Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus.
Matthew Correia, Miles Michaud, Pedrum Siadatian, and Spencer Dunham are Allah-Las. This week’s session finds the band recording an inspired set in a Topanga Canyon pump house, covering three tracks spanning 1969-2004. The band, in their own words, below. . .
Allah-Las :: Come On (Jesus & Mary Chain)
We recorded these covers in an old pump house in Topanga with our friend Kyle Mullarky. The Jesus & Mary Chain are among our favorites and this song especially because it’s so much fun to play.
Allah-Las :: I Cannot Lie (Cass McCombs)
Cass has long been a favorite musician and songwriter of ours and a legend in the LA music scene. We wanted to pay our respects to the man and all shared a love for “I Cannot Lie”.
Allah-Las :: Lady Rachel (Kevin Ayers)
“Lady Rachel” is one of Kevin Ayers’ best songs and we all went through a period of being obsessed with it. The music and lyrics are so perfect and draw you into the eerie world he’s created. It’s a song that’s hard to categorize. We started off with learning the guitar part for fun but it quickly evolved into us working out the whole arrangement and recording a cover.
Lagniappe Sessions Archives / imagery via d norsen.
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“Lady Rachel” is great. I freaked out about the original when it showed up in an edition of Reverberation Radio.
love these guys sound
I’ve written two comments on this post. How come they don’t show up?
AD: thanks for all Allah-Las posts. My new favourite band.
Allah-Las: welcome to Debaser Strand, Stockholm in Sept.
Bring lots of merch, I’ll make up for my d/l’s.