Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by Cheryl Waters, host of The Midday Show on KEXP, is “Arizona” by Lady Lamb, a 2020 single on Ba Da Bing!
photo by Shervin Lainez
written by Janice Headley

It was all so lovely
It wasn't all bad
Was it now, looking back?

Lady Lamb (real name: Aly Spaltro) reflects on her younger days growing up in The Copper State in this languid, lovely new single. 

"I'm a Mainer at heart, but I spent a lot of my childhood in the Southwest and Arizona, so when I come back there I feel very comfortable there," Spaltro said in a 2015 interview with the Phoenix New Times. "I just remember loving the warmth and the cactuses in the desert and just being a happy little kid, running around, playing outside."

No word yet on a new album, but Lady Lamb is currently in the middle of a European tour and is adding a string section for a small North American tour of City Winery locations in March. See complete tour dates below.

LADY LAMB 2020 TOUR DATES
Mon. Feb. 24 – Berlin, GE @ Badehaus Szimpla *
Tues. Feb. 25 – Jena, GE @ Trafo *
Wed. Feb. 26 – Koln, GE @ Jaki *
Thur. Feb. 27 – Zurich, CH @ Bogen F *
Sat. Feb. 29 – Barcelona, EG @ Vol *
Sun. Mar. 1 – Madrid, EG @ Siroco *
Mon. Mar. 2 – Ourense, EG @ Cafe and Pop Torgal *
Wed. Mar. 4 – Paris, FR @ Le Pop-Up Du Label *
Thur. Mar. 5 – London, UK @ Chats Palace *
Fri. Mar. 6 – Brighton, UK @ Latest Music Bar *
Fri. Mar. 13 – Atlanta, GA @ City Winery (WITH STRINGS)
Sat. Mar. 14 – Nashville, TN @ City Winery (WITH STRINGS)
Tues. Mar. 17 – Chicago, IL @ City Winery (WITH STRINGS)
Fri. Mar. 20 – Boston, MA @ City Winery (WITH STRINGS)
Sat. Mar. 21 – Boston, MA @ City Winery (WITH STRINGS)
Mon. Mar. 23 – Washington, DC @ City Winery (WITH STRINGS)
Tues. Mar. 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ City Winery (WITH STRINGS)
Wed. Mar. 25 – New York, NY @ City Winery at The Cutting Room (WITH STRINGS)
Thurs. Mar. 26 – New York, NY @ City Winery at The Cutting Room (WITH STRINGS)

* with Tõth

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