Returns with new LP, ‘Last’. The group’s latest full-length— their followup to 2015’s heralded ‘Self Portrai’t arrives June 30th on Deathwish Inc.

For nearly two decades, San Francisco’s Loma Prieta have evolved in front of our eyes. With each release, they have elevated the post-punk subgenre to high art without abandoning the heart at its core; all serving as an artistic reflection for their personal growth amid the complex world that surrounds us all. Their latest— the forthcoming full-length ‘Last’ will arrive June 30th from Deathwish Inc. A long eight years since their most recent LP, and three years since their excellent ‘Continuum b/w Fate’ 7inch, ‘Last’ is comprised of eleven new songs that took shape amid the turbulence the world has collectively faced since. The emotional tension within each song on ‘Last’ is palpable; at times unfurling contemplatively with delicate melody while at others, exploding with sonic violence. The songs all give voice to the manic nature of the modern human experience. Filmed and edited by Evan Henkel with art direction by Brian Kanagaki.

Of the new track, Loma Prieta’s Sean Leary comments, “‘Glare’ is a song talking about the two meanings of the word -glare- and where they intersect. A blinding brightness vs. a hateful stare, more simply, light vs. dark. Within this, a metaphor about how light and dark play with our sight, same as love and hate cloud our mind; love and hate are so closely tied in the human psyche, becoming confusingly similar in tone when felt full-on. Musically, this track runs the gamut of these strong diametric opposites- beginning contemplative, moving into hatred and rage, concluding with bright, cathartic triumph. The track features an appearance by Loma Prieta’s longtime friend and collaborator Josh Staples (The New Trust, The Velvet Teen).”

Loma Prieta, on tour:

6/30 Oakland, CA Ivy Room
7/1 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen #
7/2 Detroit, MI Sanctuary #
7/3 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme #
7/4 Toronto, ON Garrison #
7/5 Montreal, QC Bar Le Ritz PDB #
7/6 Pawtucket, RI Machines #
7/7 Brooklyn, NY TV Eye #
7/8 Philadelphia, PA Milk Boy *
7/9 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery *
7/10 Pittsburgh PA @ TBA

w/ Frail Body #
w/ Eyelet *

‘Last’, tracklist:

Sequitur
Nsaids
Sunlight
Dose
Fire in Black & White
One-Off (Part 2)
Circular Saw
Symbios
Dreamlessness
Glare
LLC

Photo courtesy of the artist.