Bittersweet punk folk phazed into electric drone...
Listen Lisse started out as a solo performer with Lisa McKendrick on vocals and guitar, since then it has evolved into a 2/3 piece band, current members are: Lisa McKendrick vocals, guitar and kick drum, Eddie Darko on guitar
The most recent release is a full length album called: Pow Bang, released in 2009. After the experience of recording a first album Lisa was able to use this familiarity with the recording process to accomplish a more full sound, playing multi-instruments and layering vocals with a new found vocal confidence. Eddie Darko on guitar added an extra layer to the sound and Nick Howdle-Smith added some drum engineering to whack the sound up a bit.
"Pow Bang" is the album of an artist totally at one with her writing. It's an album that asserts it's self. It's not aggressive, there's no need to adopt a faux accent to try and make the songs sound somehow more sophisticated, the songs speak for themselves. There's a real drive to both the narrative and the music, that powers the album forward. It hints at post punk in attitude, it has a swagger that's not arrogance, more entitlement. - Fatea Magazine
In June 2007 Listen Lisse released a solo album called “It’s Not You” which is a combination of different songs which are moody and atmospheric but also energetic. The sound is filled out with a combination of instruments
: the tambourine, violin and synths, while music engineer Gary Sansom added the electronic drums. "I recorded them wanting to leave in little human errors and rebelled against highly produced mainstream music, I wanted it to be raw and unnerving but also to have a soothing kind of beauty"
Listen Lisse is due to release a 2nd album later this year, the songs "Black n Gold Angels Dust", "Stand out in a Crowd", "City of Fabrications"and "Your Lovers" which are up on the player are a sneak preview of what to expect....
some Previous gigs...
17 October 2009 @
Genialistide Klubi, Tartu, Estonia
16 October 2009 @ Club Roro, Narva Estonia
17 September @ The German Church, Aldgate
21 August @ Ryans Bar, N16 Fringe,
London
8 June @ The 12 Bar
7 March @ The Water Rats
27 Feb @ Ryans Bar, Stokey
10 January 2009
The Water Rats
10 December, Pangea Project
Stoke Newington
31 October @ Bardens Boudior
Devils Underground, Halloween Party
27 October 08 @ The Poetry Cafe
Covent Garden, London
19th September @ Servant Jazz Quarters
Dalston, London
31 August 2008 @ Hope & Anchor
Islington, London
14 August 2008 @ Ryans Bar, N16 Fringe Festival
London
10 August 2008 @ The Water Rats, London
22nd June 2008 @ Bow Arts
29th May @ Striplite, London
28th May @ The Purple Turtle, London
30 April @ The Fly
8th January 2008
@ Cafe 1001, London
18 December 2007
@ Monkey Chews
31st October 2007
ZMF Club, Poplar and Rocks
Berlin
To see more previous gigs....
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Some reviews:
"The sound is remote and distant but you are drawn close to hear its intimacies. There is no ice queen here to trick and deceive for the sound has its own magical qualities that will tempt, beguile, enlighten and you will stay a while to listen, whilst the sound will stay with you." - Biddle Bro's. 2007
"Most of the songs on "It's Not You" clear the five minute mark. The epic "Fabricate" clocks over 11. None of them sound a second too long. Listen Lisse's songs feel they've been lived in like a favourite jumper. There's a couple of holes in it, but there's too many memories and too much character to do anything other than wear it again" - FATEA 2007
“Listen Lisse returns with her delicate guitar sounds complimenting her laid back voice.”
-The Spitz, June 2005
“There is some kind of delay on the guitar so that she can pick out guitar lines over the dying sustain, and it reminds me a little of Durutti Column. Lisse conjures some captivating moments.”
Posted by: Jiltedbarfly, 25 January 2005
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Following from our sold out Barfly show last month, we're returning to Camden Town! We'll be at The Dublin Castle on Thursday 16th April, as main support to The Hyenas.
Further support is from: Moses and The Black Cats, and Modern Faces
The night kicks off at 8:30, but we'll be on around 9:45 :)
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