L.P. Biography
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Genres: Alternative/Indie, Christian/Gospel, Electronica/Dance, Pop, Rap/Hip Hop, Soul/R&B
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Genres: Alternative/Indie, Christian/Gospel, Electronica/Dance, Pop, Rap/Hip Hop, Soul/R&B
Armed with a voice that weaves seamlessly between being fierce and vulnerable, raucous rock singer L.P. can captivate an audience with a single note, and turn a crowd of strangers into rabid fans with just one song.
With alternately howling and forlorn rough-edged vocals delivering bracingly open lyrics, L.P. has invited comparisons to, Janis Joplin, Joan Jett, Gwen Stefani, Chrissie Hynde, and Amy Lee of Evanescence and worked with go-to rocker Linda Perry and Cracker's David Lowery. She has inspired labels to engage in bitter rivalry (ultimately being signed to Island by L.A. Reid), joined an artist-friendly partnership with SoBe Entertainment (which will release her new album), and turned to the road as an escape and a refuge, slowly building a fiercely loyal fan base.
On her third and forthcoming album, L.P. prepares to expand that fan base to the masses. The project-full of severe pop tunes and gripping hooks-features production by David Bendeth (Paramore, Hawthorne Heights), Billy Steinberg ("Stand By You," "Like a Virgin"), Josh Alexander, and Steve Morales, and with pumped-up keyboards and strings for dramatic tension.
The lead single "Good With You" is easily the most radio-friendly track with a hook that sticks in your head. The track opens with theatrical strings that sway throughout the song, overlaid with pulsing guitars. L.P.'s plaintive voice trembles as it holds tight to undulating instrumentals. "Maybe I lie and mostly it's because / I don't want anyone to know who I am," L.P. reveals in the opening verse, before erupting with violent passion in the chorus.
On the rock ballad "Too Much," L.P. follows a similar vocal trail, wandering through verses with understated emotion that builds to a scorching, howling chorus. "I'm all about the drama in my songs," says the singer. "I want them to be mini operas. You can never be too dramatic," she adds, which might explain her vocal chord-shredding finale on this track.
Confidence is not something this singer is lacking, as evidenced in her unapologetic admission that she "wanted this album to sound a bit more polished, with a more classic pop/rock sound. We're going for radio-friendly here," she says. "Half the fun is having your shit heard and having people sing your lyrics at shows. It helps me bond with people."
Not that L.P. needs any help with that. Having spent four straight years almost exclusively on the road behind her first two albums, L.P. can work a crowd into a frenzy better than seasoned veterans of the business. In fact, her brash on-stage swagger is what helped her break out on her own.
In the late 1990s, L.P. had moved to New York and became the frontperson for the band Lionfish. During one show, Cracker's David Lowery was smitten by the singer's talent and recruited her to sing on Cracker's 1998 album "Gentleman's Blues" and tour with them as a guest vocalist and featured performer. Eventually cultivating a reputation as a fierce solo performer, L.P. recorded her first solo album, 2001's Heart-Shaped Scar (Koch Records), with Lowery at the helm, and took to the road for what would be four years touring the country in a van, seeing the country by highway, and "bringing the music to the people" every night. "I got hooked on the road," L.P. said of the lengthy tour. "On tour, you feel like you have purpose."
Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol (featuring a collaboration with Linda Perry) followed in 2004, as did a return to the road and a trip to music conference South by Southwest in 2006, where major labels began a bidding war over the singer, culminating in her signing by L.A. Reid to Island Records. While L.P. says it's "nice" that she inspired the competition, the singer ultimately walked away with her songs in hand, the material that will be included on her forthcoming album on SoBe Entertainment.
Where will the road lead this time? "It's all about the journey, the process. You can't live for when something else happens," she says. "I know I'm happy even if I play to a room of 50 people. Mostly, I just want to sing my ass off."
L.P.'s third album is due out on SoBe Entertainment in October 2008.
With alternately howling and forlorn rough-edged vocals delivering bracingly open lyrics, L.P. has invited comparisons to, Janis Joplin, Joan Jett, Gwen Stefani, Chrissie Hynde, and Amy Lee of Evanescence and worked with go-to rocker Linda Perry and Cracker's David Lowery. She has inspired labels to engage in bitter rivalry (ultimately being signed to Island by L.A. Reid), joined an artist-friendly partnership with SoBe Entertainment (which will release her new album), and turned to the road as an escape and a refuge, slowly building a fiercely loyal fan base.
On her third and forthcoming album, L.P. prepares to expand that fan base to the masses. The project-full of severe pop tunes and gripping hooks-features production by David Bendeth (Paramore, Hawthorne Heights), Billy Steinberg ("Stand By You," "Like a Virgin"), Josh Alexander, and Steve Morales, and with pumped-up keyboards and strings for dramatic tension.
The lead single "Good With You" is easily the most radio-friendly track with a hook that sticks in your head. The track opens with theatrical strings that sway throughout the song, overlaid with pulsing guitars. L.P.'s plaintive voice trembles as it holds tight to undulating instrumentals. "Maybe I lie and mostly it's because / I don't want anyone to know who I am," L.P. reveals in the opening verse, before erupting with violent passion in the chorus.
On the rock ballad "Too Much," L.P. follows a similar vocal trail, wandering through verses with understated emotion that builds to a scorching, howling chorus. "I'm all about the drama in my songs," says the singer. "I want them to be mini operas. You can never be too dramatic," she adds, which might explain her vocal chord-shredding finale on this track.
Confidence is not something this singer is lacking, as evidenced in her unapologetic admission that she "wanted this album to sound a bit more polished, with a more classic pop/rock sound. We're going for radio-friendly here," she says. "Half the fun is having your shit heard and having people sing your lyrics at shows. It helps me bond with people."
Not that L.P. needs any help with that. Having spent four straight years almost exclusively on the road behind her first two albums, L.P. can work a crowd into a frenzy better than seasoned veterans of the business. In fact, her brash on-stage swagger is what helped her break out on her own.
In the late 1990s, L.P. had moved to New York and became the frontperson for the band Lionfish. During one show, Cracker's David Lowery was smitten by the singer's talent and recruited her to sing on Cracker's 1998 album "Gentleman's Blues" and tour with them as a guest vocalist and featured performer. Eventually cultivating a reputation as a fierce solo performer, L.P. recorded her first solo album, 2001's Heart-Shaped Scar (Koch Records), with Lowery at the helm, and took to the road for what would be four years touring the country in a van, seeing the country by highway, and "bringing the music to the people" every night. "I got hooked on the road," L.P. said of the lengthy tour. "On tour, you feel like you have purpose."
Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol (featuring a collaboration with Linda Perry) followed in 2004, as did a return to the road and a trip to music conference South by Southwest in 2006, where major labels began a bidding war over the singer, culminating in her signing by L.A. Reid to Island Records. While L.P. says it's "nice" that she inspired the competition, the singer ultimately walked away with her songs in hand, the material that will be included on her forthcoming album on SoBe Entertainment.
Where will the road lead this time? "It's all about the journey, the process. You can't live for when something else happens," she says. "I know I'm happy even if I play to a room of 50 people. Mostly, I just want to sing my ass off."
L.P.'s third album is due out on SoBe Entertainment in October 2008.
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