The Paranoyds Return With New Single & Video “Lizzie”

LA based garage rock band The Paranoyds have announced that their sophomore full length, Talk, Talk, Talk, will be released on September 9th via Third Man Records. Along with the announcement the band have shared Lizzie, the album’s lead single and video that turns back time to the 80’s. The Paranoyds, who recently opened for Jack White in Los Angeles, are Southern California DIY rock royalty, unafraid and unapologetically in perpetual pursuit of a good time. Fueled by the energy of their live shows and a raw lyricism and subtle societal commentary that is blended with light-hearted playfulness and a sharp sincerity over fuzzy guitar, dreamy vocals and punchy, punky rock ’n roll. The band have also announced that they will also support Jack White for three dates this September including Asheville, NC, New Orleans, LA and Shreveport, LA.

“She’s cute, she’s passionate, she’s dedicated to her art, but there’s this one thing. She’s a walking contradiction. How does she consistently act in roles, where she plays a truth-seeker, a down-to-earth, relatable woman who’s usually trying to escape some sort of oppressive event or oppressive relationship and then in real life be completely bound to a religion with foundations that are essentially a science fiction novel?” (guitarist & vocalist LexiFunston)

Lizzie is the first taste of what’s to come from the band, it’s a gritty, lo-fi punk track that launches the four piece into space. The track’s video, directed by JJ Stratford, sees the band presented on an old TV donning silver costumes, ornate headwear made of tin foil and robotic movement. It’s a retro futuristic daydream that calls back to visuals of decades past. It’s nostalgic, while imagining what the future may look like. The album, Talk, Talk, Talk, gives the band space to expand, evolve and above all, have fun. Over eleven tracks, the band experiments with sounds that span an eclectic array of genres, from jazz, to lo-fi punk-rock and groovy R&B that melt together showcasing the innovative range of The Paranoyds.

“When we were recording ‘Lizzie,’ we knew we wanted it to sound like what people in the early 80s might have thought the not-so-distant future could look like. I think we might have said something like ‘Terminator’ and ‘Alien’ to our Director, JJ. She was able to spin those references and create an oddly delightful, intergalactic world, with an American Bandstand-type performance on a spaceship, which ends in our band being abducted by a “5G” goddess.” (The Paranoyds)

You can stream Lizzie, pre-order Talk Talk Talk and purchase tour tickets here