Los Angeles duo No Swoon has announced their sophomore album Take Your Time with lead single “Beside”. Originally based out of New York, when the world slowed down so did Tasha Abbott & Zack Nestel-Patt. The downtime, spent reflecting on their lives and where they were going, led to their relocation to Los Angeles, and to the gorgeous new palette of sounds, they’re channeling across the album’s 10-tracks. “Beside” provides a perfect introduction to the band, shimmering guitars and reverb-drenched synths invoking Beach House, and the accompanying visual capturing the song’s dreamlike energy.

On the new single, Abbott explains “I have some really weird dreams. They are often these wide-ranging sci-fi stories. This song is part 2 of the same dream that inspired a song on our first record “Don’t wake up, wake up”. That dream had ended with meandering into a cave that turned out to be the home to a cult where everyone looked the same and seemed very “happy.” Though obviously, they were not very happy because it was a cult. I eventually got out.”

Take Your Time will be available on limited edition cassettes via The Nothing Song.

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