Love and Radiation is the project of Chicago-based collaborators Lakshmi Ramgopal and Adele Nicholas. Their self-titled debut was recorded, mixed and produced by the band and released on 3/30/12. Adele and Lakshmi’s creative process is collaborative and fiercely DIY, with both members contributing guitar parts, lyrics, melodies, synth lines, and programming.
Their songs blend punkish grit and ethereal beauty, using distorted guitars, pretty vocal melodies, and dance-influenced beats to back powerful lyrical imagery. Love and Radiation has performed at an eclectic range of venues in Chicago, including Transistor, the Razor and Die Show on WLUW (88.7 FM), and the Empty Bottle’s Alex Chilton Birthday Bash. After kicking off the summer by opening for My Gold Mask at the Hideout, Love and Radiation is slated to appear this month at Goose Island, Ultra Lounge and Ace Bar, as well as gallery events at Strange Beauty Show and Clothes Optional.