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On the cusp of embarking on their 12th European tour, the ever-evolving band Loch Lomond has concocted a brand new split vinyl. The record is shared with fellow Portland, Oregon band, Completions, who will be touring with Loch Lomond to support the record.
Loch Lomond’s We Go There Often was written in summer backyards, half-wild gardens, and a cozy trailer with chickens wandering underfoot. The instrumentation is reflective of the folk beginnings of the group, a foundation of guitar and piano lovingly rounded out by chime bells, cello, and musical saw. Founder Ritchie Young’s voice propels the songs forward with its powerful range and unique timbre.
Completions’ Regulars draws from founder Shawn Alpay’s new fatherhood of his daughter, Marlow. Alpay's lyrics have always leaned in a reflective direction, but there's a deeper sense of transparency and empathy here, which touch on emotional inheritance, the effect of burnout on a new marriage, and the mental health of dear friends. Marlow will be touring along with Alpay and his bandmate and wife, Brooke Parrott (Completions & Loch Lomond).
Loch Lomond has enjoyed prominent placements like “Wax & Wire” in a Red Bull BMX video featuring Danny MacAskill, which went viral with 43 million streams and garnered the band worldwide attention.Notable tours include dates with The Vaselines, The Decemberists, Peter Broderick, and the supergroup Case, Lang, Viers.
Shawn Alpay has served as a cellist for Father John Misty, Sleater-Kinney, Whitney, and How To Dress Well. He produced and engineered at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco for many years. Completions released its first album I Needed Help in 2022, roping in friends from Death Cab for Cutie, Beirut, and Laura Stevenson.
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Shawn Alpay’s pursuits have borne plenty of fruit. He's served as a cellist in many projects, including Father John Misty, Sleater-Kinney, Whitney, and How To Dress Well. He worked as a producer and engineer at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco for many years. And his solo project Completions released its first album I NEEDED HELP in 2022, roping in friends from Death Cab for Cutie, Beirut, and Laura Stevenson. But the biggest and most unexpected turn to his journey landed earlier this year.
He became a dad.
Having an infant means having a lot of unexpected 2am pockets to pick up a guitar and reflect, resulting in some of the most prolific and forthright songwriting of Shawn's career. "Your kid's existence somehow allows you to step outside yourself and more objectively describe your journey, and the choices, the pain, the joy, all of it," Alpay says. "The shaping of Marlow gets me dwelling on how I was shaped, and how I want more for her than what I got. These are universal parenting themes, I know -- but they then intersect with my precise story, and it's a thrill to see that exploration turn into songs and words that I know are worth sharing."
Alpay's lyrics have always leaned in a reflective direction, but there's a deeper sense of transparency and empathy in his latest efforts, which touch on the double-edged sword of emotional inheritance, the effect of burnout on a new marriage, and the mental health of dear friends. And of course, there's a song about Marlow in there too.
In the summer of 2025, Completions will release a split 12" vinyl and tour Europe with his wife's project, Loch Lomond. They'll have their toddler daughter in tow, and she might even be old enough by then to sing along.
Read MoreHe became a dad.
Having an infant means having a lot of unexpected 2am pockets to pick up a guitar and reflect, resulting in some of the most prolific and forthright songwriting of Shawn's career. "Your kid's existence somehow allows you to step outside yourself and more objectively describe your journey, and the choices, the pain, the joy, all of it," Alpay says. "The shaping of Marlow gets me dwelling on how I was shaped, and how I want more for her than what I got. These are universal parenting themes, I know -- but they then intersect with my precise story, and it's a thrill to see that exploration turn into songs and words that I know are worth sharing."
Alpay's lyrics have always leaned in a reflective direction, but there's a deeper sense of transparency and empathy in his latest efforts, which touch on the double-edged sword of emotional inheritance, the effect of burnout on a new marriage, and the mental health of dear friends. And of course, there's a song about Marlow in there too.
In the summer of 2025, Completions will release a split 12" vinyl and tour Europe with his wife's project, Loch Lomond. They'll have their toddler daughter in tow, and she might even be old enough by then to sing along.
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