LANE MOORE + IT WAS ROMANCE - Final Girl
“I don’t think it’s legal to make angst, heartache and confusion this dance-able.” – Patton Oswalt
‘Everyone knows Lane’s wit, but what always makes it land so well is the sincerity that undergirds it. That comes to the fore in this tight four song EP… Who among us hasn’t gone through those nights of, as the lead track talks about, “playing records without you?” It’s great.’ – Ted Leo
“a short gem of a soundtrack for living a complicated life,”- Will Butler – Arcade Fire, Stereophonic
“Hearkening back to a Dig Me Out era Sleater Kinney, Moore’s expansive sound covers love and all its mishaps with a catchy, blast loud and sing proud thoughtfulness. Blending garage rock with soul and experimental undertones” – Paste Magazine
Lane Moore is an award-winning writer, actor, comedian, and musician whose writing on loneliness and connection deeply resonates—her first two books, “How To Be Alone” and “You Will Find Your People,” both became #1 bestsellers, with praise from outlets ranging from The New York Times to NPR to Oprah Magazine, even inspiring a TEDx Talk on the art of being alone. Her comedy has earned her recognition through her successful comedy show “Tinder Live!” and contributions to The Onion; her acting work includes roles on HBO’s “Girls” and “Search Party.”
LANE MOORE + IT WAS ROMANCE, her full band that includes kindred spirits in Angel Lozada (drums), Ryan Ross (bass), and Lisa Bianco (lead guitar), is now poised to release their follow-up EP Final Girl. Following their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album in 2015, which earned them “Best Band of the Year” from BUST Magazine, the new EP blends shredding garage rock guitars and experimental drums with heartbreaking synthpop and intimate lyricism, documents Moore’s journey through isolation and the vulnerable process of letting people in.
The new EP kicks off with the lead single, “Playing Records,” with Moore in a state of extremely cautious optimism. When the shining chorus begins, Moore sings, “And I’m starting to have a little faith, I don’t have much going on to be happy about.” “It’s absolutely possible to realize everything around you is painful, except this one small thing,” Moore says. “And to decide you’re going to go directly in the direction of that joy, even if it blows up in your face, because for right now it just feels so good to feel something remotely hopeful.”