Secrets Single Out Now

The band’s second single of 2026, “Secrets,” finds Ryan and Anji Lum turning inward, embracing a hushed late-night chillout atmosphere shaped as much by restraint as by confession. Written and produced by the husband-and-wife duo, the track leans away from guitar-led dynamics in favor of moody synthesizers, understated keyboard lines, and contemporary electronic beats, subtly shifting the emotional contour of the songwriting.

Anji’s lyrics confront the quiet damage caused by withholding truth, moving from regret toward self-recognition. Delivered in a close, subdued vocal, lines like “Should’ve been more honest / Should’ve spoke my mind” feel unguarded and immediate, while the recurring question — “Are you keeping secrets again?” — circles like an echo of doubt that refuses to fade.

Following the muted exhaustion of “Gray,” Secrets feels less like catharsis than awareness — an acknowledgment of what was left unsaid, and the cost of carrying it alone.

“Secrets” is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and other streaming platforms under the original band name, Love Spirals Downwards, as well as on Bandcamp under both LSD and Lovespirals.

“Not Myself” on Worldwide FM

The band’s 2024 track, “Not Myself,” was featured on Worldwide FM on January 30, 2026, as part of a Future Bubblers episode hosted by okcandice—an artist‑curator, writer, and musician who describes themself as a “sonic seamstress.” The Future Bubblers program, designed to discover and nurture new artists, highlighted okcandice’s “Bedtime Stories” Takeover, a quietly experimental showcase weaving together experimental sound and oral storytelling.

Founded by legendary UK tastemaker Gilles Peterson, Worldwide FM is an independent global radio platform dedicated to championing underground music, culture, and emerging voices from around the world. The station extends Peterson’s long‑standing commitment—honed through his work at BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6 Music—to spotlight boundary‑pushing artists and connect global music communities.

Be sure to check out the archived show on Mixcloud.

Chillin’ with Lovespirals 102: Gray

Ryan and Anji return to Chillcuts Studio to discuss their brand new single “Gray” and it’s music video, share and respond to listener comments, talk up their upcoming February release, and just overall provide a peek behind the scenes of an independent recording act working in a genre-fluid style in the modern musical landscape.

You can subscribe to Chillin’ with Lovespirals on just about any podcast app like Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, and JioSaavn. Or just listen to Chillin’ with Lovespirals: 102 in the player below.

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Gray Music Video Out Now

“Gray” marks Lovespirals first release of 2026, opening the year on a hushed, introspective note with a moody new single and music video. Created by Anji using archival personal footage, the video illustrates the song’s emotional terrain through largely monochromatic recurring imagery: dark tunnel, atmospheric clouds, a flock of birds taking flight from a wintry tree, and Anji slowly traversing sun dappled terrain looking pensive.

This muted visual palette is momentarily broken during the bridge, where the screen bursts into vibrant color to match a sudden surge of memory: “Once there was a time, I swear I knew / Golden light and skies of endless blue / Laughter like a spark that lit the way…” This fleeting warmth provides a sharp contrast to the surrounding footage before the film fades back to a somber monotone, returning to the stillness of the present as Anji intones the finality of the title: “But now it’s only gray.”

The “Gray” music video debuted on January 21st, following the single’s digital release on January 16th. It serves as a haunting visual companion to the track’s exploration of memory and emotional stasis.

Download “Gray” in your choice of digital audio format on Bandcamp or stream via Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, or your fave digital music platform.

Reviews of Falling You ‘Metanoia’

Reviews continue to emerge for Falling You’s Metanoia, released this past December. Several of them have mentioned Anji’s work on the album closer, “Philomena.”

New Age Music Reviews said of the track:

“Philomena,” also known as Saint Philomena or Philomena of Rome…wraps up this incredibly engaging and spacious musical offering with ambient synths, gorgeous piano notes, and magical vocals. Anji Lum takes her place amongst the many incredible women performers, vocalizing to the music like an angel sent from heaven. It is one minute short of another 10-minute musical journey of diverse sounds and textures to capture your imagination. Simply beautiful, like all the tracks you will hear prior to this closer.

Continue reading Reviews of Falling You ‘Metanoia’ →

“Gray” Single Out Now

Gray marks the duo’s first release of 2026, opening the year on a hushed, introspective note. Infused with Ryan Lum’s signature atmosphere, the song traverses slow motion, moody minor-key terrain, blending evocative samples and 808-driven beats with his trademark ethereal electric and acoustic guitars, emotive string machines, and the spacious production style that has long defined Love Spirals Downwards.

Anji Lum provides the emotional centerpiece, her vocal delivery  subdued to mirror the numbness of the lyrics. Lines like “Everything grows colorless and gray / Even on the sunniest of days” land with quiet weight, supported by an unusually minimal, call-and-echo chorus that  introduces an angelic backing vocal, blooming into a gorgeously dreamlike harmony in the bridge. 

Sonically and thematically, “Gray” closely connects to 2024’s “Noumenon” and last year’s “Nothing Even Matters Anymore,” continuing the band’s exploration of emotional dislocation and restraint, while also drawing from the downtempo pull of “Glittering.” Together, these songs trace the duo’s embrace of chillout and dream pop aesthetics—modern yet timeless—affirming their ability to evolve while remaining unmistakably themselves.

Stream “Gray” on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, or your fave digital music platform.

“Philomena” Featured on Journeyscapes Radio

“Philomena,” our collaboration with Falling You—featuring vocals/lyrics by Anji Lum and guitar/production by Ryan Lum—was recently featured on “PGM 400: ENCHANTED WORLDS 7” of Journeyscapes Radio. The milestone episode is described as a “lush chill mix of ethereal ambient, downtempo & dream pop.” The Metanoia album track appears early in the 1 hour set, drifting through spacious ambient textures and dreamy late-night tones with no distracting talk in-between songs.

Listen to the archived set on MixCloud.

Lovespirals Contribute to Falling You ‘Metanoia’

It’s been eight years since ambient musician John Zorko last released an album under his Falling You collective, but he’s finally returned with a new full-length inspired by the myths of Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

John reached out to Anji Lum in 2023 to contribute lyrics and vocals to a track for the project. As Anji explained in Chillin’ with Lovespirals Episode 101,  she initially struggled with how to approach the material before ultimately embracing the story of Philomena. The story of a woman transformed into a caged nightingale, using birdsong to achieve personal liberation and vindication, seemed fitting for the album’s theme. Her blend of original lyrics—sung in a soothing lower register—with spoken passages drawn from Sir Samuel Garth’s 1717 English translation of Ovid– bridges the modern and the archaic.

That fusion is further expanded through Ryan Lum’s contemporary production work, which introduces an anachronistic edge via subtle formant shifts and textural manipulation. In addition to recording and producing Anji’s vocals for “Philomena,” Ryan also contributed a bluesy electric guitar lead, and added additional percussion—marking his first true hands-on collaboration with the evolving Falling You collective.

Continue reading Lovespirals Contribute to Falling You ‘Metanoia’ →

Chillin’ with Lovespirals 101: Drift Again

Ryan & Anji are back with the last jam-packed episode of the year. They discuss the creation, release, and response to the brand new single, “Drift Begins,” give a slight update on their October single, “Without You,” talk about several holiday singles Ryan has recorded over the years with Anji and Suzanne, plus a newly released collaboration the duo did back in 2023 with Falling You. Thank you to the viewers who’ve left us comments, we love replying to them on the podcast! Watch the video version of the show on YouTube via the player below.

You can subscribe to Chillin’ with Lovespirals on just about any podcast app like Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, and JioSaavn. Or just listen to Chillin’ with Lovespirals: 101 in the player below.

BTW, you can find “Welcome Christmas” from 1995 and “Happy Holidays” from 2012 for purchase in either physical or digital formats on Projekt Records’ Bandcamp account. The 2-version digital single of “Little Drummer Boy” is on Love Spirals Downwards’ Bandcamp account, and “Aspenglow” is on Lovespirals’ Bandcamp page.

“Drift Begins” Single & Video Out Now

Lovespirals’ final single of 2025 finds them drifting into liminal territory with “Drift Begins.” Built around soft piano and ethereal pads, the track reaches back into Ryan Lum’s early ’90s sonic palette, with gentle acoustic guitar, chiming electric lines, and even the same vintage drum machine he used on his first few albums. The song’s stately 6/8 meter and misty lyrical imagery subtly echo the contemplative spirit of Pink Floyd’s 1972 song “Burning Bridges,” reflecting the duo’s longstanding affection for mid-period Floyd. While Ryan’s emotive, smoothly distorted, suspended solo inevitably recalls David Gilmour, Anji’s vocals also nod to that era, hovering between intimacy and reverie in luminous two-part harmony. Elsewhere, Anji’s high and low registers intertwine in a way that recalls the aching duality Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead carried across both Slowdive and Mojave 3.

Continue reading “Drift Begins” Single & Video Out Now →

Life Goes On Music Video on YouTube

Lovespirals’ last full-length album Life Goes On came out seven years ago this month. Since then, we’ve really enjoyed focusing on singles so each song can have its own moment in the spotlight. I always hoped to create a full series of music videos for the album—like the ones we made for the early singles “Brother Against Brother” (2014) and “Heartstrings” (2016)—but somehow it never quite came together.

We shot some beautiful footage on Catalina Island for “Dark Night of the Soul” in 2018, and I even filmed material for “Are You Lonely” way back in 2014, but both projects sat unfinished until 2023. Then, while making a travel vlog in 2019, I spontaneously recorded myself singing the title track in our Las Vegas hotel room. I rediscovered that footage last year and cut together this laid-back, intimate little music video.

Not sure why I didn’t share it then—but here we are today!
Hope you enjoy this peek into the past.

We have copies of the 4-panel eco-wallet CD of Life Goes On available for sale on Bandcamp and would be happy to autograph a copy to you!

Chillin with Lovespirals 100th Episode: Without You & Band Anniversaries

Ryan & Anji are back with another jam-packed episode celebratting not only their brand new single, “Without You,” but also several band anniversaries! The duo’s 100th episode in the 20th year since its inception being one of the biggies. Lovespirals talk about the making of their new single, sharing behind the scenes stories of it’s inspiration, creation, and promotion, read and respond to listener comments, discuss their various anniversary milestones, and even get into how Ryan’s recording setup and process have evolved over the years. 

You can subscribe to Chillin’ with Lovespirals on just about any podcast app like Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, and JioSaavn. Or just listen to Chillin’ with Lovespirals: 100 in the player below!

Listen to “Chillin with Lovespirals 100: Without You” on Spreaker.

Electronica meets Dream Pop