ABOUT
Lauren Ross, AKA La Louma, is a Los Angeles-based classically trained multi-instrumentalist, singer, and producer with a soulful queer-punk ethos, who βmakes complex pop music sound effortlessβ (She Shreds). While she could be heard playing flute, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, and trumpet on St. Vincentβs debut album, Marry Me, in 2007, it wasnβt until 2017 that she released her own debut, Let The World Be Flooded Out. OUT Magazine called the album "a powerfully relatable 10-track breakout" and Billboard heralded it as βcatchy and cool, but drenched with a call to action." Fresh off a tour with Mirah and an appearance at Treefort Music Fest, she performed at the most recent Bitchwave showcase in LA and headlined a special acoustic set at Junior High. Her song βIf We Donβt Now We Never Willβ can be heard in NBCβs Good Girls, and βThe Decline of Nationsβ and βSimple Thingsβ can be heard in MTVβs Catfish.
VIDEOS
INSTAGRAM @LALOUMALAUREN
DEBUT ALBUM
Digital, CD, or Vinyl LP available at BITCHWAVE.COM
Praise for Let The World Be Flooded Out
"very hooky and quite artfully constructed" β LA Weekly
"catchy and cool, but drenched with a call to action" β Billboard
"[she] makes complex pop music sound effortless"β She Shreds






Track 1:
"THE DECLINE OF NATIONS"
βLauren Ross, otherwise known as La Louma, has a message for the world, and sheβs not afraid to share it. That much is clear the first time you hear the opening track βThe Decline of Nationsβ. Itβs catchy and cool, but drenched with a call to action amidst the crunchy guitar and refrains. Somethingβs gotta give, and she urges the listener to βstay until you try to make things right.β β
β BILLBOARD
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Track 6:
"JUST WANNA LOVE YOU"
βWith its core of strong hooks and a jubilant, danceable bass line, the song shows Rossβ ability to make complex pop music sound effortless, no matter how deeply she explores time signatures and rhythms throughout the track. And in the end, it all serves the overarching themes of the song, which centers around the rollercoaster of emotions that come from feeling trapped in a relationship that isnβt working anymore.β
β SHE SHREDS
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