L.A. MOOD RELEASE ‘CANAL TWANGING’, THE 2ND SINGLE FROM
THEIR FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM, GOLDEN AGE,
VIA CHEERSQUAD RECORDS & TAPES

L.A. Mood is the solo project of Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Mudie. Formerly the full-time drummer for Courtney Barnett, Dave has played in upwards of 40 other bands and counting— for him, touring downtime means diving into studio projects and playing local gigs.

Alongside writing and recording his own music, Dave played drums on Jess Ribeiro’s 2019 album LOVE HATE, recorded Jade Imagine’s debut single ‘Stay Awake’, and played on releases from Super American Eagle (alongside Brent DeBoer of The Dandy Warhols), Cannon, Baby Blue, and Evan Dando (The Lemonheads).

The tantalising first single from the new L.A. Mood album was the catchy psych rock and hand-clapping pop enthusiasm of ‘Casa Diablo‘, featuring Bob Harrow (Super American Eagle) on vocals. The AU Review said of the song, “Driven by jangling guitars and rhythmic handclaps, ‘Casa Diablo’ unfolds with a woozy, magnetic energy that blurs the line between fantasy and the real world.”

Now Dave releases ‘Canal Twanging’, a song built on a killer backbeat, with mantra-like vocals in lockstep with the playful and infectious guitar line.

“This song came about from my morning walk with Elke, our Kelpie,” Dave says of the song’s origin. “We usually head out to a canal that runs alongside Mt Alexander, and I was tapping the side of the canal. It sounded super cool, so I recorded it on my phone and sampled it into the beat. The lyrics kind of reflect the free-flowing hills that we walk through, and I think it captures that vibe!”

Like ‘Casa Diablo’, the amazing, trippy video for ‘Canal Twanging’ was created by Little Richard’s Almanac, an art collective founded by Ron Laboray and Niki Elliott in Asheville, North Carolina. To date, LRA has collaborated with well-known musical artists to create animated music videos for The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Berlin), Federale (Portland), L.A. Mood, and Super American Eagle (Australia). Their animations are a stream-of-consciousness collage, responding to the musicians’ music.

Due for release later this year, L.A. Mood’s second album is an honest situational statement, the musicians finally getting comfortable with their songwriting and the gear that was available at the time, creating a cool space to express what everyone was feeling.

With six singles set to be released, the new album Golden Age will be supported by a national and overseas tour.

Photo of L.A. Mood by Ian Laidlaw