RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM FIRST CONTACT, REVEAL INCREDIBLE LIVE PERFORMANCE FILM FOR ‘OUT OF TOUCH’ + PERFORMING SOLD-OUT SHOWS IN QLD

A first brush with love, an introduction to the darkness of disappointment, one’s inaugural feeling of hope amidst a world devoid of meaning – these are the experiential lenses through which First Contact is best heard and felt. It is this sense of narrative immersion that stands at the center of the project, always connecting back to life’s milestones from one’s first breath to last.

“First Contact is all the moments we experience for the first time, how special they are and how important they are in shaping us as people. It is about those beautiful moments when we feel love for the first time, a child taking its first steps or travelling to a new destination. It’s also about the sombre moments in our life where we have lost something or someone for the first time and how we grow and change from these. We hope that this album sparks all the beautiful and important memories, feelings and emotions that you felt when you experienced something for the first time.” – Lastlings on the meaning behind First Contact

The album opens with the love-swept vocals of ‘Deja Vu’, cascading into ‘Take My Hand’ which presents a chase scene energy as fit for dancefloors as it is for science fiction’s past. ‘Out of Touch’ showcases the organic production that primes the album for mainstages worldwide, with delicate guitar licks proclaiming the duo’s destiny for live-electronic stardom. ‘False Reactions’, with its building melodic potency, ushers the listener through the precipice of the album where the intricacies of ‘Last Breath’ and ‘No Time’ demonstrate just why this band has truly arrived. It is at the record’s finale that its meaning truly takes form, with ‘I’ve Got You’ offering a timely look into the artists’ urgency to check in on those they love.Partially written at a remote snow-capped house in tranquil Aomori, a small fishing village on the northern side of Japan and their grandparents’ hometown, Lastlings weave elements of Japanese landscapes and cultural touch points throughout First Contact. The album also has clear recalls to their cinematic, science fiction muses: Blade Runner, Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Studio Ghibli films.

Lastlings’ deep sense of artistry and determination have set them apart across today’s musical landscape. Championed by Grammy-nominated trio RÜFÜS DU SOL, Lastlings has been warmly welcomed to the band’s own label, Rose Avenue Records. Since then, they’ve worked with producers like SG Lewis, remixed by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and toured with industry giants like Two Door Cinema Club, Bob Moses, and Glass Animals. Together with their three piece live setup featuring Josh on keys and guitar, a live drummer, and Amy on vocals, they have played career-defining sold-out shows alongside RÜFÜS DU SOL at Colorado’s Red Rocks, Los Angeles State Historic Park and many other renowned venues. Their latest single ‘Out Of Touch’ can currently be heard on the airwaves of triple j or found across a myriad of Apple Music and Spotify playlists globally.

It is with an inquisitive and open mind that listeners can find meaning at every turn as they experience Lastlings’ ever growing universe through the emotive soundscapes of First Contact.