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Lizdelise is the decade-long project of collaborators and partners, Lizzy and Mark. LDL is the 2024 recipient of the Recording Fund and will be releasing new music and videos in the coming months. Their 2023 release, I Swore I Heard You Laughing, was recorded with Andy Stack (Wye Oak, Helado Negro) at Betty’s in North Carolina. LDL’s music centers radical self-acceptance through excavation of memory. They have supported Another Michael and Worriers on recent tours.
Lizzy de Lise is an interdisciplinary, gender queer, internationally touring artist. They compose and perform music for dance, theater, podcast, and film. Lizzy’s work has been featured on NPR’s Invisibilia, PBS, and at the Smithsonian Hirshorn. Lizzy is a company musician and composer with David Dorfman Dance, whose new work premiers fall 2024 at 92nd Street Y. Lizzy has performed with Yara Travieso since 2016, at venues including Joe's Pub, Lincoln Center, and BRIC. They have toured as lead guitarist with Canadian band, Housewife, most recently on their tour opening for Paulo Nutini.
Mark Watter is an audio engineer and mixer at Headroom Studios. Mark has worked with Prince Daddy and the Hyena, Alex G, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, and Hop Along.
Influenced by their work over the past decade with David Dorman Dance, Lizzy found themself being less precious on I Swore I Heard You Laughing than in their past work, focusing on cohesion and collaboration…an appreciation of the subtle details of the production and songwriting choices they found themselves making in the studio, leading to a deeper admiration of the music they were creating on all levels.Lyrically, Lizzy continues the exploration of self that they began on Body, contemplating their newfound queerness, their sexuality and their gender. Their ability to face a wide range of emotions and reflect on them with compassion for themselves and those around them make I Swore I Heard You Laughing a gorgeously empathetic listen, with plenty of space for the audience to connect with the lyrics amidst the lush, layered sounds.
- Talia Miller (Rough Trade)
I’ve seen a lot of bands play looper sets, but never one like this…pulling the audience into a collective, mesmerized trance that was difficult to break through. A silence fell over us all so heavily as we watched Lizdelise…It was ethereal and psychedelic…[their] new LP I Swore I Heard You Laughing [is] set to drop via Sheer Luck Records on September 15th...“I’ve been realizing I’ve been making excuses for why I’m stuck, blaming other people for being in my way, holding me back. But it’s always been me, which also means that I have control to change it”.
-Brittany Deitch (Paste Magazine)