× Ha Ha Tonka's new album "Lessons" on Bloodshot Records today

Ha Ha Tonka's new album "Lessons" on Bloodshot Records today


They sit at the crossroads of Americana and indie, where Alabama meets Arcade Fire, shakes their hand and takes them out for a drink. We're talking about Ha Ha Tonka here.


As the title implies, the inspirtation behind "Lessons" stems from life's biggest ones. Motivated by late illustrator and renowned children's author Maurice Sendak's musing on the creatice process and what it means to be an artist, the band captured this message and the fragile, oft-irrational comedy of life in sonic form. Produced by Dan Molad (Lucius) and The Ryantist, the notion of life's immediacy is kept firmly at the forefront of Lessons. The band toys with the theme of living beyond a normal lifetime- the concept of reliving and rewriting our lives, and the lessons we can all learn along the way.

The album can now be streamed via 3VOOR12/Luisterpaal: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/albums/Ha-Ha-Tonka.html.