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Gg bb xx

Gg bb xx (stylized in all lowercase) is the fourth studio album by American pop band LANY. Released on September 11, 2021 through Side Street Entertainment and Polydor Records, it serves as a follow-up to their third studio album, Mama's Boy (2020). It is the band's final album to feature keyboardist and guitarist Leslie Priest, who left the band the following year.[5] The album was produced by Andrew Goldstein, John Ryan, and LANY.

gg bb xx
Studio album by
LANY
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2021
RecordedMarch–May 2021
StudioConway, Los Angeles
Genre
Length38:13
Label
Producer
LANY chronology
Mama's Boy
(2020) 		gg bb xx
(2021) 		A Beautiful Blur
(2023)
Singles from gg bb xx
  1. "Dancing in the Kitchen"
    Released: June 25, 2021
  2. "Up to Me"
    Released: July 15, 2021
  3. "Never Mind, Let's Break Up"
    Released: August 19, 2021
  4. "Roll Over, Baby"
    Released: August 25, 2021
  5. "Ex I Never Had"
    Released: September 2, 2021

The album was preceded by five singles. "Dancing in the Kitchen" was released as the lead single on June 25, 2021. A second single, "Up to Me", was released on July 15 along with a B-side, a demo of the album's fourth track "DNA". Two more promotional singles, "Never Mind, Let's Break Up" and "Roll Over, Baby", were each released in August while a music video for the song "Ex I Never Had" was released on September 2. In support of the album, LANY will embark on the gg bb xx Tour taking place in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.

Background and recording

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After wanting to record an album that was rooted in Southern country music, used more live instrumentation and was inspired by frontman Paul Klein's upbringing in Oklahoma, LANY released their third studio album, Mama's Boy on October 2, 2020.[6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the band were unable to tour to support the album. This resulted in the trio facing the decision to either take a break or start writing and recording sessions for a fourth studio album.[7]

In December 2020, Klein began writing material for a fourth album which was teased on social media. The band began recording sessions at Conway Studios in Los Angeles with producer Andrew Goldstein.[8] In May, the group concluded recording sessions. gg bb xx was announced on July 12, 2021 along with pre-orders and the announcement of the album's second single "Up to Me".[9]

Promotion

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Gg bb xx was preceded by five singles. On June 25, 2021, the lead single "Dancing in the Kitchen" was released accompanied with its music video directed by Matty Peacock.[10] The second single, "Up to Me", was released on July 15, alongside a demo recording of the album's fourth track "DNA".[11] A third single, "Never Mind, Let's Break Up", was released on August 19.[12] "Roll Over, Baby" was released as the album's fourth single on August 25.[13] A music video for the song "Ex I Never Had" premiered on September 2.[14]

Through the months leading up to the album's September release, LANY also released two collaborative singles. On June 9, 2021, the band released "I Quit Drinking", a collaboration with American country pop singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini, with a music video premiering on June 15.[15][16] On the same day, LANY frontman Paul Klein and Ballerini debuted the song live at the 2021 CMT Music Awards.[17] On August 6, LANY and 220 KID released the single "Stupid Feelings".[18]

In support of gg bb xx, the trio will embark on a world tour beginning in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2021 and continuing with a 25-date run in the United States and Canada in October and November.[19] The band performed a sold out headlining album release show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on September 3, 2021.[20]

Track listing

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Gg bb xx track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Get Away"
3:05
2."Up to Me"
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
2:48
3."Never Mind, Let's Break Up"
  • Klein
  • Goldstein
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
2:42
4."DNA"
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
2:57
5."Roll Over, Baby"
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
3:27
6."Live It Down"
  • Klein
  • Hodges
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
3:19
7."Dancing in the Kitchen"
  • Klein
  • Goldstein
  • Ryan
  • Pollack
  • LANY
  • Ryan
3:29
8."Ex I Never Had"
  • Klein
  • Goldstein
  • Kevin Fisher
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
3:21
9."Somewhere"
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
3:36
10."Care Less"
  • Klein
  • Ryan
  • Pollack
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
  • Ryan
3:19
11."'Til I Don't"
  • Klein
  • Goldstein
  • Ryan
  • Pollack
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
2:59
12."One Minute Left to Live"
  • Klein
  • Ryan
  • Pollack
  • LANY
  • Goldstein
  • Ryan
3:13
Total length:38:13

Notes

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for gg bb xx
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 53
US Billboard 200[22] 114

References

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  1. ^ Founder, Michael La Torre (August 31, 2021). "Album Review - LANY: 'GG BB XX'". Alt Revue.
  2. ^ a b "REVIEW: The latest from LANY, 'gg bb xx,' is a fun ride with little depth". August 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "gg bb xx CD". Lany.
  4. ^ "gg bb xx by LANY on Apple Music".
  5. ^ "LANY on Instagram: "hello family we're writing songs and making a new album and feel so energized about the future. As we move into a beautiful year of music and touring, we wanted to share that our brother les has decided to leave the band to focus on life as a writer/Producer in nashville. We love him and his family with all of our hearts and are forever grateful to him for building LANY with us into what it is today. No one will ever be able to replace him so LANY will continue as just us - paul and jake. Swipe for some of the best mems 🌹and as a memento, we're re-printing for the final time our JAKE LES PAUL t-shirts. Available for the next 48 HRS only. Les 👊🏼 les 👊🏼 LEs 👊🏼 LES"".
  6. ^ ""It's definitely our best album ever": Paul Klein of LANY talks about new album, Mama's Boy". Bandwagon. October 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Paul Klein | LANY Frontman Is Ready For His Close Up". Flaunt Magazine.
  8. ^ "LANY on Instagram: "album 4 🍉🧿🧊🍭🍋📱💿"". Instagram.
  9. ^ "LANY on Instagram: ""gg bb xx" - our new album - out september 3, 2021. and fiiinnneee we'll drop 2 new songs in like 60 hours. LOVE YA!!!!"". Instagram.
  10. ^ Paul, Larisha (June 25, 2021). "LANY Shares New Single 'Dancing In The Kitchen' From Upcoming Album".
  11. ^ "up to me / dna [demo] - Single by LANY" – via music.apple.com.
  12. ^ Robles, Jonathan (20 August 2021). "LANY's new song 'never mind, let's break up' is deceptively catchy". Variance Magazine.
  13. ^ "'Roll Over, Baby' the new track from LANY". August 26, 2021.
  14. ^ "LANY - ex i never had (official video)" – via www.youtube.com.
  15. ^ ""I Quit Drinking": Kelsea Ballerini and LANY's new song looks at heartbreak with sober clarity".[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ Nicholson 6/15/2021, Jessica. "Premiere: Kelsea Ballerini, LANY Reveal Rain-Soaked "I Quit Drinking" Video". CMT News. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Nicholson 6/9/2021, Jessica. "CMT Music Awards: Kelsea Ballerini, LANY's Paul Klein Debut "I Quit Drinking"". CMT News. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Stupid Feelings - Single by 220 KID & LANY" – via music.apple.com.
  19. ^ @thisisLANY (19 July 2021). "PRESENTING U THE "GG BB XX" TOUR - UK, USA, AND CANADA YOU'RE UP FIRST. 30 SHOWS AND PLAYING SONGS FROM ALL ALBUMS.…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "LANY Album Release Show at the Troubadour". The Scenestar.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "LANY Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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