If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Aleksa Haluszczak Lal Tuna left Istanbul at the age of eighteen to avoid self-censoring her music, and has resided in Bordeaux, France for the past two years. Her latest single, "Television Forever," takes inspiration from Japanese surf rock, gothic country, doom metal, and mainstream pop. What's striking about the song is how parts of it sound completely mainstream while others are about as left of center as you can get. It starts off with a dark guitar intro that leads into Lal Tuna's almost dream pop style vocals. From there the song gets both more noisy and more melodic, often at the same time. There's a ton of droning guitars and crashing drums, all held together by striking vocals. My experience listening is enjoyment that led to stopping everything I was doing to fully immerse myself in the experience and take it all in uninterrupted. If there's any justice in the world, Lal Tuna is going to be a huge international artist. Lal Tuna says of her ...