Originally released in October 2016 as a long-since sold-out self-released cassette, Hardly Art is proud to announce that Sleepyhead, the debut full-length from celebrated Chicago band Lala Lala, will be available for the first time ever on LP and CD. Recorded in a basement over the course of five days during a typically-inhospitable Midwestern winter, Sleepyhead is an auspiciousif, at the time, criminally overlookeddebut effort from the young songwriter Lillie West and her then-lineup of supporting players (Abby Black on drums and Karl Bernasconi on bass). Unlike 2018s critically-acclaimed The Lamb, Sleepyhead is a rawer, more punked-up album with fewer lyrical metaphors obfuscating its intimate, direct emotionality. Committed to tape in an urgent outburst of creative energy, the self-produced record eschews overdubs and takes unfussy aim at the listeners ears, heart, and the lump in their throat. Album standout Fuck With Your Friends was a breakthrough moment for Westit was the first song she ever wrote, one that tumbled out of her fully-formed, setting her on the path thats led to her recent successes. Its also emblematic of Sleepyheads confessionalism and fearless forthrightness: I drink more than I want to ’cause it makes you easier to talk to / And what you’re saying is boring, West sings. This pressing of Sleepyhead also includes new artwork and LP copies arrive on cloud-colored vinyl. It will be available worldwide on August 23rd, 2019.

Track listing
01. Exorcism
02. Fuck With Your Friends
03. Dream Song
04. Cool Party but Then We All Left
05. Okie Dokie Doggy Daddy
06. Nothing
07. Bully
08. Monollith
09. Bed
10. Lala Song
11. Future Flower