News: Annabel Lee announces debut LP Mother’s Hammer & shares delicate track ‘Los Angeles’

Today, Los Angeles-based alt-rocker Annabel Lee announces her debut album Mother’s Hammer due out March 8. Alongside the announcement, Lee shares the powerful final single of the project, ‘Los Angeles’ out everywhere now. The most delicate and heart-wrenching song on the forthcoming LP, ‘Los Angeles’ is the comfort to which every hopeless creative can empathetically cry along. With a pulsating soundscape like an unstable heartbeat, the track lifts and falls as a trepid exhale.

Written mostly while in quarantine in 2020, Mother’s Hammer gave Annabel Lee time to reflect on preceding years which were some of the hardest of her life. After a cross-country move to pursue music, Lee found herself in challenging situations, from struggling with addiction and running out of money to ending an eight year relationship that left her without a place to live. It was from this profound hardship that an incredibly intimate, expansive body of work emerged. Diving into the subject matter, Lee shares, “Some of the stories on the album relate to being strung along by vampires in the industry. Being mistreated and taken advantage of. Fumbling around trying to fall in love and staying numb at every turn. Grieving the loss of friends, gone much too soon, and trying to see the silver linings but losing hope. Being 3,000 miles from anyone that actually knew me. It was a very dark and informative time.”

Over 11 compelling tracks, Annabel paints a realistic portrait of the human experience that never hesitates to confront even the most grim aspects of her life. Conversely, Annabel matches these darker emotions with joyous moments, shining a bright light on womanhood with gritty, fiery energy as she finds her own strength and begins to fully trust herself. The music meets her where she is, putting both her artistry and humanity on full display like never before.

All songs were written by Annabel Lee, and produced and recorded by Justin Glasco. It was mixed by Ryan Lipman and mastered by Jett Galindo at Bakery Mastering. All vocals are also by Annabel Lee and instrumentation is by Lee and Glasco.

Today’s release, ‘Los Angeles’ is an achingly honest track that presents Lee at her lowest. It builds to expose the deepest parts of Annabel where she falls victim to her own weaknesses. “’Los Angeles’ is a song I wrote at my rock bottom,” Annabel reveals. “It’s the true story of leaving an eight year relationship, living out of my car, escaping all the way into all of my vices, and entering the darkest mental space I’ve ever experienced. I guess it felt easy to blame the city where it all happened, but this place can really feel like it has a personal vendetta against you. It’s the feeling of that Winston Churchill quote–‘If you’re going through hell, keep going.’”

Now, ‘Los Angeles’ has become an anthem belted by her fans at her packed shows throughout the city.

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