Late Season Blooms are back with "Whole Night Heartache," the latest single from their third album, "A Curious Recollection of All That Might Have Been." It's a heartbreaker of the highest order, submerged beneath swatches of filtered guitar fuzz and bittersweet melody.
The Bay Area indie garage rockers return with their signature sound, a shot of alt-country warmth, and a dash of garage grit in the wake of their 2023 critical hit, "The Demoralization of Impressionable Youth." "Whole Night Heartache" lands like a messy, cathartic confessional told after one too many drinks in all the most righteous ways.
There is something direct and unmediated about the track. The band leans into the pain, allowing jangly riffs and a brisk rhythm section to bear the emotional weight. Exhausted and aflame vocals alternate between trying to forget and holding on. The tension propels the song, making it the soundtrack to a night you can't sleep through, even if you could.
Late Season Blooms are a perfect blend of memories and defiance. It is raw enough in its production to sound garage-born but with enough polish to let the emotion breathe. And as with the other nine songs on the album, "Whole Night Heartache" seeks meaning.
"A Curious Recollection of All That Might Have Been" is now available on all streaming services via CD Baby, and fans will also be able to purchase the album on vinyl or CD through Bandcamp shortly. If this single is anything to judge by, there is a reinvention afoot here, too. Late Season Blooms have sharpened their sound into something come-hither aching and unforgettable. With "Whole Night Heartache," they've come up with a song that lingers long.
Reviewed by LyricalOdyssey Music
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June 19, 2025
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