Jessy Lanza has introduced a brand new EP. Slapped by My Life is out this Friday, September 12, through Hyperdub. The undertaking options two variations of the title monitor, which Lanza co-produced with Pearson Sound’s David Kennedy. Beneath, watch a video for “Slapped by My Life” directed by and starring Lanza’s husband, Winston Case.
“I wrote ‘Slapped by My Life’ whereas my husband Winston was going via chemotherapy,” Lanza shared in a press assertion. “The therapy cycle was relentless and he spent more often than not bedridden, so whereas he slept I wrote this tune for him. It’s been difficult to seek out the area to be inventive since most cancers got here into our lives, however I knew this tune would make Winston smile and that was motivation sufficient. Collaborating with Pearson Sound made this monitor thrilling too as a result of listening to his music has at all times been a serotonin rush. Once I wrote ‘Slapped by My Life’ I used to be determined to really feel one thing apart from disappointment, to flee my thoughts and reside contained in the music, even for a couple of minutes. I dedicate this tune to my husband Winston and to all of the caregivers. You’re the ones who preserve the world turning.”
Case added: “My journey via most cancers has been marked with insensitivity and sorrow so harrowing it borders on comedy. I might typically discover myself between laughter and despair, and I needed the video for Jessy’s tune to replicate that feeling.”
Lanza’s final solo launch was 2023’s Love Hallucination. Bodily editions of Slapped by My Life will embody reworks of two songs from the album: “Limbo” and “Midnight Ontario.”
Examine Love Hallucination in “The Best Electronic Music of 2023.”
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