We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Pure Chaos

by Lou Roy

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Features three tracks from "Pure Chaos":

    Side A:
    Valkyrie
    Uppercut

    Side B:
    Bull Ride


    Produced By Sarah Tudzin & Lou Roy
    Recorded by Sarah Tudzin at 64 Sound and The Snack Shack
    Additional Production & Programming & Mixing on "Valkyrie" by Cary Singer
    "Uppercut" and "Bull Ride" mixed by Dave Way
    Mastered by Riley Knapp


    Drums - Kyle Crane
    Bass - Sam Wilkes
    Keys, Guitar, BGVs, Arranging - Eric Radloff
    Sax - Sam Gendel
    String Arrangements by Ryan Reeson
    Additional Programming & Arranging on "Valkyrie" by Matias Mora

    Includes unlimited streaming of Pure Chaos via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 5 days

      $5 USD or more 

     

  • Black vinyl LP
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Pure Chaos pressed on 12" black vinyl. Expected in stock for July. Only available to US-based customers. UK-based customers can order from here lnk.to/LouRoy-PureChaos

    Includes unlimited streaming of Pure Chaos via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

  • Limited edition claret 12" LP
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Pure Chaos pressed on exclusive claret 12". ONLY AVAILABLE TO US CUSTOMERS. UK and Europe pre-orders can be made here lnk.to/LouRoy-PureChaos. Expected in stock by end of July.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Pure Chaos via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Sold Out

1.
Valkyrie 02:44
2.
Scroll 01:42
I stare at my phone all day What a nasty way to engage with the world What an unfair way to play I could play guitar and sing Hey - hey look I’m doing it now Crown my boss ass king! I’m inside, of inside And I Scroll
3.
Uppercut 03:10
4.
U.D.I.D 03:23
High watching baseball Harnessing chaos, dividing myself in six Hey speaking of crazy, that was wild on the phone today if ur serious about leaving Well I always want u here But I’m starting to get the deal If u don’t dare, I don’t dare If u don’t, I don’t High watching pinhead drag frank to hell and I wonder if I’ll go too Hey speaking of maybes, will we ever get to demming or was that just something u said? Well I always want u here But I’m starting to get the deal If u don’t dare, I don’t dare If u don’t, I don’t
5.
We could’ve locked eyes at the market Or in line at a department store You never know We could've been fast friends In a moment of serendipitous excellence You never know It coulda been dope I just get angry So angry I can’t talk But I think if we were strangers, if we met we’d get along I wanna laugh more I wanna cave in I wanna paint each other’s portraits in the kitchen But you know, it feels gross to say so I just get angry So angry I can’t bond And I know I am not blameless, But you know where you were wrong We love a good pink lip We love a lemon twist That’s not an accident But I, I can’t celebrate it We’re singing “All I want” You always find that lower harm “aah” We know that record by heart And if we were strangers I bet we’d get along We coulda locked eyes at the market Or in line at a department store You never know
6.
Myth 01:46
Turned the corner found a place of our own we were Ice melting in a cup by the poolside The way you moved I felt the grace of god Comin at me underwater as greta white shark Are you ready? Are you bad? I wanna give you everything and get everything right back Say you want with a voice like a myth A siren song, and I swam for it And if you’re ever back in town- Give me a call when you’re ready Are you bad? I wanna give you everything and get everything right back Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready, are you bad? I wanna give you everting and get, and get and get Pray for rain…. Are you ready? (Turned the corner found a place of our own we were) Are you bad? (Ice melting in a cup) I wanna give you everything and get everything right back (Comin at me underwater as a great white shark)
7.
I been down since ’07 down for whatever I been down since I met you down for whatever And I’ll be seeing you tomorrow Where every bite’s a peachy cobbler Have at me in your kitchen corner Have at me in your kitchen, babe I been down since ’07 down for whatever I been down since I met you down for whatever
8.
Bull Ride 02:11
One blue eye and one green What’s the last thing I’m gonna say before you leave Goodbye, sweet jack, I’ll see you in a dream With one good eye and one mean I’m gonna hurl now, I’m gonna scream Then I’ll all up a limousine Drive around and make some new memories Learn to keep ‘em just for me Bull ridin’ through new york Whiplash, back and forth Bull ridin’ through New York Whiplash back and forth, yeah
9.
Big Anvil 01:36
Endless hope for the future A big anvil dragging me down All my boys in my corner – it don’t look so tough now! One day I’m gonna take that girl to dinner One day I’ll get the band back together No shade, no shade, just a good vibe ;)
10.
Dream 03:13
I wanted to stay so bad One minute more Pink press-ons and leopard laughs One minute more, and I’d a had you Right where I wanted I don’t get that chance too often Dream baby it’s different in real life Dream baby, it’s different Dream babe, I’m forgiven Dream baby, you’re different and so am I Dream baby, it’s different in real life
11.
My dog Chasing after a butterfly He says to me “why can’t you crack a smile? You can eat bacon whenever you like!” My dad bought a new DVD player last night It’s 2020, but he’s got so much pride, he assembled it right Maybe I’ll write my hit song tonight…. HA! Momma takes a photo of the evening sky The stars all blurry, and the moon so bright She sees an angel, and I see my two thighs Maybe I’ll start my new diet tonight I see beyond my day-to-day bullshit And I feel ashamed I’m even talkin to ya, Why don’t we just…. Mmmm I see beyond my day-to-day bullshit And I feel ashamed I’m even talkin to ya, Why don’t we just…. Mmmm

about

Co-produced alongside Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties, Lou’s debut full-length 'Pure Chaos' arrives April 29th via Balloon Machine. ‘Pure Chaos’ is Lou’s take on our futile yet unavoidable attempt to give meaning to the chaos of life. Emblematic of her ‘all-in’ personality, it is a vibrant collection that shines with humour, invention and a peacock swagger.

