NEWS : FRI, NOV 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
La Luz Announce Extra! Extra! Reworked Versions of Songs from News of the Universe Exclusively Available For Record Store Day Black Friday 2025!
La Luz returns with Extra! Extra!, the 5-song limited EP exclusively for Record Store Day Black Friday 2025! Picking up on the themes originally shared on their 2024 album News of the Universe, this limited EP showcases the band’s agility, with reworked versions of a selection of recent songs, offering new perspectives on already well-loved tunes.
“Extra! Extra! finds us unwinding and unravelling after a year on
the road in support of News of the Universe,” explains the band’s frontperson, Shana Cleveland. “Our planetary love letter to the strangeness and beauty of life on Earth.”
“After running around the globe, playing these songs every night, we thought it would be fun to deconstruct and reinvent them together. We headed back to Tiny Telephone in Oakland for a few sweet sessions, this time with the line-up of Audrey Johnson and myself (both having recorded for the album), joined by touring members Lee Paige and Maryam Qudus, the latter having joined the live band after producing and engineering News of the Universe.”
“Extra! Extra! finds us unwinding and unravelling after a year on
the road in support of News of the Universe,” explains the band’s frontperson, Shana Cleveland. “Our planetary love letter to the strangeness and beauty of life on Earth.”
“After running around the globe, playing these songs every night, we thought it would be fun to deconstruct and reinvent them together. We headed back to Tiny Telephone in Oakland for a few sweet sessions, this time with the line-up of Audrey Johnson and myself (both having recorded for the album), joined by touring members Lee Paige and Maryam Qudus, the latter having joined the live band after producing and engineering News of the Universe.”
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La Luz has spent much of 2025 tirelessly touring North America, Europe, and the UK in support of their News Of The Universe. They will conclude the year with a run, opening for Portugal. The Man, see below for a full list of shows.
La Luz has spent much of 2025 tirelessly touring North America, Europe, and the UK in support of their News Of The Universe. They will conclude the year with a run, opening for Portugal. The Man, see below for a full list of shows.
Fri. Nov. 21 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
Sat. Nov. 22 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed #
Tue. Nov. 25 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theater #
Wed. Nov. 26 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop #
Thu. Nov. 27 - Toronto, CA - History #
Sat. Nov. 29n- Boston, MA - Roadrunner #
Sun. Nov. 30 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes #
Tue. Dec. 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
Wed. Dec 03 - New York City, NY - Terminal Five #
Thu. - Dec 04 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer #
Fri. Dec. 05 - Washington, DC - Anthem #
Sun. Dec. 07 - Pelham, TN - The Caverns #
Mon. Dec. 08 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #
Tue. Dec. 09 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern #
Thu. Dec.11 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory #
Fri. Dec. 12 - Austin, TX - ACL Live #
# w/ Portugal. The Man
“…manages to turn personal chaos into something universally beautiful.” - The Guardian
“News Of The Universe luxuriates in collaborative experimentation while fixing birth, life and death in an unflinching gaze.” - [★★★★★] SHINDIG!
