Why You Should Listen to Låpsley’s Debut Album

Låpsley’s Long Way Home takes listeners on a journey through the throes of unrequited love, each song a different piece of the kaleidoscope that is her debut album.

On songs like the self-produced “Station” and “Leap”, sparse production finds her honeyed alto seeping into the empty spaces. The aural space mirrors themes of distance in a relationship referenced throughout the album. Mildly reminiscent of 80’s pop with an electronic flair, Låpsley’s voice oscillates between forlorn crooning and full-throated belting of regret filled hooks.

Lyrically, Låpsley’s album takes the pain of loving someone who doesn’t love you back and turns it on its head. In songs like Hurt Me, she blurs the line between jaded lover and beggar, singing If you’re gonna hurt me/Why don’t you hurt me a little bit more/Just dig a little deeper/Push a little harder than before.

“Love is Blind” takes the cake for the standout track of the album. Slowly building from what feels like a ballad, “Love is Blind” expands into a booming proclamation. She keeps it fresh with the use of electronic influences; throughout the album she makes use of her own pitched vocals as a deep ambient bed in otherwise twinkling songs.

At times, the album takes . “Operator” falls purely into disco territory without being kitsch, it’s lush soundscape perfectly accentuating Låpsley’s buttery smooth voice.

Altogether, the project is worth a listen. Check it out!