Dope Lemon - Hey You
LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Hey You’ - Dope Lemon
We head to the southern hemisphere to meet the Australian band Dope Lemon. You might recognize the lead singer, Angus Stone, of sibling indie-pop duo Angus and Julia Stone. Dope Lemon features a more electric, '90s slacker rock sound than on his regular projects, With its hypnotic bassline and rich groove we love this track from a recent live Mahogany session. The song is taken from their new album ‘Smooth Big Cat’ released on September 27th.
Dope Lemon's first album grew out of Angus writing at home on his farm and jamming with friends in his recording studio on the property. Prior collaborators Rohin Brown (the Walking Who) and Elliott Hammond (the Delta Riggs) are among those to appear on the finished debut, ‘Honey Bones’, which arrived on Universal in the spring of 2016. This was followed by the EP ‘Hounds Tooth’ in early 2017, before Angus returned to working with his sister to record their fourth collaborative LP, Snow. The Dope Lemon project was revived in early 2019 with the single "Hey You," accompanied by the announcement of its second studio album, ‘Smooth Big Cat’, and an accompanying tour. With a more conceptual focus, the album focused around the Smooth Big Cat persona, described by Stone himself as "a mystical creature of leisure." The album, continuing in the beach rock sound of its predecessors, was released on BMG in the summer of 20