FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 1, 2024

 

 

FALLING UPWARD out December 13, 2024

“Love Bash's immersive sound and visual artistry break conventional boundaries, defying expectations and resisting easy categorization.”

 

“As electrifying as it is thought-provoking.”

 

"[Falling Upward] explores any and every sonic facet encompassing elements of dance, synthwave, house, gospel, soul, indie, R&B, and more, making this record a must listen."

(New York, NY) On their long-awaited full-length debut, Falling Upward, Love Bash have crafted a musical multiverse that chronicles founding member Adelaide “Adi” Day’s journey of gender transition through an exuberant interplay of deeply felt songcraft, collectivist performance, and limitless creative invention. The album follows the path of Adi’s journey towards transition in staggering detail, chronicling her struggle to come to terms with trauma and unmet expectation, of suffering great loss before finally achieving self-acceptance through an understanding of who she truly is. The panoramic range of Love Bash’s timeless sonic approach – encompassing elements of dance, synthwave, house, gospel, soul, indie, R&B, and more – extend those humanist themes even further, its blissful electro-pop lit by singular ingenuity, audacious energy, and a remarkable spirit of purpose.  

 

While intensely personal, songs like the sonorous, trap-infused new single, “Falling” (featuring Elizabeth Kinslow), present a patently universal perspective on how each of us navigate life’s perpetual fluidity, understanding that each passing day is filled with possibility and continual change.

 

“[‘Falling’] relates to going against conformity and the obligations of my relationships to begin to live for myself,” Adi explains. “I found that the vessel of my identity was broken at its core and lacked artistic integrity, so I had to trust my spirit and throw away the old ideas of who I am and start over."

Central to Love Bash’s inclusive objective was to platform a cadre of wholly dissimilar yet equally gifted vocal artists, using their distinct voices to relay the complex emotions that filled Adi’s introspective songs. Love Bash began integrating and aligning with a network of local musicians, vocalists, and more, each of whom adds beguiling shades to Love Bash’s already variegated template. In addition to Kinslow, Falling Upward features vocals by Ruby Dibble, Rachael Green, and Larry James.

 

“We believe in respecting everyone’s diverse views, talents, and personalities,” says Love Bash co-founder Brandon Christopher, “and that everyone can find purpose and joy through engaging with ourselves, listening to our hearts, and developing our individuality. For this project, we brought together a wide variety of  creatives and endeavored to incorporate everyone’s unique talents in service to a universal humanistic theme of self-exploration and the acceptance and love for all people, this is the meaning of Love Bash!”

 

Though their project began as an act of personal self-expression, Adi and Brandon have come to an understanding that Love Bash is not only about their own narrative, but embracing similar needs in others and the greater community around them. Love Bash remains nose to the grindstone, working on new songs and content while also directing their seemingly limitless energies towards establishing an inclusive working environment for other LGBTQ+ artists via their independent production company, Spruce Alley.  

 

Rich with deeply personal meaning, ardent integrity, and an unwavering belief in creating something greater than themselves, Love Bash’s debut album captures a brave and idiosyncratic duo buoyed up by an evolving sense of scope and their own abilities, determined to continue pushing boundaries within their art and within themselves. Falling Upward is a heart-rending, searching, but ultimately joyful celebration of self-affirmation and diversity, of our common need to embrace one’s true identity and live to our fullest capacity with passion and integrity.

 

Jillian Santella

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