Jawdropped – Cup
Jawdropped, release “Cup,” the driving new single from the LA band’s anticipated debut album, Secret To Spare, due September 18th via Transgressive Records / Canvasback.
Of the song, the band says “The idea for ‘Cup’ actually came from an older song of ours called ‘Star.’ We wanted to write about this same character who moves to LA with stars in their eyes, only to see themselves burnout. It’s about getting swept up in the ‘idea’ of a place, rather than the reality. Realizing you’re the last one at the party.”
Secret to Spare at once feels classic and immediate—a pitch-perfect melange of big-hearted indie rock, the sour-sweet sounds of ‘90s alternative radio, and the shaggy-and-ragged sound of alt-country.
At large, Secret To Spare is lyrically driven by what Zangari defines as “stories you’ve overheard as a barfly.” “I’m always writing based off of things that I hear, or something that happened to a friend,” Morling explains regarding the blend of raconteurish-ness and interior voyeurism that makes up these twin lyricists’ POV. “L.A. is this destination that so many people move to with a dream of having this exciting life in the arts,” Zangari adds. “There’s so many crazy people you meet across that spectrum of failure and success, and I’m really fascinated by those stories. But there’s a self-reflective level too, because we’re also playing that game. We’re no different than the failed actor that’s working at the bar.”
Jawdropped have announced summer and fall tour dates that include shows supporting This Is Lorelei and Graham Hunt.
Tour Dates:
09/21 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean ^
09/22 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups *
09/23 – Indianapolis, IN @ Turntable *
10/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
10/08 – New York, NY @ Night Club 101
10/22 – Rotterdam, NL @ Left of the Dial Festival
10/23 – Rotterdam, NL @ Left of the Dial Festival
10/25 – Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
10/27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10/28 – Gent, BE @ Ringo
10/30 – Sheffield, UK @ Alder
11/02 – London, UK @ Pitchfork London
11/03 – Southampton, UK @ Joiners
11/04 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade
11/06 – Nantes, FR @ Catapult Festival
11/07 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Paris
^ w/ Graham Hunt
* w/ This Is Lorelei
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