La Santa Cecilia have released brand new single, “Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out,” a cover of Bessie Smith‘s classic.
A jazzy, vaudeville-in-SoCal take on the 1929 Bessie Smith classic written by Jimmy Cox, the track (recorded with the band’s friends, the NOLA-inspired jazz band The California Feetwarmers) will be followed by a Hollywood Bowl show tomorrow, August 24th.
“Nobody Knows” follows first track “Winning,” which earned praise from NPR Music (“[on this track] La Santa Cecilia is the rare act that earns words like delightful”), KCRW, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and more, for its clever lyrics about the overbearingness of social media and faux activism, and its acoustic, Pixies-esque surf-rock that turns into “a big-budget new wave explosion” (LA Times) at its irresistible chorus. Together, “Nobody Knows” and “Winning’s” very distinct sounds and vibes give a preview into the sonic breadth featured on the new album.