Last March saw the release of LoneLady’s new full-length album, Hinterland. The title track and latest single has just received the visual treatment. Much like the album, which explores the landscapes of LoneLady’s native Manchester, ‘Hinterland’ conjures her childhood home, Audenshaw. Here’s what LoneLady’s Julie Campbell said about it:

“…this is the land of childhood wonder, and magic, and playful movement..we’d create kingdoms with our imaginations….and that’s a big part of what the song is about…”

Watch the video for ‘Hinterland’ below, directed by Juliet Ellis, and featuring animation by Daniela Sherer.

Hinterland is out now via Warp.

On a grey rainy day like today, LoneLady AKA Julie Campbell’s new single ‘Groove It Out’ is the perfect funky and dancy tune to blow away the gloomy weekday blues. LoneLady hadn’t released any solo material since her 2010 debut album Nerve Up but she’s been busy contributing guitar and vocals to other artists and albums. The new single is set to be released on 12” and digitally on November 17th via Warp. A full-length album, recorded in an industrial region in the US using an 8-track tape recorder, will follow in 2015. Here’s what Campbell said about it:

“I travelled there in October ’13 and again during the ‘Polar Vortex’ freeze that descended on the States in January ’14. Both trips were real adventures, injecting the final phase of album making with a renewed energy.
I found it a totally sympathetic environment to be in and found a shared aesthetic in Bill (Skibbe, co-producer); I knew he’d sensitively aid the finishing of the songs and not impose on or disrupt their character. We’d often dig out Youtube clips for the other to enjoy; these exchanges included ‘Sharevari’ at The Scene, George Clinton’s ‘Loopzilla’, John Carpenter’s ‘Assault On Precinct 13’ and many more.”

Now listen to ‘Groove It Out’.