Lala Lala – Heaven 2

The fourth album and Sub Pop debut by Lala Lala, aka Lillie West, is a punchy, warm, and hook-filled burst of indie-pop for fans of Jay Som, Porches, Dehd, Angel Olsen, Alex G. Lillie West has always made her music in response to an itch to always be moving. But, as she recently experienced a burgeoning desire to settle down, she realized that steadiness can beget creativity. That evolution is what fuels much of her new album as Lala Lala, Heaven 2. West produced the album with Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, who provides a strong punchiness as a bed for West’s warm, rounded vocals. The relationship between the two of them was telepathic, and the result is a bold and confident album. Duterte and West performed almost all of the album’s instruments, with a few crucial guests, like Sen Morimoto on saxophone on the opening track, “Car Anymore,” and a bridge written by Porches’ Aaron Maine on the title track, “Heaven 2.”