Launder, the musical moniker of LA-based solo artist John Cudlip, has just released his debut EP Pink Cloud, a lush, guitar-driven amalgamation of dream pop, shoegaze, and lo-fi indie. The project got its start shortly after John moved to Los Angeles and was introduced to fellow musician Jackson Phillips of Day Wave. The two sensed a musical rapport and struck up a creative partnership that resulted Jackson handling production for the five song EP, which was written and recorded at his home studio in Echo Park.

As work on the project progressed, Launder's work captured the interest of local musical luminaries Soko and Zachary Cole Smith of DIIV, who both enlisted to lend contributions to Pink Cloud (Soko's vocals are featured on "Fade," "Annie Blue," "Keep You Close," and "Follow Me Down;" Cole plays lead guitar on "Fade" and "Annie Blue"). Launder recently signed on with Panache Booking and US tour dates are anticipated soon.

SELECT PRESS QUOTES ABOUT LAUNDER

"Songs that will likely turn Cudlip into an indie rock fixture over the next year or so... he's got a brilliant knack for melody, and he knows when to let a song breathe." - NOISEY

"Pink Cloud is pretty much guaranteed to be your fix of jangly dream pop." - STEREOGUM

"Serious knack for the kind of wistful, soaring choruses that immediately make you feel like you've known these songs forever." - GORILLA VS. BEAR

READ AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ON NOISEY
https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/mbxyvy/launders-breathy-shoegaze-should-turn-him-into-an-indie-star

LISTEN TO "KEEP YOU CLOSE"
https://fanlink.to/launder

LISTEN TO "ANNIE BLUE"
https://fanlink.to/AnnieBlue

WATCH THE VIDEO TO "KEEP YOU CLOSE (FT. SOKO)" BELOW: