Speedrun aka Nina Lüders drops her Love’s Latest News EP. The singer-songwriter’s debut release explores romantic love, self-love, and outsiderism within a universe of alternative rock. Murky guitars and Speedrun’s vocals of pure emotion grabs ears with her meaningful honesty. The New York native revealed the road to releasing her EP in a press statement.
“I wrote this EP as a love letter to 2000s indie rock, with the cover art of me in a suit of armor to both highlight the medieval theme and introduce imagery of a young black woman empowered in her own hero’s journey. The Strokes producer Gordon Raphael found me on TikTok and offered to join the project as the lead mixer and really drove home the nostalgic garage rock sound while keeping it contemporary for all kinds of listeners.”
Love’s Latest News’ unforgettable chords cast Speedrun as a new creative luminary and an indelible reminder that Black women rock.