La Luz – the band led by Shana Cleveland – has dropped a new single today titled ‘Poppies.’ The baroque Sergeant Peppers-esque pop song has an air of dystopian surrealness that colours much of La Luz’s new material. The single follows on the heels of their recently announced new album, News of the Universe, out May 24.

La Luz’s Shana Cleveland on ‘Poppies’: “‘Poppies’ is about the surreal feeling of going through the horror and isolation of a cancer diagnosis and treatment and then suddenly being out in the bright world again, trying to make sense of it all, feeling like I’m walking through a waking dream, seeing the first wildflowers come out and feeling a similar sense of rebirth.”