Name: Lnzndrf
Brand: LNZNDRF

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375 Media

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Release date

2016-02-19

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5123461

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652637361216

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LNZNDRF

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Alternative / Modern

The influential 4AD label was started in 1980 by music enthusiasts Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent with financial help from Beggars Banquet, whose record store chain the pair worked for. Originally called Axis, they released an initial series of four 7" singles before finding out that the name Axis was already being used by another label. They quickly came up with a new name, 4AD, inspired by typography on a flyer announcing their releases. Under Ivo Watts-Russell's guidance, drawing influence from other UK indie labels such as Beggars Banquet, Postcard Records and Factory, 4AD quickly established a unique identity thanks to both the cover designs of Vaughan Oliver/v23 and the label's unique numbering system.

In 1992, 4AD entered a highly publicized Stateside distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records, opening offices in New York headed up by Robin Hurley. The label was largely run from California for most of the decade after Ivo Watts-Russell moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90s. In November 1999 it was announced that Martin Mills had taken over as chairman and relocated its HQ to London.

Decoding their unique numbering system reveals various formats like mail-order only releases (4AD), LPs (CAD), MP3 downloads (EAD), posters (FAD), videos (VAD) and more. The numeric portion of their catalog numbers

LNZNDRF is an alt.rock super group consisting of two brothers who are members of The National and Beirut collaborator Ben Lanz. Their name, which reads as Lanzendorf, is a combination of their three members' last names.
With influences from bands like EL VY, Pfarmers, and Handsome Furs, LNZNDRF creates a unique sound that captivates audiences. Their music has been described as a blend of alternative rock with elements of indie and post-punk.
Known for their powerful live performances and thought-provoking lyrics, LNZNDRF has gained a dedicated fan base around the world. Their discography includes critically acclaimed albums that showcase their musical prowess and artistic vision.

Newest Listed Items

LNZNDRF’s II is a mass hypnotism, somehow both thunderous and trance-inducing. Recorded in extensive, shamanistic jam sessions at Austin’s Public Hi-Fi in September 2019 and later edited down to give it shape, these songs feel like Right Now, with some toes testing the waters of the future.The brothers Scott and Bryan Devendorf (The National), Ben Lanz (The National, Beirut) and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Arntz (Beirut, Grizzly Bear) are in headlamps and spelunking gear, descending into a somnambulant space. Album deep cut Ringwoodite, with it’s skittering, lithe and precise drums, is a summer sparkler of song — whizzing by at such a clip it leaves you giddily following its traces. On its heels are the computer lover Gaskiers and come- on-slow motorik anthem Stowaway that, while not connected by sound, work in tandem to put LNZNDRF fully in the canon of strange and indelible krautrock.Its incantations seem to beckon the dystopia of present day as much as they beckon the Big Mystery awaiting us when we finally bust through its barrier. It won’t be a utopia but it will at least be something different. As it goes on the lysergic post-punk standout You Still Rip: "We'll live like fruitless trees towards endless breeze linked as we please, the burning bridges smolder in our wake.” Red rover, red rover, send LNZNDRF over.

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