And that’s just another thing I’m really excited about Mama’s Boy, it’s just a really positive album. It’s a really sweet love song, I kind of haven’t written a song like this in a long time. It just has this easy, listen-able nature. It feels so good, I think you can hear how effortless we played this song in the recording.
I guess one song that isn’t necessarily a single but one that I’m incredibly proud of is ‘Anything 4 U’. This is my favourite album of ours so I listen to it all the time. If we wanted to put a gospel choir on it, we were able to go out and find a gospel choir to sing on it, so that’s really cool.ĭo you have a favourite track from Mama's Boy? That was a real amazing privilege for us to be able to actually materialise whatever idea we had for the songs, you know. We’ve got gospel choirs, a kids’ choir, flugelhorn, slide guitar, all kinds of stuff we’ve never had. So, we’re using elements like acoustic guitar, which is a very basic instrument but we’ve just never used it in the past. You never want to make the same album twice as a band, that doesn’t make sense to me. We’re using elements that we’ve never used before in the past, which is something I think is important. I think it’s definitely our best album ever. So, yeah, that’s kind of like the double meaning and the reason behind the album title.Ĭompared to your previous EPs and last two albums, how does Mama’s Boy stand out? On top of that, mama’s boys are often very in touch with their feelings and their emotions and that’s something we definitely are, that’s why we write songs. “Mama’s Boy” is a really American phrase, it really originates from the part of the country where we’re from. I wanted to really pick a phrase that was symbolic of where we’re from. I just felt like people as a West Coast, California indie-pop trio but we’re actually from the middle of nowhere. One is that all the bands we look up to have some sort of geographical identity, whether it’s U2 in Ireland Beatles in Liverpool. It came from a few different ideas and things that I wanted to get across. Where did the album name Mama’s Boy actually come from? There are 14 songs, so there’s got to be a song there for everybody. There are so much life and so much flavour to the album. There are other songs that are like when you’re drunk, which is like ‘you only talk to me and hit me up and act interested when you’re drinking’. This time, to write songs that really cover the entire human experience, whether it’s from being in a relationship you’re not supposed to be in or coming face-to-face with the inevitable truth that you’ll eventually have to say goodbye to your parents one day whether you believe in God or not. Heartbreak albums are oftentimes the easiest albums to write because you have so many raw emotions, it’s so much pent up frustrations. What adventures and stories inspired the tracks?Īfter putting out Malibu Nights, something that transparent and vulnerable lyrically, and realising how much it meant to people, I knew that I needed to step up to the plate again but do it outside the context of heartbreak. Bandwagon caught up with LANY’s Paul Klein via Zoom about the inspiration behind the album and how the band has been dealing with quarantine. “You never want to make the same album twice as a band, that doesn’t make sense to me,” said Paul.Īfter months of teasing and anticipation, Mama’s Boy drops on Friday, 2 October. Sonically, it boasts new elements the band has yet to use - from a simple acoustic guitar to a kids’ choir. Encapsulating the entire human experience, the album tackles stories from drunken night calls to whether or not you believe in God. Mama’s Boy showcases 14 tracks, all exuding that familiar LANY sound, while simultaneously bringing something fresh to the table.
It’s just a really wholesome, positive-like good vibes type of album that I think will get better and better with each listen,” said LANY frontman Paul Klein to Bandwagon. There’s not a lot of sad songs on it, I think there’s been enough sadness this year. “There’s so much life and so much flavour to the ’s just a really positive album. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the alt-pop trio’s new album Mama’s Boy takes on a new life following the heartache and pain from its successful predecessor Malibu Nights. Continuing their rising trajectory to be one of this generation’s biggest bands, LANY is back and this time with their best album yet.