{"product_id":"lala-lala-sleepyhead_aec-haar11914-1","title":"Lala Lala - Sleepyhead","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited cloud-colored vinyl LP pressing. Originally released in October 2016 as a long-since sold-out self-released cassette, Hardly Art is proud to announce that Sleepyhead, the debut full-length from celebrated Chicago band Lala Lala, is now available again. Recorded in a basement over the course of five days during a typically-inhospitable Midwestern winter, Sleepyhead is an auspicious-if, at the time, criminally overlooked-debut effort from the young songwriter Lillie West and her then-lineup of supporting players (Abby Black on drums and Karl Bernasconi on bass). Unlike 2018's critically-acclaimed The Lamb, Sleepyhead is a rawer, more punked-up album with fewer lyrical metaphors obfuscating it's intimate, direct emotionality. Committed to tape in an urgent outburst of creative energy, the self-produced record eschews overdubs and takes unfussy aim at the listener's ears, heart, and the lump in their throat. Album standout \"Fuck With Your Friends\" was a breakthrough moment for West-it was the first song she ever wrote, one that tumbled out of her fully-formed, setting her on the path that's led to her recent successes. It's also emblematic of Sleepyhead's confessionalism and fearless forthrightness: \"I drink more than I want to 'cause it makes you easier to talk to \/ And what you're saying is boring,\" West sings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardly Art","offers":[{"title":"New \/ Vinyl \/ Sleepyhead Hardly Art","offer_id":47244419105076,"sku":"HAAR11914.1","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/7436\/1652\/files\/3699841-2412840.jpg?v=1773939351","url":"https:\/\/www.fye.com\/products\/lala-lala-sleepyhead_aec-haar11914-1","provider":"FYE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}