Love Inks - Generation Club

It may be more than two years since Love Inks last featured on Popsiculture, back around the release date of E.S.P., but now they're back with Generation Club, and there's a whole ten more tracks to fall in love with.

For those of you who bought or remember E.S.P., Generation Club continues in the same style - an almost sensual combination of electronic sounds and purring vocals that perfectly show off lead singer Sherry LeBlanc's range.

If you're new to Love Inks, prepare yourself for something a little different from the norm. Think end-of-the-night slow-dancing on the greatest dancefloor of your life, but in the middle of the day and stone-cold sober, and... actually that sounds like a nightmare, but what I'm trying to say is, Love Inks feel like the crescendo of a great night out, but can be enjoyed at any time of day.

Love Inks - E.S.P.

It may only be a couple of days since our preview of Love Inks' upcoming debut album E.S.P., but the review copy's just dropped into our mailbox and I'm pretty excited about this one, so I thought why wait?

Those of you who visit Popsiculture regularly will no doubt have seen or heard Blackeye by now. It was my first encounter with Love Inks, and the first minute or so of listening to it I was unconvinced. By the end of the song, little more than another minute later, I was ready to hit the loop button.

Each Love Inks song is along those same lines - a slightly odd opening followed by enough repetition to hammer the hook into your brain. Before you know it you're humming along - then singing along - then freestyling your own vocal remix of the lyrics to your favourite track.

Love Inks - E.S.P., out May 2nd

"You've got blackeye on your eye... you've got blackeye on your eye..." has to be one of the catchiest refrains of the spring so far. I've been singing it since we first previewed Love Inks' Blackeye back in January.

Now a few months have passed and it's time for the album, E.S.P., to hit Hell, Yes! records. Ahead of the May 2nd release date, Love Inks - vocalist Sherry LeBlanc, guitarist Adam Linnell and bassist Kevin Dehan - have released a video for Blackeye. If you didn't catch our preview at the start of the year, watch it below - but be warned, it'll stick in your head for ages.


Love Inks face a real test with the release of E.S.P. - Blackeye has been really well received, but the challenge will be to continue the catchiness without being accused of repetition - both within each song and across the full playlist. We'll be keeping an eye out for the response over the May Day weekend, and will keep you guys updated on how the album does.

Love Inks - Blackeye

Fresh in from our friends at Work It Media, we have a preview of upcoming Austin, Texas exports Love Inks and their album track Blackeye. It's not due out for a while - the record doesn't have a confirmed release date yet, but is expected some time in the summer on the Hell, Yes! label.

For now that's about all the information there is, other than the song itself. You can listen to it below (click 'Read more' if you can't see the player) and I really suggest you give it a couple of play-throughs. It won't take long - the track's only 1:54 (although there seems to be a bonus second on the embedded player below) - but you'll find it soon starts to get inside your head like that girl you saw on the train this morning with the slightly wonky mouth but a cute smile. Or is that just me...?