Los Angeles Indie Rock duo Mating Ritual Release "Unusual" ahead of 'The Bungalow'
Above: Mating Ritual; credit: Adam Reynolds
MATING RITUAL
—LOS ANGELES’ TROUBLEMAKING INDIE ROCK DUO—
RELEASE NEW SINGLE, “UNUSUAL”
NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUM
THE BUNGALOW
OUT FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
NASHVILLE, TN (August 7, 2020) – The Los Angeles troublemaking indie rock duo Mating Ritual have released “Unusual,” the third single from their forthcoming full-length album, The Bungalow (via Smooth Jaws).
“Written with our friend Jane Holiday, ‘Unusual’ is about finding positivity in a strained relationship. We tried to tell a story through the vocal production, a story that you can feel and relate to, even if you don’t listen to the lyrics at all. Every relationship has its ups and downs, but if you focus on the highs, sometimes that’s all you need.”
The 13-track collection, The Bungalow, is out Friday, August 21 and marks the band’s fourth full-length album in four years. Led by brothers Ryan Marshall Lawhon and Taylor Lawhon, Mating Ritual pledged to release five albums in five years and are sticking to it. Their previous groove-filled single “Voodoo” found Billboard calling it “yet another jam” from the duo’s new album. During this pandemic, Mating Ritual recorded a live performance video for “Voodoo” at The Velveteen Laboratory in Los Angeles, CA. Click here to watch.
Loosely inspired by their east Los Angeles home, The Bungalow adds elements of Bossa Nova and Disco to the brothers already lush set of influences. Finished on the day before mandatory quarantine started in Los Angeles, the album isn’t so much a reflection of the current state of the world, it’s a tongue-in-cheek look at the world they thought they were living in.
Track listing for The Bungalow:
“Welcome To The Bungalow”
“The Bungalow”
“Voodoo”
“Elastic Summer”
“The Third Steepest Street In America”
“Unusual”
“King Of The Doves”
“Heart Don’t Work”
“My Postmates Is Here”
“ok”
“Raining In Paradise”
“Moon Dust”
“So Long, Los Guapos”
Above: ‘The Bungalow’ album art
Previously known as Pacific Air, brothers Ryan Marshall Lawhon and Taylor Lawhon set out on an ambitious 5 albums in 5 years. After completing three albums in as many years, How You GonnaStop It? (2017) Light Myself On Fire (2018) and Hot Content (2019), the brothers are again ahead of schedule with a completed fourth album, The Bungalow (August 21st, 2020), locked and loaded. The three albums have garnered a combined 45+ million streams and widespread praise from the likes of Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, Billboard, Zane Lowe, Buzzbands and more. All of which helped set the stage for Mating Ritual’s first headline North American tour (Fall, 2019), where they sold out shows and filled every room along the way.