Mathew Parri & Esteban Diacono
Laura Marling and producer Mike Lindsay have teamed up for an album release in June under the name LUMP.
The first seeds of this project were sown when the pair met after Marling had supported Neil Young in London. They will release the LP on June 1st and have offered up Curse Of The Contemporary as its first track, complete with a video directed by Esteban Diacono, who says:
“For me it was very important that this video was respectful of the spirit of Laura and Mike’s collaboration. I wanted to create a video that was joyful and interesting while at the same time retaining an innocent and tender overall vibe. I also wanted to touch on some of the topics that were important to Laura’s lyrics, but under a different look.”
“Visually, I took inspiration from the idea of California as a Dream Factory, from the idea of big movie sets that could transform themselves, give shape and colour to dreams and spark the imagination.”
A handful of UK tour dates will take LUMP through to Latitude in July.
Tour dates:
June
1 – London, Rough Trade East in-store
2 – Hebden Bridge, The Trades Club
3 – Manchester, Band In The Wall
5 – London, Oslo
5 – London, Oslo (second show)
8 – Cardiff, Festival Of Voice
9 – Bristol, Rough Trade instore
July
13 – Latitude Festival, Henham Park