Southern California trio L.A. Witch blends surf rock with darkwave with ‘The Lines’, taken from upcoming album DOGGOD, out 4 April via Suicide Squeeze Records.
“’The Lines’ for me is a key song in terms of production on this album and the shift in our sound. We used a lot of effects we hadn’t utilized as much before like Chorus, Flanger, and string machines including the Solina and Roland VP330. This is the link between our surfy, California garage influences and our faster, colder influences…You could even say our more European influences.”
Sade Sanchez
The accompanying video features ASL interpreter and dancer, Lark Detweiler. Director Sydney Mills shares the following about ‘The Lines’ music video:
“The ASL featured in the video is a unique expression of the emotions in Sade Sanchez’s lyrics, personally interpreted and translated by Detweiler. The song ‘The Lines’ features repeating lyrics, but Detweiler wanted to explore the many ways ASL can represent “lines”—tracing the shape of a person, drawing a boundary between two people, or even shooting an arrow toward the stars—each reflecting how humans redefine and interact with lines in unique ways.
By interpreting language into movement, we can express something deep about the struggles of being alive, stuck with a body beyond our control with feeling that can’t always been expressed with words alone. Some of us have to sing. Some play music. Some dance. Some sign. In “The Lines,” Detweiler is a warrior apostle, calling us toward a realm where the raw, blaring sounds of L.A. Witch ignites both ecstasy and the rebellion of true expression.”
Upcoming tour dates:
19/4 – Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room*
21/4 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios*
22/4 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl*
23/4 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern*
25/4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge*
27/4 – Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive*
29/4 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club*
30/4 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall*
1/5 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*
2/5 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House*
3/5 – Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall*
4/5 – Montreal, QC @ Bar “Le Ritz” PDB*
6/5 – Troy, NY @ No Fun*
7/5 – Cambridge, MA @ Sonia*
9/5 – Brooklyn, NY @ TV Eye*
10/5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s*
12/5 – Washington, D.C. @ DC9*
13/5 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle*
14/5 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*
16/5 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall*
17/5 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas*
18/5 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger*
20/5 – Albuquerque, NM @ Juno Brewery*
21/5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar*
23/5 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room*
13/6 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley^
14/6 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel^
20/6 – Las Vegas, NV @ Swan Dive^
21/6 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s^
27/6 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah^
28/6 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
*with DAIISTAR
^with Chokecherry
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