Lutalo announces their debut album, The Academy

Named after the St. Paul, MN school they grew up attending on a scholarship, the same school F. Scott Fitzgerald attended and famously dissected throughout their work. The Academy traces themes of being an outsider, class and contemporary America.

Speaking of the new single, Lutalo says: “‘Ocean Swallows Him Whole’ is a partial Icarus reference. It is more widely about interacting with a place, environment, or person with preconceived intentions. Going into that interaction with the thought of ‘what can I get out of this’ or ‘how can this serve my personal image.’ This ultimately consumes their true self as a means to fit in or gain personal standing. Something that is rooted in our culture, and an observation I’ve made about how people engage with popular cities and people they project ideas on to. It makes sense given our society so I want to make it clear that this isn’t a position of judgment, simply observation."

The Academy follows on from the gentler sounds of last year’s AGAIN EP and their collaboration with bedroom pop phenom Claud on "Running".

Tracklist:

1. Summit Hill
2. Ganon
3. Ocean Swallows Him Whole
4. Broken Twin
5. Big Brother
6. Caster
7. 3
8. Oh Well
9. About (Hall of Egress)
10. Haha Halo
11. Lightning Strike
12. The Bed