Non La - Not In Love (February 14, 2020) Album

OhTheWater · Jan 10, 2020

1. Wanting
2. Light In My Loafers
3. Go Out Stay In
4. Yr Man
5. Wait 4 You
6. In My Head (3443)
7. Saviour
8. Come On
9. Explained
10. Not In Love

Non La, is named for the traditional Vietnamese hat style, began in 2016 as a solo project for On to explore his feelings of isolation and longing. Though it started out casual, the project intensified after he moved to Taiwan in 2017 and had the time, distance, and loneliness to begin seriously writing an album. Although On is a member of many other Vancouver-based projects (Maneater, Thee Ahs, TV Ugly, Megamall), Non La is a chance for him to fully express personal feelings with a combination of hooky filled sounds.

DJ On, AKA: Non La. Not in Love, Non La’s debut full length album, may appear to be a study in unrequited love, but it is really a crash course in queer scene politics and navigating the world as a queer Chinese-Vietnamese Canadian in a mostly white, straight industry. With his playful melodies, candid lyrics, and goofy humour, On will quickly become your favourite professor.

The album was written over the course of 3 years, half in Taiwan and half in Vancouver. Upon On’s return to Vancouver in 2019, he enlisted Sal Duncan (Woolworm) to engineer and mix it. Duncan’s pedigree is largely in noisier, punkier bands, which was exactly what Non La was looking for. “It was important to me that this album sounded big and heavy” says On, “I wanted to shred on this album.” The result is a lurid sugar rush that Non La hopes will rot your teeth out.

Ben · Jan 10, 2020

'come on' has a fantastic hook. here for this.

OhTheWater · Jan 27, 2020

Come On finally on streaming services

OhTheWater · Feb 14, 2020

Out today! Super catchy

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