A mesmerizing visualizer video featuring the original photograph by Susan Jennings used for the cover art of both “The Call” original 2022 mix and the new “The Call (VIP Mix) is available on YouTube.
This 2025 mix — featuring a newly recorded guitar solo and completely upgraded mixing and mastering — is available for streaming on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, TIDAL, and other digital platforms. Download the single in your choice of audio formats from Bandcamp.
Ryan & Anji Lum revisit their 2022 single, “The Call,” with an even moodier and more atmospheric 2025 reboot. The new VIP Mix amplifies the song’s shoegaze and dream pop essence with a bigger, better guitar sound and more immersive ethereal vocal harmonies. The hook-laden guitar lead and spacey synths evoke The Cure, while the track’s melancholic yet driving energy harks back to Ryan’s early 90s work, as well as the duo’s 2018 album, ‘Life Goes On.’ Anji’s emotive vocals shift effortlessly between bold confidence and dreamy sincerity, adding depth to the song’s hypnotic pull. A nostalgic yet refreshed take, this version of “The Call” is a hauntingly beautiful throwback with a modern twist.
Out now on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple, Amazon, YouTube, and other digital platforms.
Lovespirals return with their third new song of 2024 , “Used To Be,” a captivating track that intertwines 90s-inspired dream pop and electronica with unexpected hints of soulfulness. Evoking the early Love Spirals Downwards era, Ryan combines atmospheric textures, acoustic strums, and a goth-tinged guitar hook, building to an epic solo that closes the song with emotive resonance. Anji’s expressive blend of earthy and ethereal vocals, layered with harmonies, brings the song’s emotional depth to life. The result is an immersive, haunting, and reflective soundscape, pairing raw lyrical honesty with lush instrumentation.
“Used To Be” is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, Pandora, Juno Music, TIDAL now and other digital music services.
In 1994, Jon Gonzalez of Fond Affexxions magazine conducted an interview with Ryan and Suzanne for a Projekt Records promotional cassette. This cassette served to promote both Love Spirals Downwards’ sophomore album, Ardor, and the various artist tribute to Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Of These Reminders, both released the same year. In addition to the interview, the cassette also includes “Write In Water” from Ardor, and “Could I Stay The Honest One?” from Of These Reminders. Quotes from this interview were also used for a “Shorttake” article on Love Spirals Downwards in Fond Affexxions Issue 5: Winter Thaw 1995. We recently unearthed and digitized the audio from this archival tape and made it available on YouTube.
The Chillin’ with Lovespirals podcast was recently relaunched and the band are busy archiving past episodes including Ryan’s 2023 chat about the Flux Deluxe Edition. This ten minute audio show goes into detail about how Ryan remastered the original mixes that were used in both the expanded digital release, as well as the vinyl album — which hadn’t been organized yet at the time of recording. Stream the show here, or via your favorite podcasting service including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, iHeart, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, and JioSaavn.
After a 5 year hiatus, the Chillin’ with Lovespirals podcast/vidcast is back! Originally launched in June 2005 as an audio show, it later transitioned to a video show hosted on YouTube, but now it is available in both formats. Chillin’ with Lovespirals hasn’t been available on Apple Podcasts in quite some time, so it’s great to make a return as well as to join Spotify Podcasts for the first time.
In this laid-back and insightful podcast, Ryan and Anji discuss their creative process, the technology behind their music and videos, and how they’ve stayed relevant in the ever-evolving digital music landscape. With personal stories, inspiring artist discoveries, and behind-the-scenes looks at life as modern-day content creators, Chillin’ with Lovespirals offers an engaging mix of creativity, tech talk, and indie music insights from a duo that’s been pushing musical boundaries for over two decades.
You can subscribe to Chillin’ with Lovespirals on just about any podcast app including Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, and JioSaavn.
Subscribe to the video version via the LovespiralsOfficial YouTube channel.
Lovespirals’ new single, “Not Myself,” is a nostalgic nod to the band’s early millennium chillout sound. In contrast to the darker and more despairing vibe of “Noumenon,” “Not Myself” invites quiet meditation with its minimalist lyrics that exploring themes of self-identity, set against dreamy, slightly jazzy yet ambient soundscapes and soft beats. The perfect soundtrack for late summer moving into early autumn. 
Available now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, and Bandcamp.
Japanese blog, Drowning in Melancholy aka DIM, reviewed ‘Aitu’ by Melodyguild — the early 2000’s band of Suzanne Perry. This mini-feature gives a brief overview of the band’s origin as it compares the sound of this album vs Love Spirals Downwards’ work. Here is a partial transcription care of Google Translate.
Continue reading DIM Reviews “Aitu” by MelodyguildLost in Ohio just announced that they have sold out of the first pressing of the first-ever vinyl reissue of Love Spirals Downwards album, ‘Flux.’ But if you missed out on that limited edition pressing, not to worry! The record label is set for a second, even smaller, repressing of the white vinyl album, due to begin shipping on September 27, 2024. Preorder your copy via Lost in Ohio now!
The dark and atmospheric video for Lovespirals’ first new release since 2022 perfectly complements the mysterious mood of the song. Watch now on YouTube.
Stream “Noumenon” on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music or your fave digital music service.
