LAKE Released New Album Via Don Giovanni Records

After a five-year absence following 2020’s creative elevator-punk exploration Roundelay, Ashley Eriksson, Eli Moore, and Andrew Dorsett of LAKE return with Bucolic Gone, a mature and polished album that is at once groovy, upbeat, meditative, and slow-rolled. As LAKE’s 10th official full-length release, Bucolic Gone is a cohesive work of sophisti-pop that embodies an adult, contemporary sound—intimate, serene, mournful, and hopeful in equal measure.

The multi-instrumental trio is joined by an impressive lineup of collaborators, including guest vocalists Nicholas Krgovich on “Glad Rags” and Daisy Jaberi of Suver with original lyrics on “Love Is Deeper Now.” Frequent contributors also make appearances: Karl Blau delivers standout shredding on “Ferrari,” Mark Buzard of The Format provides guitar textures across multiple tracks, and New York jazz musician Eric Vanderbuilt-Matthews contributes intricate woodwind arrangements. Steve Moore (Earth, Sunn O))), First Aid Kit, Sufjan Stevens) adds trombone to “Love Is Deeper Now,” while legendary Canadian singer Jenn Grant lends her unique vocals to the outro of “Ferrari.”

From the sorrowful depths of “Blue Horizon” and “My Dear Brother”—written the day Eriksson lost her brother to COVID-19—to the clarity of self-soothing and healing in “Airplane” and “Love Is Deeper Now,” the emotional arc of Bucolic Gone moves from darkness to light. A heartfelt ABBA singalong pays tribute to Eriksson’s family and brother, while Moore reflects on his life as an artist in “Wonderful Sunlight,” mining uplifting memories for clues to life’s complexities. The album concludes with a breezy, surfy reprise of their cult hit “No Wonder I,” famously BMO’s favorite song in the popular international animated series, Adventure Time.

Recorded at The Anacortes Unknown Recording Studio by longtime collaborator Nicholas Wilbur and in the band’s own home studios, Bucolic Gone marks another step forward for Eli Moore in production and mixing. His meticulous attention to arrangement and balance—alongside an arsenal of distorted “whatchamacallits”—creates a rich, layered sound.

Celebrating 20 years of ethereal, yearning pop songs, LAKE’s latest effort is their most produced but also most intimate album. Now signed to Don Giovanni Records, the band is ready to continue delivering jams. While the world has changed since LAKE’s last official release, Bucolic Gone shows that time has been on their side. 

TOUR DATES:

03/12–15/25 – Austin, TX – SXSW
04/15/25 – Butte, MT – Carpenter’s Union Hall
04/17/25 – Fargo, ND – Parachigo
04/18/25 – Minneapolis, MN – Cloudland
04/19/25 – Milwaukee, WI – Sky High
04/20/25 – Chicago, IL – Hideout
04/21/25 – Ypsilanti, MI – Ziggy’s
04/22/25 – Toronto, ON – Garrison
04/23/25 – Ottawa, ON – Rainbow Bistro
04/24/25 – Montreal, QC – Cabaret Fouf
04/25/25 – Catskill, NY – The Avalon
04/26/25 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
04/27/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
04/28/25 – Washington, DC – Pie Shop
04/30/25 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook
05/01/25 – Asheville, NC – Static Age
05/02/25 – Nashville, TN – DRKMTTR
05/03/25 – Athens, GA – Flicker
05/04/25 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
05/14/25 – Bellingham, WA – Odd Fellows Temple Room
05/15/25 – Vancouver, BC – KW Studios
05/16/25 – Portland, OR – The Showdown
05/17/25 – Everett, WA – Fisherman’s Village Festival
05/18/25 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
05/19/25 – Whidbey, WA – Bailey’s Corner Store