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Originally from Tennessee and Venezuela respectively, bandmates Mac Folger and Rui DeMagalhaes first met in New Orleans’ house show scene and formed Lawn a few years later with the addition of Mac’s roommate at the time, drummer Nick Corson. The band quickly recorded their first full-length, the raw and scrappy Blood on the Tracks, in 2018 with Ross Farbe of Video Age. Released via Minneapolis-based Forged Artifacts (City Pages’ Best Record Label of 2019), the debut saw Lawn open for the likes of The Drums, Surf Curse, Omni, Hovvdy, Hoops, and more. Gold Flake Paint called it “a bold and brilliant set of songs that teem with energy,” and Post-Trash added, “Lawn kind of sounds like if The Cars were a jangly indie rock band and forgot to use their keyboards.”
After Corson departed from the band — to be replaced by another New Orleans transplant Hunter Keene — Lawn decided to take their time with the forthcoming follow-up, Johnny, which is set to release September 4, 2020 via Fat Possum imprint Muscle Beach Records. Recording with friend and local mainstay Matthew Seferian (Pope, Matt Surfin' & Friends) at his studio The Palace gave them the freedom and leeway to make music at their own pace, getting everything exactly right. Rui says, “We’re such good friends with Matt, he gave us the liberty to come and go as we please and modify things as we wanted. No time constraints. Meer... |
| It took us three months to track and mix the record. We came in after work, just whenever we could. We kept it organic and loose, with good vibes all around.”
“Matt was a big early supporter of Lawn,” adds Mac. “Very encouraging from the get-go. I knew he had the best interest of the band at heart.” With the goal of documenting the way the band sounded in real-time, all of the basic tracks were recorded live by the trio, with occasional overdubs by friends Merle Law and Duncan Troast. Former drummer Corson sings backup on several songs as well. Live at the Ukrainian American Citizens' Association (Ukie Club on Franklin), Philadelphia, PA. July 28th, 2022. released September 6, 2024 Mac - Guitar/Vocals Rui - Bass/Vocals Nick - Drums/Vocals |