Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - Datura

Lorelle Meets The Obsolete’s sixth album was recorded at their home studio in Ensenada, Baja California, it was mixed by Jace Lasek
of The Besnard Lakes and mastered by Mikey Young of Eddy Current Suppression Ring and Total Control. It’s a short, sharp shock of
a record with no unnecessary adornments and no fat on any of its eight songs. Gone are the psychedelic wig-outs found on previous
releases, replaced with bass-heavy post-punk grooves inspired by the roots of The Congos, the no wave of Ike Yard, the industrial hiphop of Dälek and the dark modular moves of Hiro Kone, all while harnessing the elemental power of Jon Hassell’s Vernal Equinox.
"The ‘in the room’ feel is one of the things I’ve always loved about The Besnard Lakes’ records,” says guitarist Alberto González. “And
Jace brought that to Datura. The only note we gave him was ‘we want this album to sound big and aggressive’.” It worked – perhaps
unsurprisingly for a record that covers cultural colonialism, imperialism, conflicting opinions, intense emotions, strange dreams and
insomnia. The title refers to the genus of plants often associated with ancient rituals that are also sometimes used as poison or
hallucinogens. "We liked the idea of a flower that opens at night,” says singer and guitarist Lorena Quintanilla. “A type of Datura grows
all over the neighbourhood where we live. People try to get rid of them because they are afraid of their dogs eating them, but they
always regrow again and again in the same places.” A bit like Lorelle themselves, then. We last heard from them at the start of 2020,
when they had to crowdfund their way home after being stranded on the road in the US as Covid lockdowns came into force. As life
returned to normal, they started playing shows again, firstly in Mexico and then, earlier this year, they finished what they started three
years ago and toured the US with SUUNS. Now, finally, they are set to flower once again with Datura, their most direct and dynamic
album to date; proof that nature really is healing. TRACKLISTING 1. Datura 2. Invisible 3. Dínamo 4. Arco 5. Golpe Blanco 6. Ave En
Reversa 7. Óvalo 8. Dos Noches