Heartstrings [Single] by Lovespirals

Part Dream Pop, part Americana, the new single from Lovespirals is considerably more upbeat than "Brother Against Brother," the first single. Ryan juxtaposes driving blues riffs and dreamy shoegazer guitar, finding a delicious balance between his earlier Love Spirals Downwards work and more recent Lovespirals work. Anji's vocals exude the confidence born from years of familiarity with the material, with a lovely harmony of her natural earthy tone and haunting upper register.

"Heartstrings" is a lovely high point in the tracklisting for their upcoming 5th album, which promises to be quite dark. It's a celebration of the duo's creative connection and the love that goes into their music. The music video is a beautiful representation of the song, shot during the height of California wildflower season. The single's cover art hearkens from the video shoot, as well.

This song has been 12 years in the making, beginning as a collaborative idea between Lovespirals and indie electronica duo, Beauty's Confusion. The song was based around an acoustic guitar loop of Ryan, to which Chris of BC added beats and a Johnny Mars-esque electric guitar. The project came to an standstill over artistic differences, and in 2005 Anji sent her vocal files to DJ Pain 1 to gauge interest in the project. He quickly created a demo, featuring an amazing rap with his friend Guante. He wasn't satisfied with the mix, however, and his version fell by the wayside, as well. In 2007, Anji resuscitated the project as the theme song to a music podcast, enlisting Ryan to add his signature guitar leads to the original demo and to professionally record the chorus vocals for a shortened edit. The song lay dormant, once again, until production on Anji's first solo record began in 2010. She was determined to create the definitive version of "Heartstrings," building upon the 2007 version. The ensuing recording had such a strong Lovespirals vibe that it was decided to hold onto the cut until the band was ready to release their next album.

And that brings us to this single…

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Lovespirals are currently completing work on their 5th album, 'Life Goes On.' If you would like to help fund this endeavor, please consider contributing something extra to your purchase of this single. Thank you for your support!

"All I can say is that the track is gorgeous!" The Shoegaze Collective

Lifelong Angelinos, Ryan and Anji Lum, have collaborated since 1999 on fiercely independent music that blends dream pop and electronica with jazz, blues, soul, or whatever else inspires them. Begun as Love Spirals Downwards on Projekt Records, the duo soon struck out on their own Chillcuts imprint releasing music, videos, and podcasts under both band names, as well as Anji Bee solo material.

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