Lael Neale – Down On The Freeway
Today, Lael Neale is sharing “Down On The Freeway,” her new Motorik-powered single and official video.
The track is a standout from Altogether Stranger, her expansive forthcoming new album, out May 2nd, 2025 worldwide on Sub Pop.
Neale offers this on the song and its haute visual, which she stars in and also directed:
“This song is specific to Los Angeles. The drum machine really wrote the song. It conjures the endless sea of cars. Moving, bottlenecked, bumper to bumper. I’m always amazed that so many of us have somewhere to go. The video appeared in my mind’s eye as soon as we recorded the song. I saw that cars on the freeway are like people walking in a fashion show, pacing back and forth. The fashion show is the epitome of movement going nowhere. The video is a part of a larger story being told by the album and accompanying film, in which my character is an alien bewildered by the modern way of life on Earth. The QR code I ingest at the end of this video suggests that humanity is caught up in an escapist fantasy of techno-consumerism.”
Lael Neale’s headlining and festival date run for Spring and Summer 2025 in support of Altogether Stranger has been extended. In April, Neale and bandmate Blakeslee will perform two US album release shows – Thursday, April 10th in Los Angeles at Zebulon, and Friday, April 25th in New York City, NY at Public Records.
Then, in May, they’ll head over to the UK and EU, beginning May 10th in Dublin, IE at Workman’s Cellar and running through Saturday, June 14th in Hilvarenbeek, NL at Best Kept Secret Festival. Highlights for this announcement include support on headlining shows from collaborator Guy Blakeslee as Entrance (select dates*, May 10th-June 12th); A new in-store at London’s Rough Trade East (May 2nd); EU festival appearances at Stockholm’s Echo Three Fest (May 24th), and Guastalla, IT’s Handmade Festival (June 8th).
Thu. Apr. 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon*
Fri. Apr. 25 – New York City, NY – Public Records*
Fri. May 02 – London, UK – Rough Trade East
Sat. May 10 – Dublin, IE – Workman’s Cellar *
Sun. May 11 – Belfast, UK – McHughs *
Wed. May 14 – Lausanne, CH – Le Romandie*
Thu. May 15 – Dijon, FR – La Vapeur *
Fri. May 16 – Paris, FR – Le Hasard Ludique *
Sat. May 17 – Brussels, BE – Les Nuits Botanique
Mon. May 19 – Amsterdam, NL – DOKA *
Tue. May 20 – Hamburg, DE – Nachtasyl *
Wed. May 21 – Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain *
Fri. May 23 – Copenhagen, DK – Huset
Sat. May 24 – Stockholm, SE – Echo Three Fest
Tue. May 27 – Bristol, UK – The Louisiana *
Wed. May 28 – London, UK – Omeara *
Thu. May 29 – Manchester, UK – YES Basement *
Fri. May 30 – Newcastle, UK – Cumberland Arms *
Sat. May 31 – Glasgow, UK – Hug & Pint *
Sun.Jun 08 – Guastalla, IT – Handmade Festival
Thu. Jun.12 – Luxembourg, LU – Rotondes *
Sat. Jun. 14 – Hilvarenbeek, NL – Best Kept Secret Festival
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