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Lala Lala Releases I Want The Door To Open, Out Everywhere on Hardly Art

Credit: Photo Credit: Jesse Clark

“Lala Lala’s songs needle and probe: they’re emotional, sure, but they’re also exacting, and that’s why they can feel so visceral.” - The FADER“Each of the singles in the lead-up have been an absolute thrill… This is some of the best music of the year.” - Paste“I Want The Door To Open ​​feels like a celebration of community, camaraderie, and wor...

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Lala Lala Releases Mesmerizing New Single/Video, “Utopia Planet” New Album, I Want The Door To Open, Out This Friday on Hardly Art


Lala Lala, the project of Chicago-based musician Lillie West, will release her new album, I Want The Door To Open, this Friday on Hardly Art. Today, she presents a mesmerizing new video, for new single and album closer, “Utopia Planet.” Amorphous synth elevates West’s surging voice and later, saxophone by Sen Morimoto blooms as a recording of We...

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Lala Lala Releases New Single, “Prove It,” Alongside Essay by Hanif Abdurraqib


Today, Lala Lala, the project of Chicago musician Lillie West, shares “Prove It,” the newest single from her upcoming album, I Want The Door To Open, out October 8th on Hardly Art. Next month, West will perform a string of record release shows before embarking on a UK, European and North American tour in 2022. “Prove It” is contained and polishe...

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Lala Lala Unveils New Single/Video, “Color of the Pool,” and Announces North American Tour. New Album, I Want The Door To Open, Out October 8th on Hardly Art


Lala Lala, project of Chicago-based musician Lillie West, unveils a new single/video, “Color of the Pool,” from her forthcoming album, I Want The Door To Open, out October 8th on Hardly Art. In conjunction, she announces a North American tour. Throughout the album, West is fascinated with the idea of avatars: how we present ourselves to the worl...

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Lala Lala Announces New Album, I Want The Door To Open, Out October 8th on Hardly Art; Watch the Video for “DIVER”


Lala Lala, project of Chicago-based musician Lillie West, announces her new album, I Want The Door To Open, out October 8th on Hardly Art, and presents its lead single/video, “DIVER.” Following 2018’s acclaimed The Lamb, West wanted to make something sonically bigger and thematically more outward-looking than anything she’d done before; a record...

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