The Love Language

The North Carolina-based lo-fi indie rock outfit Love Language were formed in Raleigh by singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Stuart McLamb after a series of false starts, hard times, and general malcontent that found the newly reformed artist ready to embrace a healthier, less destructive lifestyle. Recorded, written, and produced in a storage space by McLamb alone on an old four-track, Love Language's 2009 debut was a heady blend of Guided by Voices-infused indie pop with nightmarish, Phil Spector-meets-Animal Collective-style production. The group’s slicker sophomore effort, Libraries, was released in 2010 on the Merge label. The band's third long player, Ruby Red, followed in 2013. ~ James Christopher Monger