Liz Lawrence

Liz Lawrence (born 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]

Liz Lawrence
Lawrence at the merch stand at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, England, 2020
Background information
Birth nameElizabeth Lawrence[1]
Born1990 (age 30–31)
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire[2][3][4]
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • musician
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • synthesizer
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Ceol Music Ltd
  • Second Breakfast
Associated acts

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]

Discography

Albums
Title Release details
Bedroom Hero
Pity Party
  • Release date: October 25, 2019
  • 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 TBA
"Hope (Or Something Like It)"

References
  1. "ACE Repertory". Ascap.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "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.
  11. "TMC Interviews: singer Liz Lawrence". The Most Cake.
  12. Patrick Smith (14 March 2014). "Bombay Bicycle Club, Brixton Academy, review". Telegraph.co.uk.
  14. Helen Earnshaw (26 November 2012). "Liz Lawrence Exclusive Interview". Femalefirst.co.uk.
  15. 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. January 20, 2017.
  19. "Toothless - Party For Two ft. Liz Lawrence". YouTube. February 28, 2017.
  20. "Toothless pumps iron in his 'Party For Two' video". Diymag.com.
  21. Editor, The Gryphon Web (February 3, 2017). "The Pace of the Passing by Toothless". The Gryphon.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  22. "Liz Lawrence Blasts Back With Two New Singles". Clash Magazine.
  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.CS1 maint: others (link)
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