Liza Lo releases debut album “Familiar” + shares “Anything Life Love” | UK/EU live dates begin today | Gearbox Records

Today, London-based producer and singer-songwriter Liza Lo has released her debut album “Familiar” via Gearbox Records (home to Abdullah Ibrahim, Binker & Moses, Knats, Elliot Galvin, Graham Costello and more). The album follows on the heels of a series of critically acclaimed singles – “A Messenger“, “Catch The Door“, “Morning Call“, “Gipsy Hill“, “What I Used To Do“, and “Confiarme” – which have seen Liza earn plaudits from the likes of DIY, The Line Of Best Fit, and more.

Having completed a sold-out EU / UK tour with Australian indie-folk songwriter Harrison Storm as well as a more recent run of UK dates both headlining and in support of Steph Strings and Vraell, Liza has been on a rapid word-of-mouth ascent with shows around the UK and Europe. The album follows her self-released “Flourish” EP, which saw her earn widespread playlist support and early plaudits at both press and radio, for her tender and meditative take on indie-folk.

Recorded at Damon Albarn’s Studio 13, with her band and Jon Kelly (Kate Bush / Paul McCartney), the album sees Liza touch on everything from the loss of a friend to a brain injury, to moving away from her home in Europe, to the many subtle intricacies that come with modern day relationships. It’s full of uncanny and intimate guitars, retro pop-inflected synth and bass, and crystalline piano that intensify and build into widescreen, driving poignant songs about vulnerability and emotional fulfilment. It’s a real exercise in both fragility and self-found strength.

Speaking on the album, Liza says, “The name ‘Familiar’ reflects this element of going back to records I grew up listening to, this way of recording that makes music feel familiar and a way that brought my creative process close to what Jon, my mentor and co-producer on this record, is a master in too. I also wanted the word to tie in with the stories I was telling, the intimacy of family, the tales of romantic love in my life, but also the inevitable loss that comes with living and how to manage that. All these feelings we come across recurrently in life, from losing a friend, to falling out of touch with yourself and others, to the beauty of falling in love.

To celebrate the release of the album, Liza has shared a new single titled “Anything Like Love”, a soft and gentle song that Liza describes as “a love song for friendship, romantic love and familiar love. I like to sing it at family get-togethers and birthdays. A song for my mum, my bestfriends, my brother and my love”

Following the release of “Familiar”, Liza once again will head out on tour across the UK/EU playing at record stores across the country. The dates will offer listeners a chance to experience her debut offering live, giving a consummate look into everything that has brought Liza to this moment in a way that is at once candid and personal yet incredibly relatable. “This is ‘Familiar’” says Liza, “something to listen to when you’re looking to ground, settle, or relate.”

Live dates:

31/1 – Amsterdam, Concerto
2/2 – Leeds, Vinyl Whistle
5/2 – London, Rough Trade
8/2 – Lewes, Union
9/2 – Gosport, A Slice of Vinyl

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