Description

In Landes words: Its a daydreaming song about wanting a life of excitement and adventure rather than a dull and ordinary life one where people underestimate you and belittle you. And where youre forced to buy into capitalism and become a pathetic, losing player in a game that you hate. Id rather escape and live in a queer space fantasy and be brave.

Available on limited turquoise vinyl.

It is with both pride and excitement that we announce the reissue of House Without A View, the out-of-print second album by singer-songwriter Lande Hekt the first of a three-part reissue series on Circuitry, with Going To Hell and Gigantic Disappointment (first time physically) to follow in the coming months.

With a new album Lucky Now released on Tapete in January, supported by an extensive spring UK tour (dates below), Landes contemporary twist on the classic C86 indie sound with a queer feminist punk identity lyrically explicit throughout is drawing in an ever-growing audience of devotees, such is the consistent quality of her songwriting, and the personality within.

The opening track of the album is Half With You which is about growing into yourself as a queer person, and enjoying who you are after not enjoying it for so long, says Lande. Cut My Hair is about how her relationship with her gender has changed over the last few years, becoming more comfortable in herself and understanding more about what makes her happy. Its also about how easy it is to not talk to people when youre struggling, which is something I did for a long time, admits Lande.

The title track of House Without a View deals with childhood trauma and how events of our formative years affect us so much into our adult lives and are intrinsic to our personalities and the way we cope (or dont) with life and relationships, says Lande. Although theres darkness and sadness within the record, theres also some shining beacons of positivity and a light-hearted side, albeit with a side of frustration. Lola was written about Landes cat shortly after she came to live with her and her girlfriend. Shes the first pet Ive ever had and I wasnt quite ready for how hard it would be to not be able to verbally communicate with her. I worried constantly that she was depressed because all she did was sleep, but my girlfriend assured me that that was regular cat behaviour.