Young French alt-indie quartet Later. return with a brand new release in the form of ‘She Is Coming’, lifted from the highly anticipated debut album ‘Walking On The Line’ to be released this March through cult Paris label Cookie Records.
Following on from the band’s recent single ‘Woman’, ‘She Is Coming’ is a succinct display of extraordinary musical artistry, the band channel subtle retro influences coupled with introspective, wry lyricism.
They say: “She is Coming is our final single before our debut album. The repetition of the main phrase ‘She is Coming’ like a war-cry can have various meanings: the ‘she’ can be interpreted literally as this omnipotent and menacing individual coming to wreck our world, or as a metaphor of the group and the album to come. Musically, this track shows a little more its new wave and 70s rock influences whilst keeping the groove and sensuality which are now part of our DNA.”
Produced in the intimacy of their Parisian studio, the album ‘Walking on the Line’ is the product of one year of composing. While the band’s first 2 EPs aimed at taking the listeners on a journey far from the daily hustle and bustle, where everything was softer and more serene, the album ‘Walking on the Line’ is a celebration of life’s wonderful instability.
The band explain : “This new record embodies the beautifully winding path we all travel as human beings: from falling from heaven with the opening track ‘Back to Heaven’, through the multiple rollercoasters of passionate love stories (‘Woman’), going through chaos (‘Eye of the Storm ‘), and undergoing loneliness ‘When She’s Gone’ to end up finding peace through the contemplation of nature with ‘Lemon Trees’.”
About Later.:Some stories start in a rather unconventional way. When Charles, Paul, Noah and Theo met, they knew they had in common their passion for music. Reuniting every week, friendship and creation grew together punctuated by everlasting coffee-breaks and shares of dreams, ultimately forming the Later. band.In-between their two home-made studios in the bustling district of Pigalle or a tranquil suburban house a couple of hours away from Paris, the band is full of contradictions and has a thirst to stay out of the conventional schemes of the industry. English-speaking but French, their songs find inspiration in a variety of styles and eras (pop, soul, french-touch, rock…) in order to craft an intimate, spontaneous yet richly-produced music.In 2019, their story draws attention of French label Kitsuné which releases their first single ‘L.Y.E’. Soon after, they engage with the label Cookie Records and sign their first two EPs ‘On Time’ and ‘The Daydream’, played on multiple radios in France: Nova, FIP and France Inter. They are added to numerous editorial playlists on streaming platforms. The French news describes them as the legacy from Daft Punk in a special broadcast about the iconic duo. Only one year into the project, French artist and tastemaker Bon Entendeur features the rising group on their first compilation with the track ‘Get Up!’. Their star track ‘Highway 10’ even gets played and shared from space by astronaut Thomas Pesquet on his last mission. Transposing their home studio to real live shows, their first concerts in Paris are sold out.Already teased with singles and music videos reaching up to MTV Mexico, or Netflix’s show Emily in Paris, their first full length project ‘Walking on the Line’ will be released the 17th of March 2023.
She Is Coming / 3 February
Walking On The Line / 17 March
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