Lead single, ‘Uppercut’ perhaps best symbolises the album concept. During the truly exultant chorus, Lou pledges to “have fun, even when we’re back on earth as pond scum”.

This commitment to seeking out joy, which not only informs ‘Uppercut’ but every aspect of ‘Pure Chaos’, comes from Lou’s admiration for Las Vegas.

Speaking about it on MUNA’s Gayotic podcast, she said: “Las Vegas is the funniest, sweetest thing we could have done as humans. I acknowledge that it’s fucked up but it started with us being in the middle of the desert and asking, ‘What do we like? Games, nudity, lights and money’ and making a playground out of that. It’s hedonism at it’s finest and while it may have failed spectacularly, the initial endeavour was fucking awesome.”

This spirit of Las Vegas also helped Lou find pleasure in life’s unpredictability. While it may be human nature to apply a narrative thread to life, ‘Pure Chaos’ thrives in its inconclusivity and spontaneity. With very little warning it transports us from lesbian desert sex parties to ‘a late night Fred’s’ - Lou’s local takeaway - with fast-friends ‘Mads, Sarah, Brian and Ren’.

This chaos also comes through in the urgent-genre shifts which move unrelentingly from short skits to acoustic balladry to a capella chants, and the unique instrument selections which see a bottle become the chief percussive instrument on previously released single ‘Valkyrie’ and the rustle of a Snickers wrapper feature in a similarly principal role on album-track ‘Big Anvil’.

Lou’s humour, warmth and filth shouts out unapologetically from every sentence of ‘Pure Chaos’, indeed it’s hard to think of an album that represents its creator more. Though shame may have followed such admissions previously, ‘Pure Chaos’ is the sound of an artist owning every ounce of her being and revelling in it with utter abandon.

credits

released April 22, 2022

All songs written & performed by Lou Roy

Produced by Sarah Tudzin & Lou Roy

Recorded by Sarah Tudzin at 64 Sound and at the Snack Shack in Los Angeles, CA

Tracks 2,3,8,9,10 mixed by Dave Way at Waystation

Tracks 1,4,6,7 mixed by Cary Singer at Cary’s Place

Track 5 mixed by Collin Pastore

Track 11 mixed by Sarah Tudzin at the Snack Shack

Mastered by Riley Knapp

Photography by Silken Weinberg

Design & Layout by Bella Porter

“Valkyrie”
Additional Production: Cary Singer
Vocals & programming: Lou Roy
Programming & Percussion: Sarah Tudzin
Bass: Sam Wilkes
Drums & Percussion: Kyle Crane
Saxophone: Sam Gendel
Programming: Eric Radloff, Matias Mora

“Scroll”
Acoustic Guitar, vocals, programming: Lou Roy
Programming & Synth: Sarah Tudzin

“Uppercut”
Acoustic guitar: Lou Roy
Electric guitar: Sarah Tudzin, Eric Radloff
Bass: Sam Wilkes
Drums: Kyle Crane
Synths: Sarah Tudzin

“U.D.I.D”
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals: Lou Roy
Bass: Sam Wilkes
Drums & Percussion: Kyle Crane
Saxophone: Sam Gendel
Background Vocals & Synths: Sarah Tudzin & Eric Radloff
Additional Programming: Cary Singer

“If We Were Strangers”
Vocals & Acoustic guitar: Lou Roy
Bass: Sam Wilkes
Percussion: Kyle Crane
Synth: Sarah Tudzin
Vibe: Tillman & Maeby

“Myth”
Programming, Vocals: Lou Roy
Programming, Synths: Sarah Tudzin
Bass: Sam Wilkes
Saxophone: Sam Gendel
Synths: Eric Radloff

“Down Since ’07”
Programming, Vocals: Lou Roy
Programming, Synths: Sarah Tudzin
Bass: Sam Wilkes
Saxophone: Sam Gendel
Percussion: Kyle Crane
Synths: Eric Radloff

“Bull Ride”
Acoustic Guitar: Lou Roy
Bass: Sam Wilkes
Saxophone: Sam Gendel
String Arrangement by Ryan Reeson
Cello: Emily Elkin
Violin: Jen Simone
Violin: Kaitlin Wolfberg

“Big Anvil”
Percussion: Sarah Tudzin, Lou Roy, Sam Wilkes, Kyle Crane
Vocals: Lou Roy, Ren Farren, Maddie Ross, Jayme Satery

“Dream”
Acoustic Guitar: Lou Roy
Acoustic Guitar (lead): Eric Radloff
Electric Guitar: Brian Green
Upright Bass: Sam Wilkes
String Arrangement by Ryan Reeson
Cello: Emily Elkin
Violin: Jen Simone
Violin: Kaitlin Wolfberg

“Talkin’ To Ya”
Electric Guitar (chuggin’): Lou Roy
Electric Guitar (rippin’): Sarah Tudzin

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Lou Roy Los Angeles, California

Lou Roy is a multi-genre singer and songwriter who has never done anything weird or wrong. Lou isn't tired or afraid, and has a refreshing take on absolutely everything. For instance, "The climate is doing totally fine and AI is not scary".

Her debut album 'Pure Chaos' is out 29th April on Balloon Machine Records
... more

contact / help

Contact Lou Roy

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Lou Roy, you may also like: