Out June 15th via Heist or Hit Records
Having recently garnered much acclaim for their spate of exhilirating shows at this year’s SXSW in Texas, San Francisco’s LoveLikeFire unleash their next introductory bow to British audiences. Following quickly from debut single ‘William’, ‘Stand In Your Shoes’ is another song of layered, dramatic indie rock, fiercely capped by vocalist and songwriter Ann Yu’s distinctively lush vocal.
Yu grew up in Las Vegas and forbidden from listening to contemporary music by her strict parents. She trained as a classical violinist yet yearned to hear something fresh and exciting that spoke to her on different levels. It was ultimately her imagination that first formed the early phases of LoveLikeFire, and ‘Stand In Your Shoes’ is another intriguing taster of how those dreams have become reality.
There are subtle hints of The Killers’ broad dynamic within LoveLikeFire’s sound too, likely enhanced by having shared apartments and garage rehearsal space together in Las Vegas, during LLF’s earliest incarnation. Yet it was this overbearing and claustrophobic music scene within the city that forced Yu to move out to San Francisco to unleash her band, and their dark and dramatic sound.
Yu grew up in Las Vegas and forbidden from listening to contemporary music by her strict parents. She trained as a classical violinist yet yearned to hear something fresh and exciting that spoke to her on different levels. It was ultimately her imagination that first formed the early phases of LoveLikeFire, and ‘Stand In Your Shoes’ is another intriguing taster of how those dreams have become reality.
There are subtle hints of The Killers’ broad dynamic within LoveLikeFire’s sound too, likely enhanced by having shared apartments and garage rehearsal space together in Las Vegas, during LLF’s earliest incarnation. Yet it was this overbearing and claustrophobic music scene within the city that forced Yu to move out to San Francisco to unleash her band, and their dark and dramatic sound.
“There is something in Ann Yu's vocals, that encompasses a wild range of shrieks, wails, sighs and whispers, that will inevitably recall Siouxsie Sioux” – The Guardian
“If this were the UK, the British press would be having an argy-bargying over bragging rights for discovering this foursome” - LA Weekly
LoveLikeFire are:
Ann Yu (vocals, guitar)
Dave Farrell (drums)
Eric Amerman (bass, keyboards)
Marty Mattern (guitar, keyboards)
LoveLikeFire are:
Ann Yu (vocals, guitar)
Dave Farrell (drums)
Eric Amerman (bass, keyboards)
Marty Mattern (guitar, keyboards)
