If It's Too Loud...

We first discovered France via Istanbul musician Lal Tuna back in May with the release of her single "Television Forever." Now she's back with a brand new song, "Car Crashes." This new single follows a more standard singer-songwriter format, although it does have some flourishes of spaghetti western soundtracks. The whole thing feels very 90's inspired, from Lal Tuna's slightly more energetic than slacker vocals, the build to alt-rock fuzz throughout the song, and the overall vibe of the song. "Car Crashes" starts off as a very minimal, almost folky song, and then builds to an epic, all while keeping the same feel intact. This one is going to have some serious appeal to fans of modern artists like boygenius and 90's favorites like Liz Phair. Something tells me we'll be bringing you Lal Tuna's music any time she has a new release out. Lal Tuna says of her latest single: “I grew up fearing many things, mostly the unknown, but as I gre...

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 ...