"Los Ageless" is a song by the American musician

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. It was released on September 6, 2017, through Loma Vista as the second single from her fifth studio album, ''

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''.

Composition

"Los Ageless" is a

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, new wave, and

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song driven by, "the flat thwack of

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and a squirting synth-bass sound" while Clark "slathers distorted

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lines on top of this foundation." ''

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'''s Tom Breihan described the song is nothing like Clark has ever done before, further stating, "the title might make the song seem like a companion piece, but it's actually a pulsing, synthetic, slightly

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piece of new wave." Andrew Trendell of ''

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'' stated that, "'Los Ageless' sfuelled by a rush of industrial electro beats and fuzzy guitar," while seeing Clark "further blurring the boundaries of genre as the stomp of the track builds towards an almighty and feral climax."

Accolades

Music video

An accompanying

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for "Los Ageless" was released on October 3, 2017. The video was directed by Willo Perron. In the video, Clark "parodies the lives of

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( yoga classes, plastic surgery, etc.) in a gruesome,

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fashion."

Personnel

Credits adapted from ''Masseduction'' booklet. Musicians * Annie Clark – guitar, vocals *

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– guitar * Patti Andress – vocals *

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– pedal steel *

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– synths, programming * Evan Smith – saxophone Technical * Laura Sisk – engineering * Jack Antonoff – additional engineering * Annie Clark – additional engineering * Sean Cook – additional engineering *

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– mixing * Brandon Boost – mix engineering *

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– mastering

Charts

Release history

Alternate version

An acoustic version (featuring only Clark's vocals and

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) was released in October 2018 on '' MassEducation'', an "acoustic reworking" of the entire ''Masseduction'' album.

Other media

The song was featured in the fifth season premiere of the

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animated show ''

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'', miniseries '' Echoes'' (2022) and ''Obsession'' (2023), as well as the films '' Miss Bala'' (2019) and ''

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'' (2022). English

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band

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covered the song in 2018.

References

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