LANNDS

Biography //

Rania Woodard is a queer, black woman living in the south. North Florida isn’t known for its progressiveness, but that’s where she and Brian Squillace formed LANNDS, a dreamy, psychedelic take on electro-pop that pushes back at the environment it’s created in. 

Rania grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, playing guitar in a Pentecostal church; playing street gigs with local blues guitarists in the summers and writing pop-country songs on the side. She later moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where she met North Carolina-born producer Brian Squillace. Inspired by her pop sensibility and emotional approach to songwriting, his trippy sonic palette, and their shared commitment to creating progressive art in the deep south, they created their third EP, “lotus”.

For LANNDS, “lotus” represented a turning point. After the release of their first EP, they found initial success with an inclusion on Spotify’s “Fresh Finds” and they caught the attention of tastemaker blogs like Neon Gold and Line of Best Fit. Following their second EP in 2018, they toured supporting TENDER and played an official SXSW showcase. Afterwards, they spent a year working on a third release. They later scrapped the project after taking LSD together, concluding that they’d been weighed down by self-doubt. With “lotus” they eschewed all outside influence, pushing to make sounds that moved them and felt authentic. 

They’ve since resumed that mission of authenticity, releasing “In The Garden,” the newest of their singles to debut since signing with Run for Cover. “In the Garden,” much like lotus is a pulsing, urgent work that captures raw emotion and embodies the DIY ethos of LANNDS—all writing, recording, artwork, and video content is done by Rania and Brian. 

The track is intoxicating and wondrous, greeting you with the sounds of chittering birds, as if you’ve stepped into an idyllic paradise. There’s a hypnotizing energy from the careful rise and fall of Rania’s vocals, her song dreamily maneuvering the luxuriant instrumentals. She offers instructions, a reminder to reach and claim a current season that’s waiting for conquest.

As Rania explained of “In the Garden”, the track is centered around the idea of seizing each moment, especially when so much of our time is limited. “It’s a take on how I spent a year inside to recenter my awareness and how that made me realize there won’t ever be a right time to do what you want and to just go for it. The song is a metaphor for the death and rebirth of our constant daily lives and how we’re just getting by through the ebbs and flows of life. “

Reaffirming Rania’s commitment to pushing boundaries and normalizing people of color in indie music, the  material exists on its own plane, merging vocals that make you want to cry with a beat that makes you want to dance.

Apparel & Merchandise //

  • RFC Merch Madness 2023 - £14 Vinyl Catalog Sale
    RFC Merch Madness
    £14 Vinyl Catalog Sale
  • RFC Merch Madness 2023 -£5 Cassette Tape Catalog Sale
    RFC Merch Madness
    £5 Catalog Cassette Tape Sale
  • RFC Merch Madness 2023 -£5 CD Catalog Sale
    RFC Merch Madness
    £5 Catalog CD Sale
  • Superheaven - Anniversary Long Sleeve Shirt
    Superheaven
    Anniversary Long Sleeve Shirt
  • Superheaven - Jar Tracklist Shirt
    Superheaven
    Jar Tracklist Shirt
  • Superheaven - Jar (10 Year Anniversary Edition)
    Superheaven
    Jar (10 Year Anniversary Edition)
  • waveform* - Antarctica
    waveform*
    Antarctica
  • Anxious - Sun Logo Shirt
    Anxious
    Sun Logo Shirt
  • One Step Closer - Wilkes-Barre Logo Hoodie Sweatshirt
    One Step Closer
    Wilkes-Barre Logo Hoodie
  • One Step Closer - Skate Logo Shirt
    One Step Closer
    Skate Logo Shirt
  • One Step Closer - Monsters Shirt
    One Step Closer
    Monsters Shirt
  • One Step Closer - Songs for the Willow EP
    One Step Closer
    Songs for the Willow EP
  • Runnner - like dying stars, we're reaching out
    Runnner
    like dying stars, we're reaching out
  • Basement - Colourmeinkindness (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)
    Basement
    Colourmeinkindness (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)

Releases //

  • RFC Merch Madness 2023 - £14 Vinyl Catalog Sale
    RFC Merch Madness
    £14 Vinyl Catalog Sale
  • RFC Merch Madness 2023 -£5 Cassette Tape Catalog Sale
    RFC Merch Madness
    £5 Catalog Cassette Tape Sale
  • RFC Merch Madness 2023 -£5 CD Catalog Sale
    RFC Merch Madness
    £5 Catalog CD Sale
  • Superheaven - Anniversary Long Sleeve Shirt
    Superheaven
    Anniversary Long Sleeve Shirt
  • Superheaven - Jar Tracklist Shirt
    Superheaven
    Jar Tracklist Shirt
  • Superheaven - Jar (10 Year Anniversary Edition)
    Superheaven
    Jar (10 Year Anniversary Edition)
  • waveform* - Antarctica
    waveform*
    Antarctica
  • Anxious - Sun Logo Shirt
    Anxious
    Sun Logo Shirt
  • One Step Closer - Wilkes-Barre Logo Hoodie Sweatshirt
    One Step Closer
    Wilkes-Barre Logo Hoodie
  • One Step Closer - Skate Logo Shirt
    One Step Closer
    Skate Logo Shirt
  • One Step Closer - Monsters Shirt
    One Step Closer
    Monsters Shirt
  • One Step Closer - Songs for the Willow EP
    One Step Closer
    Songs for the Willow EP
  • Runnner - like dying stars, we're reaching out
    Runnner
    like dying stars, we're reaching out
  • Basement - Colourmeinkindness (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)
    Basement
    Colourmeinkindness (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)
  • Rival Schools - Running Logo Ringer Shirt (Blue)
    Rival Schools
    Running Logo Ringer Shirt (Blue)
  • Rival Schools - United By Fate (Standard Edition)
    Rival Schools
    United By Fate (Standard Edition)
  • Run For Cover - Smile Tote Bag
    Run For Cover
    Smile Tote Bag
  • Run For Cover - Smile Logo Baseball Hat
    Run For Cover
    Smile Logo Baseball Hat
  • Run For Cover - Smile Shirt (Red)
    Run For Cover
    Smile Shirt (Red)
  • Run For Cover - Logo Patch Pocket Shirt
    Run For Cover
    Logo Patch Pocket Shirt
  • Turnover - Logo Corduroy Hat
    Turnover
    Logo Corduroy Hat
  • Turnover - Logo Hoodie Sweatshirt
    Turnover
    Logo Hoodie (Black)

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