Why Bonnie – ‘Nowhere, LA’

Posted on the 27 July 2022 by Spectralnights

Keeled Scales signings Why Bonnie have shared ‘Nowhere, LA’ ahead of the release of their debut album ’90 in November’ on 19August. The song – with the LA in the title referring to Louisiana – finds Blair Howerton comparing a broken-down car to the stalling of a relationship: ‘This song is about looking at a relationship in the rear view mirror. Once you’re further away from a place, you can see it all more clearly and with a bit more understanding’. This taking a step away to evaluate feelings and actions is complemented by the alt-folk, almost stop-start sound that brings to mind acts as diverse as Big Thief and Bully. There’s a melancholy air to the vocals as Blair reminisces on how: ‘It wasn’t my fault, but it wasn’t yours either’.