone on the opening track, “Car Anymore” and a bridge written by Porches’ Aaron Maine on the title track\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5DNFT7cSHevC4ayOuLA22e?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53366853796104,"sku":"SP1696X","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4581\/9656\/files\/Lala_Lala_-_Heaven_2_-_2026.jpg?v=1771709424","url":"https:\/\/shopmusicandriots.com\/products\/lala-lala-heaven-2-loser-edition-on-crystal-clear-vinyl","provider":"Music And Riots ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}