Susanna Hoffs is excited to release The Lost Record from her archives. Recorded in 1999 with a group of friends in her garage, the album will be available for the first time on October 18 (Baroque Folk Records). Hoffs describes that time as a “sweet, special period of being home with a new baby, but also an exploration of identity, separate from the Bangles. It’s an immense thrill to finally be able to share rare recordings that have been near and dear to my heart.”
Hear the original version of “Under a Cloud,” written by Hoffs, Brian MacLeod and Dan Schwartz (the song was later released by The Bangles in 2011). The Lost Recordis available for pre-order on limited-edition vinyl and CD.
Musician-friends visited Susanna’s garage to write and record, including Bill Bottrell, Brian MacLeod, and the Go-Go’s Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin, who co-wrote “Life on the Inside” with Hoffs. “The garage” has factored heavily in Susanna’s life. “I love garage rock, many of my favorite songs were written in them, and I lived in garages during the 80s.”
Earlier this year, Susanna shared her version of Shawn Colvin’s “I Don’t Know Why,”the first song she recorded for the project. “The album is a kind of diary, marking what mattered most at the time,” says Hoffs. “I was reflecting on the things that mattered most in life: love and connection.”
Susanna’s latest albums are The Deep End and Bright Lights. Her debut novel This Bird Has Flown (2023, Little, Brown) has been hailed by The New York Times as “the smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn’t know you needed.” The book has been acquired by Universal Pictures for a feature adaptation to be produced by Liza Chasin and Bruna Papandrea.
