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Liz Lawrence
Lawrence at the merch stand at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, England, 2020
Background information
Birth nameElizabeth Lawrence[1]
Born (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 33)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire[2][3][4]
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • musician
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • synthesizer
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Chrysalis Records
  • Ceol Music Ltd
  • Second Breakfast
Websitelizlawrencemusic.co.uk

Liz Lawrence (born 9 July 1990)[5][6] is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for her solo work and for being half of electro-pop duo Cash+David.[7][8][9]

She has toured with Bombay Bicycle Club,[10][11] [12] and supported Black, Scouting for Girls, and Ani DiFranco, amongst others.[13][14] Q magazine compared Lawrence favourably to indie rock band Florence and the Machine, considering her "a starlet in the making".[15]

Career

Having played in various bands in her youth before embarking on a solo career and relocating to London,[16][2][17] Lawrence's debut studio album, Bedroom Hero, was released in 2012, reaching No. 2 on the Bandcamp album chart.[15] In February 2017, Lawrence featured on the song "Party for Two" from the album The Pace of the Passing by former Bombay Bicycle Club member Ed Nash's solo project, Toothless.[18][19][20][21] 2018 saw the release of singles "The Good Part" and "Woman"; the former was mixed by Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman.[22] Her second album, Pity Party, was released on October 25, 2019. NME called the album "powerful" and considered that it "embraces her lo-fi folk past but also brings it into the here and now with satisfying pop elements"[23] Lawrence featured as a vocalist on Bombay Bicycle Club's 2020 album Everything Else Has Gone Wrong.[24] On September 17, 2021, Lawrence’s third album “The Avalanche” was released.

Discography

Albums

Title Release details
Bedroom Hero
Pity Party
  • Release date: October 25, 2019
  • Label: Second Breakfast
  • Formats: CD, LP, streaming, digital download
The Avalanche
  • Release date: September 17, 2021
  • Label: Second Breakfast
  • Formats: CD, LP, streaming, digital download

Singles

Title Year Album
"Oo Song" 2012 Bedroom Hero
"Bedroom Hero"
"Health & Safety" 2014 Health & Safety (EP)
"Chainsmoking" / "We Got Love" 2017 non-album single
"Circling Numbers" / "Floors" 2018
"The Good Part" / "Woman"
"Navigator" 2019 Pity Party
"None Of My Friends"
"USP"
"California Screaming" 2020 Whoosh (EP)
"Hope (Or Something Like It)"
"Where The Bodies Are Buried" 2021 The Avalanche
"Down For Fun"
"Saturated"

References

  1. ^ "ACE Repertory". Ascap.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "What people do | Pocketmags.com". Pocketmags.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Chris Hawkins, Liz Lawrence". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Liz Lawrence | Health & Safety". Sos-music.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, IPI no. 584168323
  6. ^ "ACE Repertory". Ascap.com.
  7. ^ "Cash+David: elevated electro-pop - Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk. 8 December 2014.
  8. ^ "2015 - Cash+David". Bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ Paul Lester. "The playlist: new bands – Beach Baby, Cash + David, Ellenberg and more". The Guardian.
  10. ^ "Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour joins Bombay Bicycle Club to perform 'Wish You Were Here'". Nme.com. 14 December 2014.
  11. ^ "TMC Interviews: singer Liz Lawrence". The Most Cake. 24 April 2014.
  12. ^ Patrick Smith (14 March 2014). "Bombay Bicycle Club, Brixton Academy, review". Telegraph.co.uk.
  13. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Helen Earnshaw (26 November 2012). "Liz Lawrence Exclusive Interview". Femalefirst.co.uk.
  15. ^ a b Jake Morley. "Liz Lawrence". Redgrapemusic.com.
  16. ^ "Liz Lawrence | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Liz Lawrence". Redgrapemusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Ed Nash (Bombay Bicycle Club) releases solo album". Indieisnotagenre.com. 20 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Toothless - Party For Two ft. Liz Lawrence". YouTube. 28 February 2017.
  20. ^ "Toothless pumps iron in his 'Party For Two' video". Diymag.com.
  21. ^ Editor, The Gryphon Web (3 February 2017). "The Pace of the Passing by Toothless". The Gryphon. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  22. ^ "Liz Lawrence Blasts Back With Two New Singles". Clash Magazine. 21 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Liz Lawrence's powerful new album 'Pity Party' is a sly middle finger to her doubters". Nme.com. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  24. ^ Everything Else Has Gone Wrong (liner notes). Bombay Bicycle Club. Mmm...Records, Caroline International, Island Records. 2020. 0827596.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Lawrence

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