[NOW SHIPPING] Lavender Blue - The In Between Posted 06 Mar 2025
Lavender Blue's latest album The In Between is out now on digital and cassette!
The record kicks off with “The Veil” and “Craggy”, both pieces that ruminate on the spaces between emotional and physical states, and question, is this all there is. Shifting into “Wishbone”, co produced by Mary Steinbrecher (BEX) we get a taste of fuzzed out emo against the backdrop of an angsty refrain. “Fill Me Up”, produced by Colin Miller (MJ Lenderman, ColinMiller) pulls inspiration from shoegaze and lo-fi recording styles contrasting the sweet intention of the lyrical content, a wish to love until the end of life.
This carries the listener onward to “Blue Indigo Road”, written on a long drive from Delaware to Asheville. “Blue Indigo Road” was originally inspired by the passing of Zuskin’s grandfather. The most straightforward mentions of life and death are in the final verse “we’re born and buried by the ones we love”. This makes way for the warbly tape effected “Scarlet Blood” produced alongside Landon George (MJ Lenderman, Indigo De Souza) that layers guitars, as the refrain repeats “what goes around comes back again” and culminates with a time bending sound scape amidst a pitched down voicemail.
“Vapor”, produced by longtime collaborator Mike H. Johnson is a dreamy escape from some of the heavier themes on the record, pulling in electronic drums, synths and videogame references. Johnson, also engineered and mixed the record. The heavy riffing “Rubberband” which Zuskin says was an experiment in song form draws on her more technical guitar playing and loops the angsty lyrical content back into the record before it culminates with the soft meditation of “Zoom In”, produced by Zack Kardon (Indigo De Souza). A last reminder to the listener to breathe in and breathe out.
The In Between is for those who find themselves peering at the weeds growing from the cracks in the sidewalk, analyzing their dreams, getting lost in the trees and craning their ears for the wind. Spanning genres, Lavender Blue can be found somewhere between alternative rock, folk, indie and americana. The record is meant to be a sonic journey. Keeping the listener engaged and guessing, and questioning, is this all there is? This in between?
You can pick up the cassette here or on Lavender Blue's Bandcamp.
Save on shipping and grab one in person tomorrow at her album release show at Static Age Records in Asheville.
