[Cover photo credit to Mars Alba]
NYC-based noise Rock/Shoegaze outfit Laveda has released new song and video for “Strawberry”, taken from their upcoming album Love, Darla, out September 12, 2025 via Bar/None Records. The song originally evolved organically from a spontaneous session, and it came from “raw ideas, tested live on tour.” The band feel that it helped them develop their sonic identity.
Guitarist Jake Brooks says:
“Strawberry” was an integral part of discovering the landscape that the other songs on the album would eventually live within.
He continues:
“Strawberry” started as a jam between Ali [Genevich, lead vocalist] on bass and me on guitar. We sent it to Joe [Taurone, drummer] and he completely expanded it into this sick drum part.
Playing unfinished music live helped us discover what made the songs tick.We made tweaks over time and eventually ended up with something much more refined. It was an integral part of shaping the entire record.
Ali Genevich says about the lyrics:
It’s about trying to escape from your inner demons. It’s incredibly inspiring to create art in NYC, but the noise – literal and figurative – makes it overwhelming. Social media doesn’t help. People say messed up things in comments. It bums me out. I guess I consider myself to be whatever the opposite of a parasocial is.
Laveda has also announced a tour across the States that will see them perform in locations such as Chicago, IL, St Louis, MO, Nashville, TN, Austin, TX; Los Angeles, CA and San Francisco, CA with more shows to be announced in the coming weeks.
Laveda tour dates:
| September 16 | Brooklyn, NY | Baby’s Alright (album release) |
| September 18 | Rochester, NY | Bugjar |
| September 19 | Buffalo, NY | Revolution Gallery Lounge |
| September 20 | Cincinnati, OH | MOTR |
| September 21 | Chicago, IL | Burlington Bar |
| September 22 | Indianapolis, IN | Healer |
| September 23 | St Louis, MO | Sink Hole |
| September 24 | Nashville, TN | Basement (matinee show) |
| September 25 | Dallas, TX | TX Tea Room |
| September 26 | Austin, TX | Mohawk (Levitation – support for The Dandy Warhols) |
| September 27 | El Paso, TX | Rosewood Bar |
| September 28 | Phoenix, AZ | Thunderbird Lounge |
| September 30 | San Diego, CA | Soda Bar |
| October 1 | Los Angeles, CA | Permanent Records Roadhouse (late show) |
| October 2 | Las Vegas, NV | Grey Witch |
| October 5 | San Francisco, CA | Kilowatt Bar |
| October 10 | Seattle, WA | Conor Byrne |
| October 11 | Richland, WA | Ray’s Golden Lion |
| October 12 | Bellingham, WA | The Shakedown (support for Shilpa Ray) |
| October 14 | Salt Lake City, UT | International |
| October 16 | Kansas City, MO | miniBar |
| October 17 | Padukah, KY | Padukah Beerworks |
