First-wave Slumberland Records band Lorelei are back with their first new album since 1994's "Everyone Must Touch The Stove." In their 90s heyday, the Washington, DC based three-piece (Matthew Dingee on guitar, Stephen Gardner on bass and Davis White on drums) earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the most unique bands around, with a very distinctive blend of post-rock dynamics, sneakily melodic song-writing and ear-blasting guitar noise. Finding kinship with bands as disparate as Whorl, The Swirlies, Laika, Bailter Space and Lilys, Lorelei's records are as subtle and multi-layered and their live show is aggressive and memorably powerful.

New album "Enterprising Sidewalks" picks right up where Lorelei left off, serving up ten gorgeously complex exercises in pummeling rhythms and melodic abstraction. Recorded with associates Ben Bailes (Chessie) and Archie Moore (Velocity Girl, Black Tambourine) and mixed by Guy Fixsen (My Bloody Valentine, Moose, Laika), "Enterprising Sidewalks" is a deep and intricately-produced listen. Tunes like "Hammer Meets Tongs" and "Sorry For The Patience" are as full rich with rhythmic twists and melodic intrigue as their very best material, and Matt's guitar attack is as varied as ever, ranging from ringing harmonics to shredding feedback and back, often within the same verse.

Press

• One of the best local alubms of 2012 - Washington City Paper
• "… just beyond those comfortingly jangly arpeggios lurk jolting rhythmic twists and explosive sonic flare-ups." - Washington Post
• "… a reminder of why Lorelei snubbed indie rock’s slacker ethic of the ’90s—and why the band’s frigid lushness is just as out of place, and just as fresh, today." - AV Club
• "… showing the next generation of Slumberland fans that the vault holds more than just sweet dreams." - Pitchfork
• "… remain unpredictable, twisted and complex." - CMJ
• "… showcases the band’s penchant for complex song structures, unpredictable dynamics and scribbly guitar jams." - Washington Post Express

Now out of print (unfortunately a number of copies were destroyed in a storage space flood; bad luck happens) this EP showcased three tracks the band started back in the '90s and finished in the naughts. The original Lorelei sound is present, with a few new twists.

The recoding is available on iTunes, eMusic, and Bandcamp where it is sold with additional bonus tracks.

1. Work Where Chemicals Fall
2. Monitor
3. Deliberate Speed Rupture

The Past

The rest of our discography is available at Slumberland Records.

A complete band discography is maintained by band member Stephen Gardner.