Lovespirals’ new album, Future Past, was just released this week on the iTunes Music Store. Individual songs are available in non-DRM 256k AAC for $.99 each or you can buy the full album for $9.99. Though the official album release date was January 1st, the band offered digipac CDs and digital downloads over the 2009 holiday season exclusively through the Lovespirals Webstore. Now CDBaby and Bandcamp are offering Future Past in both CD and digital download formats, and more stores will be following soon!
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Future Past Review on Music Tap
Matt Rowe has posted a glowing review of Lovespirals new album on Music Tap which reads:
Wow!
You only need one listen to the latest album from Lovespirals to realize that we’re enjoying a hyper-evolved band that has become a vastly superior duo since their last release by light-years. For those that know Lovespirals, Future Past is their masterpiece work to date. In addition, Lovespirals have broadened their appeal with music that bridges generations.
Utilizing a multitude of styles that not only revisit the pre-Lovespirals entity (Love Spirals Downward) with their “Love” track but also gives us several ’70s-era Pink Floyd-like tracks in the too short instrumental (but oh so wonderful) intro (“Meanwhile, Irreplaceable Time Flees,” a Wish You Were Here nod) to the following vocal track, “Insignificant”. Both songs are extraordinary and lifts an already excellent album even higher. Lum’s music on “Feel So Good,” especially his guitar-work, is a grand complement to the Anji Bee’s vocals heard on this cut.
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Future Past 6-Panel Digipac CD Out
You can now buy Lovespirals’ brand new album, Future Past, exclusively from the Lovespirals webstore! This gorgeous 6-panel eco-friendly digipak includes all of the song lyrics plus beautiful photography by Susan Jennings and original artwork/design by ithinkitsnice, while the CD itself was replicated using real-time glass mastering and vintage CD manufacturing equipment for audiophile-class sound, care of Groove House Records. Ryan and Anji of Lovespirals will personally autograph your copy if you request it, and they will throw in an immediate digital download of the album for every order placed on their site. In keeping with this green release, the band will package orders in non-bleached mailers made of 90% recycled content (50% post-consumer).
Buy Future Past digipak for $12.98 direct from Lovespirals (includes immediate digital download)
Future Past will also be distributed via Projekt Records, CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody and all the usual online music sources, but the band wanted to make the album available to fans as soon as possible. As an independent band, it is difficult to schedule simultaneous release on all platforms, so those will be trickling in over the next few months. Please join the Lovespirals mailing list to keep up with the latest news, events, and more.
Future Past CD Coming Soon
Lovespirals’ long awaited 4th full-length album,, Future Past, will be available for sale Tuesday November 17 exclusively on lovespirals.com, with iTunes, eMusic, Amazon etc to follow soon. As always, Ryan and Anji will personally autograph your CD if desired. And as a special bonus, all who purchase Future Past from lovespirals.com will receive a free download of the album (in 256k mp3 format) to enjoy immediately.
Future Past is the band’s first-ever digipak release and they are thrilled with the results. Featuring elegant artwork designed by ithinkitsnice (who designed the latest album and singles for Blu Mar Ten), with stunning photography by long-time band photographer Susan Jennings, and printed on a high end multi-color offset press to luxurious, yet eco-friendly, 100% recycled Enviroboard™ by Groove House Records, this is one album you will truly appreciate owning in physical form.
Lovespirals Spotted at Club Violaine
Joe of drunkrockers.com caught a few shots of Ryan and Anji of Lovespirals at the Club Violaine 5 Year Anniversary party with formers members of The Von Trapps Nick Marshall, Rodney Rodriguez, and Matt Gleason. Rodney and Matt both played with Melodyguild for a time, and Matt is featured on the Aitu release. You can see the full set of photos from the show in the DrunkRockers Violaine Archive.

Lovespirals Guest DJ Auralgasms
In case you didn’t hear the band’s 1 hour guest spot on Auralgasms Radio last night, don’t cry! While you did miss out on a fun chat session in the Auralgasms chatroom with Lovespirals, you can still hear a pristine archival copy of the show. Ryan and Anji chat between each song, giving not only track information, but a little insight into the music and musicians involved. Our set seemed to be a hit with the live listeners, so hopefully you’ll love it, too! BTW, this was the world premier of the SWS remix of “This Truth.”
