Launder aka LA dream pop/shoegaze solo artist, John Cudlip, and he has released his single, Fade, giving a first taste of what to expect from his upcoming self-released debut EP, ‘Pink Cloud’. Take a listen to this beautiful debut single via Soundcloud below.
After John was introduced to Jackson Phillips (Day Wave) last year, the two began recording music out of Phillips’ home studio in Echo Park for what would eventually become Launder’s EP, ‘PINK CLOUD’. It wasn’t long before John enlisted the help of Soko and Zachary Cole Smith (DIIV), who both put their own personal touch on various parts of his EP.
Fade is the lead single from Launder’s ‘PINK CLOUD’ and features the collaborative efforts of all three musicians with Zachary Cole Smith on guitar, vocals from Soko, and Jackson Phillips on synth. An unlikely group of musicians, sure, but each lent a hand to the completion of the EP in different ways. If you’re trying to make sense of it, you could say DIIV, Soko, and Day Wave all walk into a bar and meet this guy John who happens to play guitar and before the night’s over they agree to help him put together an EP. That story’s actually not too far from the truth. In fact, it kind of is the truth, minus a few details. They weren’t at a bar and it wasn’t some empty drunk promise to record some music together because here we are feeding you the first single.
‘PINK CLOUD’ was produced by Jackson Phillips and will be available across digital platforms in March 2018.
Launder: ‘PINK CLOUD’
MARCH 2018
1. Wonder
2. Annie Blue
3. Keep You Close (ft. Soko)
4. Fade
5. Follow Me Down