“With its captivating melodies and sci-fi charm, News
Of The Universe is as poignant as it is hopeful.” - [★★★★] MOJO
“News boasts robust, controlled sonics and arrangements, as if more money was used with good taste. Musically it widens with grace, too: Bits and pieces of krautrock and prog, vintage synth-pop and New Wave,
and ’70s pop-rock thread the psych flawlessly.” - [Grade: A] SPIN
“La Luz takes a big day-glo colored leap in News of the Universe, expanding a spooky, surf-rocking, girl-group sound into psychedelic overload. This is a full-on, trippy symphony, evoking baroque late Beatles, Os Mutantes
and Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.” - Dusted
“Producer Maryam Qudos evokes a retro-leaning atmosphere on the record, balancing wiry guitar fuzz with unfiltered drum sounds and swarming keyboard washes to give the band’s B-movie psychedelia a fresh depth.” -
[8/10 ] Under the Radar
“News of the Universe is La Luz’s best work yet.” - [★★★★ ½ ] FAR OUT
“A blissful psych exploration of embracing love in a
changing world. Their most ambitious to date.” - [★★★★ ½] LOUDER THAN WAR
“The first single is the spacey, bass-y bombast of ‘Strange World.’ It pairs the band’s cushioned cocoon of vocals with a snarl of guitar
and dosing of New Wave keys.” - Raven Sings The Blues
“‘Strange World’ may start with a familiar garage rock template to get pulses going, but this soon melts away to enter Stereolab territory before a menacing breakdown invokes guitarist John McGeoch’s work
with Siouxsie and the Banshees. Icy indeed.” - CLASH
Sat. Nov. 22 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed #
Tue. Nov. 25 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theater #
Wed. Nov. 26 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop #
Thu. Nov. 27 - Toronto, CA - History #
Sat. Nov. 29n- Boston, MA - Roadrunner #
Sun. Nov. 30 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes #
Tue. Dec. 02 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg #
Wed. Dec 03 - New York City, NY - Terminal Five #
Thu. - Dec 04 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer #
Fri. Dec. 05 - Washington, DC - Anthem #
Sun. Dec. 07 - Pelham, TN - The Caverns #
Mon. Dec. 08 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel #
Tue. Dec. 09 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern #
Thu. Dec.11 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory #
Fri. Dec. 12 - Austin, TX - ACL Live #
# w/ Portugal. The Man
“…manages to turn personal chaos into something universally beautiful.” - The Guardian
“News Of The Universe luxuriates in collaborative experimentation while fixing birth, life and death in an unflinching gaze.” - [★★★★★] SHINDIG!
“With its captivating melodies and sci-fi charm, News
Of The Universe is as poignant as it is hopeful.” - [★★★★] MOJO
“News boasts robust, controlled sonics and arrangements, as if more money was used with good taste. Musically it widens with grace, too: Bits and pieces of krautrock and prog, vintage synth-pop and New Wave,
and ’70s pop-rock thread the psych flawlessly.” - [Grade: A] SPIN
“La Luz takes a big day-glo colored leap in News of the Universe, expanding a spooky, surf-rocking, girl-group sound into psychedelic overload. This is a full-on, trippy symphony, evoking baroque late Beatles, Os Mutantes
and Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd.” - Dusted
“Producer Maryam Qudos evokes a retro-leaning atmosphere on the record, balancing wiry guitar fuzz with unfiltered drum sounds and swarming keyboard washes to give the band’s B-movie psychedelia a fresh depth.” -
[8/10 ] Under the Radar
“News of the Universe is La Luz’s best work yet.” - [★★★★ ½ ] FAR OUT
“A blissful psych exploration of embracing love in a
changing world. Their most ambitious to date.” - [★★★★ ½] LOUDER THAN WAR
“The first single is the spacey, bass-y bombast of ‘Strange World.’ It pairs the band’s cushioned cocoon of vocals with a snarl of guitar
and dosing of New Wave keys.” - Raven Sings The Blues
“‘Strange World’ may start with a familiar garage rock template to get pulses going, but this soon melts away to enter Stereolab territory before a menacing breakdown invokes guitarist John McGeoch’s work
with Siouxsie and the Banshees. Icy indeed.” - CLASH
La Luz
Extra! Extra!
01. News of the Universe (Extra! Extra! Version)
02. Strange World (Extra! Extra! Version)
03. Good Luck With Your Secret (Extra! Extra! Version)
04. I’ll Go With You (Extra! Extra! Version)
05. Poppies (Extra! Extra! Version)
Extra! Extra!
01. News of the Universe (Extra! Extra! Version)
02. Strange World (Extra! Extra! Version)
03. Good Luck With Your Secret (Extra! Extra! Version)
04. I’ll Go With You (Extra! Extra! Version)
05. Poppies (Extra! Extra! Version)