Slumberland has landed another great band. Humdrum is a new project by Chicago-based singer-songwriter Loren Vanderbilt III (formerly in Star Tropics), started to get through the pandemic. Every Heaven is his full-length debut album under this moniker, featuring ten dreamy new wave songs with jangly guitars and breezy vocals over driving rhythms, rooted in the 80s. That might come across as a clichéd interpretation, but this record sounds as fresh and contemporary as can be, thanks to the summery earworm melodies that sooth the searching lyrics. Standout track There And Back Again – a pitch-perfect pop tune with shimmering harmonies and catchy hooks – is one made for the repeat button, but there are more hits here.

Every Heaven is out now digitally and on vinyl LP through Slumberland Records.

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