Lucius – “Heartbursts”

Max Wagner

Lucius – “Heartbursts”

Max Wagner

Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, the two singers behind the indie-pop project Lucius, are prolific collaborators, and they’ve recently toured and recorded with people like the War On Drugs and Brandi Carlile. Next month, Lucius will return with Second Nature, their first album since 2016. Brandi Carlile and Dave Cobb co-produced the LP, and it’s got backup vocals from Carlile and Sheryl Crow. We’ve already posted the early singles “Next To Normal” and “White Lies,” and now Lucius have shared another song.

“Heartbursts” is a synthy, upbeat track that seems likely to appear in at least one prominent TV commercial before the year ends. The track’s got a flashy video from director Teresa “Toogie” Barcelo. The clip tells the story of a bunch of random strangers at a swap meet who all start dancing together and who all have some kind of transcendent experience. Wolfe and Laessig get in on the choreography. Check it out below.

Second Nature is out 4/8 via Mom + Pop Music (US and Mexico), Dine Alone (Canada), and Second Nature Records/Secretly Distribution (the rest of the world). Pre-order it here.

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