LATEWAVES Share "Same Air" and "Italian Smokes" Ahead of New Album Release

Ashbury Park alt-rock band LATEWAVES have announced their new album LATEWAVES which is due out on September 29, 2023 via Open Your Ear Records. On the new album, the trio comprised of Mike Pellegrino (guitar/vocals), Shawna Grabowski (drums/vocals) and Howie Cohen (bass/vocals) blur the lines of genres they never asked to be in and firmly state they are here to be an anthemic rock and roll band. Ahead of the album’s release the band shared the lead single “Same Air” and more recently “Italian Smokes”.

The band says, “’Same Air’ is inspired by the narcissist, whether proverbial or actual, in your life that you let get under your skin. A person that you can never do right by due to their unrealistic standards and false entitlement. It’s a 3 and a half minute middle finger to whoever is trying to define you. Don’t let them. Cut out the toxic people in your life. Love yourself. Musically inspired by the power choruses on Oasis’ ‘What’s the Story Morning Glory’ over guitars that sound somewhere in between a dream and a racetrack while the drums blow open the doors from 00:00 until the end.”

Speaking about their latest single the band says, “’Italian Smokes’ is inspired by a panic attack I had on the beautiful streets of Florence, Italy, induced by the graphic pictures of rotting teeth and holes in throats displayed on the cigarette boxes they sell over there,” the band shares. “‘Italian Smokes’ may be inspired by anxiety, but it’s about GRATITUDE. Gratitude for the people in your life that can talk you off the ledge, that you can count on to help you keep going, and your chosen family.

They continue: “Musically inspired by the somber yet happy medium found in The Replacements’ Can’t Hardly Wait’. Wispy guitars over a Casio inspired drum beat turned into a real life performance by Shawna. It makes you want to cry but you can’t tell if they’re happy or sad tears.”

LATEWAVES’ singles can be streamed at the links below:

Same Air
Italian Smokes

For More Info on LATEWAVES:

Website: www.latewaves.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/latewaves
Twitter: www.twitter.com/latewaves
Instagram: www.instagram.com/latewaves
Spotify: spoti.fi/3CKFUma
Youtube: ??www.youtube.com/@latewaves2600
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@latewaves

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