Lasse Lokøy announces new album, & The Roommates

"Lot of People Here" began with a passing piece of advice from neighbour Øystein Greni (Bigbang): write the first half like Lennon, the second like McCartney. Its lyrics mirror the heavy traffic of the 5 freeway and the endless grid of houses before turning inward, asking where he belongs, as Lasse explains:

“It embodies two crises. An inner crisis of belonging, and the climate and political crisis of the world. I hoped I’d find an answer while writing but instead found peace in the drifting. I’ve drifted far from where I started and I don’t know where I’m going either. I guess I’ll keep on going.”

The album took shape after Lokøy left LA, where he spent three years producing and working closely with Toro y Moi, Uffie and Om’Mas Keith. Back in Oslo, he moved into an old school for deaf and blind students designed by the famed architect Sverre Fehn. Thirteen people lived in the building, scattered across rooms connected by ramps, brick corridors and soft natural light. It was here that the band formed.

“I’ve been inspired by diaristic writers lately. This is the first album where I showcase more of myself as a singer-songwriter, while previous albums were more of a production showcase. It’s not a concept album. It’s more like a photo album, just inward instead of outward, capturing different versions of myself. Some moments are intense, some are fun and sweet. None of the words feel dishonest to me and that’s all I can hold myself accountable for,” hey says of his new writing process.

Tracklist:

1. When Everything Was Intuitive
2. Treatment
3. Tag Along
4. Julia (feat. Emma Jensen)
5. New Wounds
6. Raining in LA
7. Jam (feat. Vuyo)
8. Many Times - Interlude (feat. Safario)
9. Clay of My Heart
10. The More You Know
11. Italy
12. Lot of People Here