Lizzyspit - Trouble Lies Deep EP (Rifton Records)
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| Lizzyspit - Trouble Lies Deep |
Release Date: 1st April 2014
Lizzyspit presents something of a
conundrum for me. One the one hand, this Aussie import now residing in London
performs some dusky, soulful acoustic songs that come from experience and pluck
at the heartstrings. On the other hand, she's a global internet phenomenon
because of her videos and live online performances - both done without taking
any clothes off which it is sad to have to note but worth applauding these
days. So soulful songwriting meets electronic mass self-marketing and Lizzyspit
is the outcome, the beautiful outcome I might add. The opening track of this
EP, 'Once Upon A Time', is a beautifully sad tale of the one that got away and
the regret or what-might-have-beens that goes with it. 'All Dressed Up Nowhere
To Go', however, shows the antipodean's voice off in a much better light as she
flits from frail and subdued to gritted teeth determination atop undulating
rhythms and sparsely used guitars.
Now, for a wonderfully honest
song title look no further than 'Goodbye (To The Ones Who Screwed You Over)'.
The song starts gently with some strings in the background and a carefully
plucked acoustic before the Ed Sheeran style percussion grows and Lizzyspit's
voice becomes ever more determined. 'Gone Gone Gone (Acoustic)' is the closing
track to this collection and nicely wraps up an EP that has an overall theme of
endings of relationships or eras. Essentially, if you're a fan of the likes of
Ben Howard or Ellie Goulding and you're going through some kind of break up
then this is almost the perfect CD for you to wallow in for a week or so. And
don't worry, we'll be round in a week or so bring you some chocolate, wine and
sensitively suggest that it might be time to give showering another go.
More information: https: //www.facebook.com/Lizzyspit?fref=ts
Live Dates:
20th March - 12 Bar
Club, London
19th Mary - The Bedford, London