LANY previews upcoming world tour and look back on the making of 'a beautiful blur'
'We poured our hearts and soul into it like we always do, and it'll be fun to play it around the world'
Before heading out on their 'a beautiful blur' world tour, Alt-pop band LANY Check In with Audacy’s Bru to chat all about their latest single, “XXL,” bringing their music to the masses, and more.
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Though LANY's “XXL” dropped five months ago, and like the previous singles, arrived with a uniquely cinematic video that had set the scene for the release of their September 2023 fifth studio album, a beautiful blur, the band is now set to hit the road, bringing their music to the masses on an extensive world tour.
Guitarist Paul Klein and drummer Jake Goss joined Bru while they're currently in packing mode, as Paul explains. "People don't think about it or realize it, but just packing underwear for two months, you could probably fill up a duffel bag with all the underwear... So yeah, we actually have underwear on our rider."
Before the band hits the pavement, Paul also says LANY has been in full band practice mode, "nailing down the setlist," and ironing out all of the kinks with the stage production. "It's a lot of work, but we take this really seriously. People are spending their hard-earned money and taking time out of their busy schedules to come see us just play some music, so we want to give them a great show."
Fans can expect during the shows, aside from some exciting catwalk action, a performance full of new songs from a beautiful blur, even though Paul admits that choosing the right setlist from a new batch of songs can be difficult. "It's actually a good problem to have," he says, "because we have an amazing group of fans that like to listen to our albums and they're pretty opinionated on what songs they want to hear live."
Released back in September of 2023, now that the band has had some time to sit and reflect on the new collection tracks, Jake says they're "just as proud" as they were on release day. "One thing that's interesting," he explains, "is in the past when we've put out albums, I don't listen to them much after they are released. I listen to them all the time incessantly, constantly editing and dreaming and thinking about how we can roll it out... but once we give it to the world I normally don't listen too much anymore."
"I still listen to 'a beautiful blur' quite a bit," Paul continues. "Like I listen to it at the gym -- maybe it's because I'm working on setlists and stuff, but I love that album. We poured our hearts and soul into it like we always do, and it'll be fun to play it around the world. We haven't really been able to go on a proper world tour to promote an album, to play a new album for a few years because of the pandemic and stuff, so we're excited."
Jake chimed in in agreement about their album process sharing, "I'm the same where, we obsess over our record and then we release it to the world and I'm like, 'OK have a good time out there in the world, I'm probably not gonna listen to you.'" But he's found himself jamming to the bangers on the new release as well. "My daughter also loves 'XXL,'" he adds, "and I never get old of it. I'm along for the ride."
Check out Bru's full Audacy Check In with LANY above, and stay tuned for more conversations with your favorite artists on Audacy.com/live.
Tickets are on sale for LANY's a beautiful blur world tour. Check out the full list of North American dates below and pick up the new album now.
LANY 2024 Tour Dates:
02/13 | Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
02/16 | Nashville, TN @ Municipal Auditorium
02/17 | Atlanta, GA @ Coca Cola Roxy
02/20 | Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
02/23 | Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock live
02/26 | New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans
02/29 | Austin, TX @ ACL Live – Moody Theater
03/02 | Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
03/04 | Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater*
03/05 | Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
03/07 | Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom*
03/09 | Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
03/10 | Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House
03/12 | Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
03/14 | Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
03/16 | San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium*
03/17 | Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live
03/21 | Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theater
03/22 | Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
03/23 | Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
03/26 | Minneapolis, MN @ Armory
03/27 | Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
03/28 | Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
03/29 | Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
04/02 | Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
04/04 | Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
04/05 | Toronto, ON @ History
04/08 | Washington, DC @ The Anthem
04/09 | Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
04/11 | Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall
04/12 | New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
04/13 | New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
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