Indie-pop singer/songwriter Lande Hekt (formerly of Muncie Girls) announced a new album, “Lucky Now“, due out January 30th, 2026 via Tapete Records. She also shared its lead single, “Favourite Pair of Shoes,” via a music video.
Hekt had this to say about the song in a press release: “I wrote this song when I was listening to a lot of The Bats and The Chills, it probably sounds nothing like any of that Flying Nun stuff but that was what was inspiring me at the time. Despite the lines that lean towards despair, I think this is quite a hopeful song. It’s about rising out of a pit of hopelessness and doing something really positive. The song features my old friend and longtime collaborator Samuel Bedford.
Hekt wrote and recorded “Lucky Now” with producer Matthew Simms (Wire, It Hugs Back).
We first sang together when we were 16, we recorded a song together for his folk solo project, then we were in an indie rock band together when we were 21 called Selfish Son. Sam sang on my song ‘Kitchen’ in 2020 and now he sings on this song and ‘Coming Home.’ Each of these collaborations are 5 years apart which is tidy.”
“Favourite Pair of Shoes” is the first single from the album “Lucky Now“, out 30th January 2025 on Tapete Records.
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