- “Sundrenched” Lovespirals Long Way From Home (2007)
- “Motherless Child (Karmacoda Remix)” Lovespirals Motherless Child EP (2007)
- “Walk Away (Bitstream Dream Remix)” Lovespirals Walk Away EP (2004)
- “This Truth (Soul Whirling Somewhere Remix) This Truth EP (2008) — unreleased
- “Depression Glass” Love Spirals Downwards Ardor [Remastered Reissue] (2007)
- “Unraveling” Liquid State Late Bloom (2008)
- “Accomplice” Melodyguild Aitu EP (2008)
- “An Angel, Ameliorate” Falling You Human (2006)
- “Tomorrow [Hidden Track following “Dreaming a Thousand Dreams]” Chandeen Teenage Poetry (2008)
- “Lazy Love Days” Lovespirals Long Way From Home (2007)
Thanks to Mikey for setting up this fun show and to everyone who tuned in and came by to chat – especially Riki and CocteauBoy! Music provided by the Podsafe Music Network, Projekt Records, and the bands themselves.
Iprong Magazine Feature Lovespirals
The April 2nd “100% Podsafe” issue of iProng Magazine features an interview with Anji discussing Lovespirals, going podsafe, getting into podcasting, music licensing, live performance vs studio recording, and much more. Also included this issue is a great article on eMusic vs Amazon downloads, interviews with fellow podsafe artists Geoff Smith and Natalie Gelman, and an article with Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes, who released their new single to the Podsafe Music Network.
100% PodSafe Edition, iProng Magazine Artist Feature on Lovespirals
For someone who isn’t familiar with Lovespirals, how would you describe it to them?
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Reviews are still popping up of Lovespirals’ recent album, Long Way From Home, in partial thanks to the efforts of Ariel PR who helped to push the album when it was released this past October 23rd.
Miles Klee said in Hot Indie News:
Bluesy slide guitar work sometimes shades over into Santana-like finger-meandering, and vocalist Anji Bee’s layered voice paints bright glaze over already dreamy arrangements. It’s as though the glancing disaffection of 80’s and 90’s dream-poppers has been filtered through an AM radio, a mutation that works by dint of sounding completely natural on an evolutionary view.
From the Green Arrow Radio blog:
More than melancholic music, there is a sense that they traveled with you on similar & familiar roads with the radio tuned to the same left of the dial station in the middle of wherever. After nearly a decade of artistic collaboration between singer/songwriter, Anji Bee, & multi instrumentalist & producer, Ryan Lum, it is no wonder that they have managed to put together an album of answers to questions yet asked with a subtle sultry sense of sound security.
The Celebrity Cafe‘s Ray Anderson mused:
Empty and sad, but of full of emotion, their album Long Way from Home is medicine for those that dig the alternative. How can you take a gut-wrenching classic like “Motherless Child” and make it sadder? Let the “Lovespirals” get a hold of it. It’s easy to fall into the loose, country-tinged groove of “Caught in a Groove” and let your soul be taken for a ride. By the time the “upbeat” “Lovelight” comes on, you won’t mind being “A Long Way from Home,” and I think you’ll want to stay there.
Motherless Child EP Out
Lovespirals’ Motherless Child EP has just been released on iTunes+, eMusic, and Amazon Mp3. This digital only release features 6 remixes of the first single from the duo’s most recent album, Long Way From Home. Artists included are Karmacoda, Hungry Lucy, MoShang, Chris Caulder of Beauty’s Confusion, and The Black Channel Citizen — plus one by Lovespirals’ own Ryan Lum.
Lovespirals ‘Long Way From Home’ Feature Podcast
In this extended episode of the Chillin’ with Lovespirals podcast, Ryan and Anji play every song from their Long Way From Home as they discuss how the album was created. In this special behind-the-scenes podcast, the duo discuss their new album’s influences, song writing process, and production secrets, while giving you great peek into the album!
You can subscribe to Chillin’ with Lovespirals on just about any podcast app including Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, and JioSaavn.
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