Liz Lawrence - “USP”

Written By Kevin McStravick

SXSW 2020 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 6

Pairs Well With…Angie MacMahon, Caroline Rose, Anna Burch

Liz Lawrence’s Pity Party is a full record of power pop, indie rock, and folk-based influences, a catchy, soft pop collection of songs that are rewarding in their sonic details and changes. “Navigator” seesaws ambience and sunny, upbeat pop while “USP” embraces grunge groove and jangly dream pop, completely different sides of the subtle experimenter. The UK artist has a fuller embrace of new wave and synth pop melody on Pity Party, a sharp sunny/dark dichotomy to the garage rock crunch on songs like “Life Again” and “Want”. (Kevin McStravick)

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