Lunchbox’s lost album ‘Evolver’ resurfaces – reissued via Slumberland!

STREAM: Evolver – Available now on all streaming services.

Lunchbox’s legendary lost album ‘Evolver’ is lost no more! After more than two decades, this psychedelic gem has been remastered to perfection and is finally getting the release it always deserved—on CD, cassette, and, for the first time ever, vinyl.

Originally recorded in the band’s basement in 1990s Oakland—between stints in Berlin, London tour dates, and dreamy escapes to the Mendocino coastline—‘Evolver’ blends jangle pop, ambient textures, and dub-infused experimentation into something truly magical. It’s a sonic time capsule from a moment when the band threw out the rulebook and let the music guide them.

With cascading loops, dubbed-out horns, swirling tape echoes, and otherworldly synths, Evolver is both hypnotic and hook-filled, a post-pop psychedelic odyssey unlike anything else in Lunchbox’s catalog.

To make this reissue even more special, the band dug into their vaults and unearthed three unreleased tracks, adding new dimensions to the album’s already trippy flow. And for vinyl lovers, this expanded double LP pressing includes a vinyl-exclusive fourth side filled with beats, loops, interludes, and sonic ephemera lifted straight from the original master tapes.

The Story Behind ‘Evolver’ – From Tim Brown

‘Evolver’ was born from three places:

1. Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood – Where we lived in the legendary “Shafterhouse,” a hub of musical experimentation.
2. The Mendocino coast – A rugged, mystical landscape that inspired Donna’s evocative album artwork.
3. Berlin, Germany – Our home in the mid-late ’90s, where we soaked in post-Wall underground club culture, played shows in legendary spaces (including a techno-squat with a hole in the floor leading to an all-night jungle rave), and got lost in the city’s crumbling beauty.

This album was a product of pure creative freedom. I was supposed to be working on my graduate dissertation at Berkeley, but instead, I spent my time crafting songs in the basement, influenced by drum ‘n’ bass, dub, indie pop, and a deepening psychedelic awareness. It was the first and only time we made a record purely for ourselves, without any concern for how it would be received.

Technology played a key role—primitive tape decks, half-broken synths, a 1971 Micromoog, a Mattel Optigan (a toy keyboard that played optical samples), and an Everett home organ that conjured dreamy, unexpected chord progressions. We layered sounds, ran tape delays, and let the machines guide us. This album wasn’t planned; it was channeled.

And now, thanks to Slumberland Records, ‘Evolver’ finally gets the release it always deserved.

Tour Dates

April 18 – San Francisco, CA – Album Release Show at 4 Star Theater (with Now & The Kitchenette)

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‘Evolver’ – Reissue Details

Label: Slumberland Records
Release Date: April 18, 2025
Formats: 2LP, CD, Cassette, Digital
Pre-order here

Vinyl Tracklist:

Side A

1. Evolver
2. Particle/Wave
3. Letter from Overend
4. Tone Poem
5. Temperature Is A Constant

Side B

6. Satellite
7. I Could Have Been Someone Else
8. Gravity
9. .09
10. Sleeping Is Not Dreaming

Side C

11. Summer’s Over
12. .12
13. Weekling
14. Sea Life
15. Do You Have Love?

Side D – Vinyl Exclusive
16-25. Loops, Grooves & Interludes

Bonus fun fact: The original master tapes had to be baked in a fruit dryer to be playable again. Some albums age like fine wine—this one needed a little extra warmth!