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Tracklisting:

1. Caught in the Groove (4:45)
2. Empty Universe (3:11)
3. Treading the Water (4:27)
4. Once in a Blue Moon (3:57)
5. This Truth (3:44)
6. Motherless Child (2:37)
7. Sundrenched (3:26)
8. Nocturnal Daze (3:59)
9. Lovelight (4:34)
10. Lazy Love Days (5:10)

The sensual voice of Anji Bee spins seductive tales of beautiful sadness and spiritual longing set to Ryan Lum's melancholic music. Bluesy electric guitar abounds, with touches of wistful slide guitar, tinkling piano, and haunting harmonica to evoke a lush, organic, Americana feel.

The album's first single, a gorgeously moody cover of the anonymous American classic, "Motherless Child," is featured on the Podsafe Music Network and is getting play on shows including Daily Source Code and Accident Hash. The song has been remixed by some of the best podsafe electronica artists, including Karmacoda, Hungry Lucy, and MoShang plus mixes by Beauty's Confusion, The Glowering Eyes and one by Ryan himself. These tracks are being released as a digital only EP which you can get now as a free download if you purchase Long Way From Home directly from Lovespirals!

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Lovespirals' sophomore release, Free & Easy, is the culmination of the band's 3-year exploration fusing myriad musical interests into a satisfyingly smooth sound they refer to as electro-acoustic pop. While Windblown Kiss cleverly disguised Lovespirals' digital recording techniques with its focus on organic sounds and more traditional songwriting styles, Free & Easy embraces the bands electronic origins, offering a balanced blend of elements from their earlier dance-oriented material as well as their more dream pop styled offerings.

Every track on Free & Easy has its own unique feel; the title track and album opener, "Free and Easy", is laid back Morcheeba-esque downtempo flavored with old-school R&B stylings, including melodious Rhodes piano and wah guitar. "Hand in Hand" takes an earlier jazz-step single, slows it down to a relaxed liquid funk pace, then builds it up with heartbreakingly sweet vocal harmonies, a light, jazzy mix of acoustic and electric guitars, and a smatter of saxophone by special guest musician, Doron Orenstein. "Deep in my Soul," the funkiest of the bunch, is an upbeat deep house track featuring soulful vocals and gritty wah work, ending on a spiritual note with soaring hammond organ chords. The album takes another unexpected turn with, "Habitual", whose sparse arrangement and hushed tone recalls some of the late 60's, early 70's music that inspires the band. Album closer, "Sandcastles", further amplifies this retro rock influence in the form of an extended guitar jam breakdown and dramatic gospel-style closing.

Throughout this 43-minute collection of electro-acoustic downtempo, deep house, and jazzy-yet-rock-infused chill out, Lovespirals traverse many genres while maintaining a recognizably dreamy, sensual vibe courtesy of the smooth, soulful guitar and Rhodes piano of Ryan Lum, enhanced by the seductive vocals and romantic lyrics of Anji Bee.

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Tracklisting:

1. Oh So Long (4:55)
2. Dejame (4:07)
3. He Calls Me (5:23)
4. Windblown Kiss (3:30)
5. Our Nights (3:43)
6. You Girl (3:37)
7. How the Thieves Ride [w/Sean Bowley] (4:30)
8. You are the Gun [w/Sean Bowley](4:21)
9. Swollen Sea (2:57)
10. I Can't See You/Old Kazoo Blues (9:54)

Lovespirals' lush, sensual songwriting embraces numerous genres creating a unique blend of slow burning Blues, Bebop Jazz, Flamenco-spiced Folk Rock and Western-tinged Dream Pop on this first full length album. Windblown Kiss focuses on beautiful melodies based around former Love Spirals Downwards' bandleader Ryan Lum's dreamy acoustic and electric guitar playing combined with jazzy chanteuse Anji Bee's lovely and versatile vocal work. The album also features special guests Sean Bowley (of Projekt Records' Eden) on guitar & vocals, and Doron Orenstein (of Subliminal Records' Monkey Bars) on saxophone.

Just when listeners think they know what's coming next, Lovespirals throws another curveball, from the Pink Floyd-esque guitar and saxophone blues of the opening track, "Oh So Long," to the Lum classic, Spanish-languged "Dejame," to the island infused, Santana-esque, chill tune, "Our Nights", and on through to the classic midcentury Lounge torch song closer, "I Can't See You," -- not to mention two gritty Western-tinged duets with Tim Buckley-esque vocals by Bowley -- Windblown Kiss truly mixes and matches the bands musical influences into an unexpectedly heady concoction.

Different to be sure from Lovespirals' fare past (such as their atmospheric Drum 'n' Bass EP, Ecstatic) or from Lovespirals fare to follow, this release strips down the electronic elements and builds up the song structures using organic sounds harkening back to earlier Love Spirals Downwards material, but with that smooth, sensual Lovespirals touch. Romantic, spiritual, and utterly heartfelt, Windblown Kiss envelopes one in a soothing dream-drenched world, full of nostalgia and beauty.

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Get all three of Lovespirals' CDs for a special low price, personally autographed by Anji and Ryan. You'll also receive a digital download of the Motherless Child EP featuring remixes by Karmacoda, Hungry Lucy, MoShang, Chris Caulder of Beauty's Confusion, The Black Channel Citizen and Ryan Lum, himself! Plus we'll include a Long Way From Home postcard, and a Free & Easy poster. And to show how much we appreciate you purchasing all our albums, we'll only charge you the shipping cost of one CD!

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Long Way From Home: Track Listing & Audio

Free & Easy: Track Listing & Audio

Windblown Kiss: Track Listing & Audio