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Lava La Rue makes ambition look easy. While the multi-talented artist worked on richly layered EPs Butter-Fly (2021) and Hi-Fidelity (2022), they quietly paved the path to STARFACE, their innovative, long-awaited debut concept album (out in June 2024 on Dirty Hit). It’s an expansive indie album, where Lava brings in international features, blends genres and co-directs an entire universe of visuals. “Making this album felt like making a movie,” they say. “It felt like I’d assembled a team that I’d wanted to assemble for ages.” STARFACE is not only a concept album but a reintroduction to Lava as an artist. All roads have led them here.
Tracklist
CD
A Star Journey Begins…
Better ft Cuco
Manifestation Manifesto
Push N Shuv
STARFACE’s DESCENT ft Tendai
Aerial Head
Poison Cookie ft Audrey Nuna
Friendship’s Death Interlude
FLUORESCENT / Beyond Space ft NiNE8, Feux
Interplanetary Hoppin ft So!YoON!
LOVEBITES
CHANGE
HUMANITY
Second Hand Sadness ft yunè pinku
Shell of You
Sandown Beach
Celestial Destiny ft bb Sway
2LP
Side A
A Star Journey Begins…
Better ft Cuco
Manifestation Manifesto
Push N Shuv
STARFACE’s DESCENT ft Tendai
Aerial Head
Side B
Poison Cookie ft Audrey Nuna
Friendship’s Death Interlude
FLUORESCENT / Beyond Space ft NiNE8, Feux
Side C
Interplanetary Hoppin ft So!YoON!
LOVEBITES
CHANGE
HUMANITY
Side D
Second Hand Sadness ft yunè pinku
Shell of You
Sandown Beach
Celestial Destiny ft bb Sway