DJ Plead’s SUMAC label to release debut album from LAVURN, aka Cassius Select

LAVURN, aka Cassius Select and Fake, is releasing his debut album under his own name next year. Watch the video for lead single 'Mezzanine' below.

Berlin-based Toronto artist Lavurn Lee is launching his new project with a self-titled 13-track LP, out on 16th February, 2024, on DJ Plead and T.Morimoto's SUMAC label. The album hinges on vulnerability present in its music and lyrics. "I’m trying to make pop music. Not in the industry sense, but in the way that everyone is making their own type of pop music", LAVURN wrote of his experimental bedroom R&B and pop sound. "It wants to be listenable, so it can create emotions. I come from bedroom song writing in the age of the internet."

LAVURN uses the lyrics to muse on a recent break-up: "It's the first time I'm writing about my own life in a literal sense. I spent years writing love songs having never been in a relationship. Whereas this feels very raw as a reflection of my experiences."

As Cassius Select, Lee has released music on labels like Nehza Records, Hypercolour and Banoffee Pies. He most recently released the 'BUNNY' single earlier this year. 

Check out the album on Bandcamp, and watch the video for 'Mezzanine' by LA-based artist 011668.