Liz Lawrence Explained

Birth Name:Elizabeth Lawrence[1]
Birth Date:9 July 1990
Birth Place:Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire[2] [3] [4]
Genre:Indie pop
Years Active:2012–present

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

TitleRelease 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

TitleYearAlbum
"Oo Song"2012Bedroom Hero
"Bedroom Hero"
"Health & Safety"2014Health & Safety (EP)
"Chainsmoking" / "We Got Love"2017rowspan="3"
"Circling Numbers" / "Floors"2018
"The Good Part" / "Woman"
"Navigator"2019Pity Party
"None Of My Friends"
"USP"
"California Screaming"2020Whoosh (EP)
"Hope (Or Something Like It)"
"Where The Bodies Are Buried"2021The Avalanche
"Down For Fun"
"Saturated"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACE Repertory. Ascap.com. 19 July 2020.
  2. Web site: What people do | Pocketmags.com. Pocketmags.com. 19 July 2020.
  3. Web site: BBC Radio 6 Music - Chris Hawkins, Liz Lawrence. Bbc.co.uk. 19 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Liz Lawrence | Health & Safety. Sos-music.co.uk. 19 July 2020.
  5. American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, IPI no. 584168323
  6. Web site: ACE Repertory. Ascap.com.
  7. Web site: Cash+David: elevated electro-pop - Telegraph. 8 December 2014. Telegraph.co.uk.
  8. Web site: 2015 - Cash+David. Bbc.co.uk.
  9. News: The playlist: new bands – Beach Baby, Cash + David, Ellenberg and more. Paul Lester. The Guardian.
  10. Web site: Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour joins Bombay Bicycle Club to perform 'Wish You Were Here'. Nme.com. 14 December 2014 .
  11. Web site: TMC Interviews: singer Liz Lawrence. The Most Cake. 24 April 2014 .
  12. Web site: Bombay Bicycle Club, Brixton Academy, review. Patrick Smith. 14 March 2014. Telegraph.co.uk.
  13. http://www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk/whats-on/liz-lawrence-hannahs-at-seale-hayne-p1256993
  14. Web site: Liz Lawrence Exclusive Interview. Helen Earnshaw. 26 November 2012. Femalefirst.co.uk.
  15. Web site: Liz Lawrence. Jake Morley. Redgrapemusic.com.
  16. Web site: Liz Lawrence | Biography & History. AllMusic. 19 July 2020.
  17. Web site: Liz Lawrence. Redgrapemusic.com. 19 July 2020.
  18. Web site: Ed Nash (Bombay Bicycle Club) releases solo album. Indieisnotagenre.com. January 20, 2017.
  19. Web site: Toothless - Party For Two ft. Liz Lawrence. February 28, 2017. YouTube.
  20. Web site: Toothless pumps iron in his 'Party For Two' video. Diymag.com.
  21. Web site: The Pace of the Passing by Toothless. The Gryphon Web. Editor. February 3, 2017. The Gryphon.
  22. Web site: Liz Lawrence Blasts Back With Two New Singles. Clash Magazine. 21 June 2018 .
  23. Web site: Liz Lawrence's powerful new album 'Pity Party' is a sly middle finger to her doubters. Nme.com. 28 October 2019. 19 July 2020.
  24. Everything Else Has Gone Wrong . . . 2020 . liner notes . 0827596.