Lō – DREAM TOUR

In this Dream Tour segment, the electronic band, Lō, let you know who they would like on their ultimate tour lineup. You can check out the feature, after the break.

Could Nine Inch Nails, Alanis Morisette, and Phantogram ever populate the same stage? After openers like MSMR and Banks? Might be a stretch, but whatever, it’s OUR Dream Tour, so we’re going to dream big.

NIN and Alanis have been influences of ours long before we started working together. The grit and grime of Trent, the feral nature of Alanis, and the abrasiveness in general from this era of Rock were things we really wanted to incorporate into Lō’s sound. The production value for Jagged Little Pill and Downward Spiral, along with countless other 90s Rock albums was something we don’t really hear anymore. We wanted to take our time, create intricacies, and sound good, rather than just sound new.

But we did also want to tie in modern Electronic/Pop elements in our songs. We loved the delicacy and ethereal arrangements of artists like MSMR and Banks. Songs like “Dark Doo Wop” and “Waiting Game” create an expansion of space that you can feel in your chest. They put you in a celestial trance. Make you float. The vocals emote in a different way than the in-your-face style of Trent and Alanis, but you can still feel it just as deep. We wanted that too.

During our “searching for a sound” phase, we kept throwing great songs out there for inspiration from radical sides of the spectrum. We loved different elements of each one, but struggled to create a cohesive vision of how to tie the two worlds together. We started to think maybe we should pick a lane and stick to it. But none of us liked that idea so it came to a bit of a standstill.

Enter Phantogram. It took all of about one minute into “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” to see that it could be done, and done well! It was the linchpin we had been searching for. The dirtiness and the elegance complimented each other in a completely unique way. Sarah’s vocals were dreamy yet wild. The tracks unapologetically fused Hip-Hop loops with grungy Electronic synths and Pop hooks. Something clicked after that.

So maybe it’s a stretch. But our Dream Tour would be a dissection of our sound, beginning with the contemporary grace of MSMR and Banks. Transitioning into the darker, more brooding and conflicted vibe of Phantogram, and then cutting to the core of us. At the heart of our influences, the headliners would be Alanis Morissette and Nine Inch Nails.

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