The single will be released on July 2, 2021.
After years on the scene singing blues, soul, jazz and R&B to receptive audiences throughout the Chicago area, Lauren Dukes is ready to release her debut EP with the launch of her first single "Hectic Love Week," out July 2, 2021. Lauren Dukes' self-titled EP drops in September and is a welcome calling card to an artist ready to breakthrough.
"Hectic Love Week" is a song with a very relatable topic. Lauren explains, "The song is about one of those couples that repeatedly break up, then make up. It's almost a weekly pattern. Everyone knows a couple like this or is in a relationship like this. It was inspired by a friend from a former band who was constantly breaking up with his girlfriend and then getting right back together. With his permission, I wrote about it at Andy Sutton's studio; Sutton Music Co, and recorded it with A. Latavius Mulzac from Nashville on keys, Kirk Garrison from the Lieutenant Dan Band on Trumpet, and Shawn Maxwell from Chicago on Sax." With the upcoming release of Lauren's 5-song EP, out in September, she keeps a common thread of story-telling. "Hectic Love Week" is no different by telling the story about an unstable relationship, but not straight glorifying toxicity. We all have been in a relationship that made reasonable minds around us question it. The song fits in Lauren's body of work because of that human connection that we can all relate to. It's about seeing up close what a friend was dealing with. She expresses, "We were a band family, so we all experienced it with him."07/02 @ Highland Fourth of July Fest at Main Square Park - Highland, IN
07/09 @ PollyAnna Brewing - Lemont, IL
08/06 @ PollyAnna Brewing - Lemont, IL
08/13 @ Zorn Brew Works - Michigan City, IN
09/02 @ Official CD Release Party
09/17 @ Duffys - IN
09/24 @ Harvest Festival - Crown Point, IN
10/02 @ Bulldog Park
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