NEWS : MON, SEP 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Lael Neale Shares Official Video For New Song “Some Bright Morning”
Today, Lael Neale is sharing the official video for the new song “Some Bright Morning,” which is available now on all streaming services worldwide from Sub Pop.
An outtake from this year’s critically acclaimed Altogether Stranger, “Some Bright Morning” is an uptempo burst of lo-fi rock n’ roll in the tradition of Loaded-era Velvet Underground (think “Train Comin’ Round the Bend”). The track is powered by a blown-out vintage drum machine and pairs Neale’s signature Omnichord with the driving rhythm guitar and explosive backwards soloing of her producer and accompanist, Guy Blakeslee. Neale’s radiant vocal shines throughout.
The song’s protagonist, like all of us, is searching for meaning and belonging in an increasingly polarized world, driving through civilization and filling up the gas tank yet again as world events take ever stranger turns. Neale’s poking fun at the “grass is always greener” mentality that results from the dominant gospel of salvation through consumerism, the marketplace of endless self-help products and techniques, a hamster wheel that’s always pulling us out of the present moment.
Describing the “Some Bright Morning” music video, in which she performs chores on her family’s farm, Neale says, “My dad is a farmer, and as I watch him working, day in and day out, I realize being an artist is very similar. Both are tending to work that is never done, in service of a broader life-long vision. There’s always more to do, new approaches to take, and leaps to make in the midst of mundane everyday tasks. You have to be motivated by a belief in what you are doing without attachment to the results. There’s a quiet satisfaction in the daily steps.”
Lael Neale’s fall tour in support of Altogether Stranger begins this Thursday, September 25th in Toronto at Wavelength at St. Anne’s and currently ends December 6th in London, UK at Ivy House. Please find a complete list of dates below.
An outtake from this year’s critically acclaimed Altogether Stranger, “Some Bright Morning” is an uptempo burst of lo-fi rock n’ roll in the tradition of Loaded-era Velvet Underground (think “Train Comin’ Round the Bend”). The track is powered by a blown-out vintage drum machine and pairs Neale’s signature Omnichord with the driving rhythm guitar and explosive backwards soloing of her producer and accompanist, Guy Blakeslee. Neale’s radiant vocal shines throughout.
The song’s protagonist, like all of us, is searching for meaning and belonging in an increasingly polarized world, driving through civilization and filling up the gas tank yet again as world events take ever stranger turns. Neale’s poking fun at the “grass is always greener” mentality that results from the dominant gospel of salvation through consumerism, the marketplace of endless self-help products and techniques, a hamster wheel that’s always pulling us out of the present moment.
Describing the “Some Bright Morning” music video, in which she performs chores on her family’s farm, Neale says, “My dad is a farmer, and as I watch him working, day in and day out, I realize being an artist is very similar. Both are tending to work that is never done, in service of a broader life-long vision. There’s always more to do, new approaches to take, and leaps to make in the midst of mundane everyday tasks. You have to be motivated by a belief in what you are doing without attachment to the results. There’s a quiet satisfaction in the daily steps.”
Lael Neale’s fall tour in support of Altogether Stranger begins this Thursday, September 25th in Toronto at Wavelength at St. Anne’s and currently ends December 6th in London, UK at Ivy House. Please find a complete list of dates below.
Thu. Sep. 25 - Toronto, ON - Wavelength at St Anne’s
Fri. Sep. 26 - Montreal, QC - POP Montreal
Sat. Sep. 27 - Providence, RI - AS 220
Sun. Sep. 28- New York, NY - Nightclub 101
Mon. Nov. 03 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
Tue. Nov. 04 - Portland, OR - White Eagle
Thu. Nov. 06 - San Francisco, CA - 4 Star Theatre
Fri. Nov. 07 - Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place
Sun. Nov. 09 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
Tue. Nov.18 - Rome, IT - 30 Formiche
Wed. Nov. 19 - Milano, IT - Arci Bellezza
Thu. Nov. 20 - Torino, IT - Spazio 211
Fri. Nov. 21 - Geneva, CH - Les Créatives Festival
Sun. Nov. 23 - Annecy, FR - Le Brise Glace
Tue. Nov. 25 - Barcelona, ES - VOL
Wed. Nov. 26 - Madrid, ES - Mazo @ Sala Juglar
Sat. Nov. 29 - Lisbon, PT - ZDB
Fri. Dec 05 - Margate, UK - Where Else?
Sat. Dec. 06 - London, UK - Ivy House
Fri. Sep. 26 - Montreal, QC - POP Montreal
Sat. Sep. 27 - Providence, RI - AS 220
Sun. Sep. 28- New York, NY - Nightclub 101
Mon. Nov. 03 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern
Tue. Nov. 04 - Portland, OR - White Eagle
Thu. Nov. 06 - San Francisco, CA - 4 Star Theatre
Fri. Nov. 07 - Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place
Sun. Nov. 09 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
Tue. Nov.18 - Rome, IT - 30 Formiche
Wed. Nov. 19 - Milano, IT - Arci Bellezza
Thu. Nov. 20 - Torino, IT - Spazio 211
Fri. Nov. 21 - Geneva, CH - Les Créatives Festival
Sun. Nov. 23 - Annecy, FR - Le Brise Glace
Tue. Nov. 25 - Barcelona, ES - VOL
Wed. Nov. 26 - Madrid, ES - Mazo @ Sala Juglar
Sat. Nov. 29 - Lisbon, PT - ZDB
Fri. Dec 05 - Margate, UK - Where Else?
Sat. Dec. 06 - London, UK - Ivy House
Neale’s Altogether Stranger, which was released earlier this year, was written by Neale, with production and mixing by Blakeslee at home in Los Angeles, and mastering by Chris Coady.
Altogether Stranger is now available on CD/LP/All DSPs from Sub Pop. LPs purchased from megamart.subpop.com (North America), Mega Mart Europe (in UK/EU), your local record store and at Neale’s live shows will receive the limited Loser edition on Lavender (NA) and Magenta (UK/EU) vinyl. There is also a special edition available through Rough Trade in the UK and EU on Cream White vinyl (All LP colors whilst stock lasts!).
What People Are Saying About Lael Neale’s Altogether Stranger:
“With this album, Neale manages to translate existential torment into strange and beautiful sounds, yet again progressing with the chimerical vision of rock & roll that’s uniquely her own.” ★★★★ ½ All Music
“While oscillating between these conflicting states, Neale delivers her near-apocalyptic songs with eloquence and sangfroid. If Altogether Stranger is Neale bidding adieu to Los Angeles, then it is an unforgettable farewell.” 8/10, PopMatters
“…an artist who’s becoming something special” ★★★★ MOJO
★★★★★ SHINDIG!
“A daydream you don’t want to get out of” - Les Inrocks
“This is an explicitly fallen world and yet…one of strange lynchian wonder.” Uncut
“With this album, Neale manages to translate existential torment into strange and beautiful sounds, yet again progressing with the chimerical vision of rock & roll that’s uniquely her own.” ★★★★ ½ All Music
“While oscillating between these conflicting states, Neale delivers her near-apocalyptic songs with eloquence and sangfroid. If Altogether Stranger is Neale bidding adieu to Los Angeles, then it is an unforgettable farewell.” 8/10, PopMatters
“…an artist who’s becoming something special” ★★★★ MOJO
★★★★★ SHINDIG!
“A daydream you don’t want to get out of” - Les Inrocks
“This is an explicitly fallen world and yet…one of strange lynchian wonder.” Uncut