Liza Lo announces debut album "Familiar" + shares "Catch The Door" | Out 31st Jan via Gearbox Records

Liza Lo announces highly anticipated debut album "Familiar"

Hear / share the new single "Catch The Door"

Out 31st January via Gearbox Records

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"a wistful blend of indie-folk and pop that's reminiscent of the likes of Alice Phoebe Lou and Julia Jacklin." - DIY

"Lo assumes the role of the weary traveler, fending off tragedy and finding fleeting moments of beauty as she grapples with the uncertainty of an itinerant life" - Magnet

London-based producer and singer-songwriter Liza Lo has announced details of her highly anticipated debut album "Familiar". Following on the heels of a series of critically acclaimed singles - "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, the album is due or release on 31st Jan via Gearbox Records (home to Abdullah Ibrahim, Binker & Moses, Thiago Nassif, Levitation Orchestra, Graham Costello 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 mark the announcement of the album, Liza has shared a new single titled "Catch The Door". The melancholic track sees her layering up wistful yet direct vocals over cyclical fingerpicking and piano lines, which expand and warp in the final minute with multitude of vocal and instrumental effects. 

Speaking on the single, Liza goes on to say, "Life brings conflict, sometimes only one person finds the solution for it. 'Catch The Door' is written as a metaphor for this."

HEAR / SHARE “CATCH THE DOOR" HERE

Following the release of "Familiar", Liza plans to once again head out on tour across the UK - dates TBA - but until then, this debut offering gives 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."

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Live dates:
5th Feb - Rough Trade Denmark Street

Tracklisting:
1. Gipsy Hill
2. Morning Call
3. Darling
4. Catch The Door
5. A Messenger
6. As I Listen
7. Open Eyes
8. Anything Like Love
9. What I Used To Do
10. Confiarme
11. Show Me