Ryan and Anji Lum’s brand new single for September is available now on all streaming platforms, digital music stores, and via YouTube Music.

From Bandcamp:

“So High” takes a break from narrative-based work and offers a refreshing late-summer dive back into the downtempo chillout of their surprise 2024 hit “Not Myself.” With laid-back beats and a melancholic vibe suggestive of the neo-soul sound of Sade and the moody, urban sophisti-pop of Everything But The Girl, the duo’s latest single is less dream pop than turn-of-the-millennium electro-acoustic nostalgia.

Featuring a mix of soulful sun-kissed lyrical snippets and light, jazzy vocalizations reminiscent of Lonnie Liston Smith’s “Summer Night,” Anji Lum’s dreamy vocals project a sophisticated ease, creating an emotional push-pull between sensuality and sadness. Driven by Ryan Lum’s signature blend of acoustic and atmospheric electric guitar, the track’s groove is defined by soulful wah-wah textures, vintage synths, and sultry saxophone—evoking the breezy warmth of Kool & The Gang’s “Summer Madness.”

“So High” is the perfect soundtrack for sipping chilled wine and watching the sky turn from golden afternoon to purple dusk.

Siren Podcast said of “So High” in their Instagram review (translated from the original Italian):

The music leaves behind the more introspective dimension of previous singles. Dream pop doesn’t disappear entirely, but it dissolves into the background as the duo moves toward a soft downtempo, infused with soul, jazz, and electronica.

Anji’s voice accompanies this shift without forcing it. These are colors that she and Ryan draw from a soul and pop aesthetic of a few decades ago and transform into something intimately their own, maintaining that electronic delicacy that has always accompanied the project.

Karl Magi said of the song in an AbsynthSpace review:

The music reflects a passionate mood and a chilled out sensibility, perfect for relaxation and dreaming, tinged with a hint of melancholy emotion to balance the sailing, graceful sensation within the music.

Be sure to read their full reviews via the links!

Stream “Desirable” from the Bandcamp player below, where you can also purchase a download, or add it to your streaming playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, or YouTube Music.

Watch the official lyrics visualizer below—created by Anji using photography by Ryan. Be sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell to stay connected as we continue to release our monthly singles.

Ryan and Anji Lum’s brand new single for August is available now on all streaming platforms, digital music stores, and via YouTube Music.

From Bandcamp:

Emerging from the heavy, interior themes of “Haunted,” “Broken,” and “Dissociate,” “Desirable” shifts its gaze outward. Sultry, jazz-tinged trip-hop downbeat carries a weary detachment—a last call barfly watching the room with a tired eye, attuned to the quiet gravity of desire as it pulls everyone closer.

“Desirable” unfolds as an enigmatic study in magnetism and distance, where vintage warmth meets modern depth. The arrangement moves with a slow, deliberate confidence, letting space and texture do the work of tension and release.

Anji’s breathy, seductive vocals, recorded in a single take, offer a storyteller’s intimacy—cool, measured, and just out of reach—underscored by a restrained high-harmony flourish. Paired with Ryan Lum’s evocative guitar and the duo’s hypnotic production, the track settles into a velvet-lined atmosphere that feels both intimate and faintly untouchable.

The Sirene podcast said of the single:

With “Desirable,” Love Spirals Downwards move into a more outward-facing dimension without losing the qualities that belong to their music: the warmth of a night and that almost hypnotic pull that is difficult to resist.

This time, though, the sensuality of a gaze and the desire running through the song are added to it all.

And so, chapter after chapter, Anji and Ryan continue to build their story, once again leaving us suspended between what we see and what their music enables us to imagine.

Stream “Desirable” from the Bandcamp player below, where you can also purchase a download, or add it to your streaming playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, or YouTube Music.

Watch the official music video below—filmed and edited by Anj. Be sure to subscribe and hit the notification bell to stay connected as we continue to release our monthly singles.