Photo courtesy of the band.
JEANINES and LIGHTHEADED, two of the brightest American indiepop bands, have new albums coming out in June. Skep Wax Records (UK and Europe) are delighted to be co-releasing them alongside Slumberland Records (US).
Jeanines’ third album ‘How Long Can It Last’ sees the New York band in total control of their songcraft, with thirteen miniature pop gems. Jeanines can fit in more melody and more breathtaking choruses in two minutes than most pop bands manage across an entire album. First single ‘On And On’ demonstrates this perfectly. How can such a brief pop song be so overwhelming?
Lightheaded, from New Jersey, are one of the most exciting new US pop bands, and this album combines a brand new set of songs with five tracks from their delightful Good Good Great EP, a cassette-only release on Slumberland, now available on vinyl for the first time. Lightheaded bring together the songwriting discipline of Nancy and Lee with a modern appetite for noise and reverb. It’s possible to get utterly lost and absorbed in this album. The songs echo classics of the past but also feel like they’ve arrived from the distant future. It’s quite disorienting, but very exciting. The first single, ‘Same Drop’, is no exception to this rule.
Jeanines and Lightheaded both appear at the Skep Wax Weekender in London (Jeanines: Thursday 17th July, Lightheaded: Saturday 19th July). They then go on a week-long tour of the UK together, ending up in Glasgow, wrapping up the mighty Glas-Goes Pop festival.
UK TOUR DATES
17 July 2025 Jeanines London, Skep Wax Weekender
19 July 2025 Lightheaded London, Skep Wax Weekender
20 July 2025 Jeanines, Lightheaded Brighton, The Albert
21 July 2025 Jeanines, Lightheaded Exeter, The Cavern
22 July 2025 Jeanines, Lightheaded Bristol, The Exchange
23 July 2025 Jeanines, Lightheaded Oxford, Common Ground
24 July 2025 Jeanines, Lightheaded Coventry, Just Dropped In
25 July 2025 Jeanines, Lightheaded Manchester, Gullivers
27 July 2025 Jeanines, Lightheaded Glasgow, Mono
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