Le Trouble, 'Reality Strikes' (Debut EP, Out November 5 via Lava Records)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJiAZZrJzzrVFN-RzZ6CNqqoecXdlOP2KRcgzqhxtzk6IltbR3vCB5k-Nw-laFSoGRQi1ezDxywaXIPuJ6gf3yTkxjZWeBjxQtgk7_cKpHoFylgffUnWVtyvmIvC161uXED8dpqSIaTI/s1600/Le+Trouble+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJiAZZrJzzrVFN-RzZ6CNqqoecXdlOP2KRcgzqhxtzk6IltbR3vCB5k-Nw-laFSoGRQi1ezDxywaXIPuJ6gf3yTkxjZWeBjxQtgk7_cKpHoFylgffUnWVtyvmIvC161uXED8dpqSIaTI/s400-rw/Le+Trouble+.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></i></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Real Talk (Part 2)" specializes in glossy falsetto, a shamelessly showy, swollen chorus, and splashy keyboards — a mix </span></i><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>that makes good on Le Trouble's goal to "ride that thin line between Meat Loaf, Hall and Oates, and punk."</i> <b>- SPIN</b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">"Combining the urban grit of Fort Lean with the youthful vitality of Reptar, it’s brash and raw </span></i></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>and </i></span><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>everything you could want from a garage band in 2013."</i> <b>- Neon Gold</b></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><i>"...this record is going to be a dance party favorite."</i> <b>- NYLON Guys</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="327" loading="lazy" src="https://d19cgyi5s8w5eh.cloudfront.net/img/2662ee4298497be55d967b3f8bd83e6d9c412a18" width="312" /><b><span style="color: #232323; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://dmanalytics1.com/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fletrouble-1%2Freal-talk-part-2-1%3Fin%3Dletrouble-1%2Fsets%2Fle-trouble-ep%2Fs-MVmVU&i=3&d=1YWXU7VX-64YX-4V3U-YU07-3YX2164UV76Z&e=thinkinelectronic%40gmail.com&a=92Z9239Y-187X-4VUZ-9540-7Y8ZXUY845X4" target="_blank">Stream/Download </a>"Real Talk (Part 2)"</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://dmanalytics1.com/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fletrouble-1%2Fmission-bell-1%2Fs-MVmVU%3Fin%3Dletrouble-1%2Fsets%2Fle-trouble-ep%2Fs-MVmVU&i=4&d=1YWXU7VX-64YX-4V3U-YU07-3YX2164UV76Z&e=thinkinelectronic%40gmail.com&a=92Z9239Y-187X-4VUZ-9540-7Y8ZXUY845X4" target="_blank">Stream/Download</a> "Mission Bell"</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #232323; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="line-height: normal;"></b></span></div> <div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #232323; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Montreal’s garage rock outfit Le Trouble is set to release </span><span style="color: #232323; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reality Strikes, </span><span style="color: #232323; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">their debut EP for Lava Records, on November 5. The six-song collection offers a fitting first glimpse at the quintet's elegantly catchy musical mischief. </span></span></b></div> <div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #232323; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></b></div> <div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></b></div> <div style="display: inline; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #232323; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Driven by the first single "Real Talk (Part 2)," the band echoes the likes of first-EP-era Arcade Fire and </span><span style="color: #232323; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is This It-</span><span style="color: #232323; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">era The Strokes, while conjuring its own irresistably raucous sound in the process. Boasting a big hook and snappy guitars, you'll be humming along instantly.</span></span></b></b></div> <div> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></b></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="display: inline; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><b><b><span style="color: #232323; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Le Trouble first came together in 2011. The five musicians tapped into an overpowering chemistry and quickly constructed their independent debut. That first release attracted Lava in 2012, and they signed the band. Reality is about to strike… get ready for your new, not-so-guilty pleasure. </span></b></b></b></div> </span><br /> <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="line-height: normal;"></b></span></div> <div style="display: inline; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><b><b><span style="color: #232323; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></b></b></b></div> </div> <div style="background-color: white;"> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="263" loading="lazy" src="https://d19cgyi5s8w5eh.cloudfront.net/img/ba54210ef1b88ce189f9a863946e05fa988beca8" width="263" /><b><br /></b></span></b></div> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reality Strikes - </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EP Tracklisting</span></span></div> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /><b><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b></span><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Mission Bell</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Help You Out</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Real Talk (Part 2)</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Fine Line</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Reality Strikes</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Red Shirt</span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"></b></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></b></div> <div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> <b style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #232323; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For more information on Le Trouble, click </span><a href="http://dmanalytics1.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crash-avenue.com%2Fcurrent-roster-2%2Fle-trouble%2F&i=6&d=1YWXU7VX-64YX-4V3U-YU07-3YX2164UV76Z&e=thinkinelectronic%40gmail.com&a=92Z9239Y-187X-4VUZ-9540-7Y8ZXUY845X4" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a></span></b></b></div> </div>

Le Trouble, 'Reality Strikes' (Debut EP, Out November 5 via Lava Records)

"Real Talk (Part 2)" specializes in glossy falsetto, a shamelessly showy, swollen chorus, and splashy keyboards — a mix that ...