Liza Anne #3 - 1,000 Years

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Liza Anne has quietly come to Europe, I only found out through this video, a live recording of her track "1,000 Years" (nothing to do with that song). Her album The Colder Months became one of my early year favourites after I became smitten with its breathtaking title-track, an atmospheric beauty that slowly swells around widescreen guitars and softly emotive vocals, it sets the tone for the entire record.

This stripped back version of "1,000 Years" sees Liza joined by Paris based Josh Savage, the track is an understated, intimate and wholly gorgeous number with barely there acoustic plucks and plaintive piano chords placing the emphasis and the pair's words and voices, both haunting and delicate, this is a heart-melting video, make sure you give it a watch below.

Annoyingly (for me), her only London date penned so far is this Sunday, June 1st at a Communion Music at Notting Hill Arts Club.

I've included the album version below too. The Colder Months is available here.

Liza Anne #2 - Thin Ice / Rubble

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Liza Anne was one of 2014's first and finest discoveries, my introduction was the title-track from her then soon to be (now released) album The Colder Months, a restrained, atmospheric beauty that slowly swelled amongst widescreen guitars and softly emotive vocals to devastating results.

With the album now out in the big, bad world Liza has shared two more tracks from the release, "Thin Ice" which combines Liza's expressive voice, a sweeping melody and deeply intimate tales of love, a theme that takes centre stage throughout much of The Colder Months. The second track "Rubble" is perhaps the most personal, vulnerable moment on the release and also one of the most beautiful, restrained guitar patterns remain understated with the emphasis on Liza's haunting voice, melancholia rarely sounds so gorgeous.

Her subjects (love and death) are universal and this release is sure to connect with anyone who found themselves starring into a box of tissues whilst listening to last years Daughter debut LP.

Liza Anne - New Music "Introducing"

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I get a lot (and I mean a lot) of group mailers with album links and pr for more acts and artists than I could ever feature here and I'm honest to say at least 90% of them get deleted without me ever listening to them (that's not the same with 'personal' submissions which I'll always try and at least listen to). One such submission perked my curiosity the other day because it mentioned Daughter and First Aid Kit as references and comes from an artist from Nashville, fickle difference can make the difference it seems...

So I headed to 19 year old Liza Anne's soundcloud and soon fell in love with a beautiful track that also happens to be the title track to her debut album The Colder Months (which is due next month). Daughter is actually the perfect starting point, the track is restrained, atmospheric and haunting from the outset, slowly building from a calming opening with the emphasis firmly placed on Liza's ethereal vocal, her soft voice bleeds with devastating emotion as the song swells with increasing percussion and widescreen guitar textures to an intimate, heart-felt climax. "The Colder Months" be-lie's Liza's years, an age-old tale about love and loss that seem to linger longer over winter, however you want to look at it, it also happens to be the best track that 2014 offered us in its first week.

The Colder Months is due February 4th, more details.