i love me a good pity party, and i love this album.
dropped from a major label, liz lawrence bounces back in a big way and its replayable cover to cover. ‘none of my friends’ was the first time i heard liz, and thank god i did. she then popped up on bombay bicycle club’s ‘everything else has gone wrong’, and toured with them up until coronavirus stopped us all.
Pity Party is fearless in its contents and powerful in its presentation. it’s honest and simple and gets to the point early. the point being anything she wants it to be, and she’ll make it instantly intriguing too. ‘none of my friends’ is frank and abrupt and exactly what alternative music should be.
‘USP’ is a head-nodder with floating verses and gritty choruses. it’s a note from current liz to past liz about the dangers (?) of the industry she’s about to enter. a subtle ‘fuck you’ to anyone involved in her dropping. i haven’t stopped playing it for days. its a great track with shades of dandy warhols.
from ‘life again’ to the closing ‘rivers’, liz seems to show off all she’s capable of, taking inspiration from seemingly everywhere (LCD soundsystem on ‘rivers’). ‘Pity Party’ serves as a reminder that while people may not have faith in you, you should always have faith in yourself, it is a bright summers day after a long winter and you’ve been working out and want everyone to see.
(this one was a bit short but i seem to have got a bit tipsy (it’s a saturday so gtf). to add some more of a review, imagine your favourite lunchtime snack (a toastie), then imagine you’ve stumbled upon a new ingredient (pickled onions) and you add it in. it’s light and crispy and fun and easy listening, and the enjoyment doesnt stop until you cease to chew. that’s Pity Party)
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