First was the eager and ambitious learning experience which was My Green VW Van and LSK in Columbus, Ohio while attending the Columbus College of Art and Design. Soon after she moved to Atlanta for a southern take on punk/folk/pop in a band called Yonder, out of which the more serious Long Flat Red evolved.
Long Flat Red hit upon the chemistry which made them one of Atlanta’s most successful bands and made Lydia one of the hottest starlets. Out of influences like PJ Harvey, Hole, Queen, Edith Piaf, Sinead O’Connor, Ani DeFranco, RadioHead and Ray Charles, they pounded out aggressive edgy rock wrapped in a French tickler of gossamer melodicism – for your pleasure. They played important venues such as The Star Community Bar, The Point, The Roxy, The Cotton Club, as well as a bunch of cesspools in Athens, Huntsville, Birmingham, Charlotte, Augusta, Memphis and Nashville. During this period Lydia not only led Long Flat Red but continued to play solo dates at places in and around Atlanta including the Variety Playhouse and Eddies Attic.
Solo dates were often played opening for the likes of Loudon Wainwright III, The Indigo Girls, Peter Case and Shawn Mullins, just to name a few.
Long Flat Red were offered a record deal by Ardent Records in Memphis. The crap money involved wouldn’t have bailed them out of jail for the homicides each member was about to attempt on the others. After the LFR breakup came the melancholy and introverted Lydia Brownfield Trio that boosted Lydia’s decision to move to New York.
In New York City she started the hopeful and experimental Early Girl. The time in New York City was tumultuous to say the least. She spent a lot of time writing and pondering her place in the music business.
Then the road led her back to her hometown. Demand for Lydia’s music has grown throughout the years fanning the flames of a career that has been smoldering for a decade. Armed with her new band, Lydia is revealing her music under a new light, more passionate and honest than ever before. With “A Horse Named Yankee” released in October of ‘08, Lydia will have an EP featuring the new song “Wanting’s for Sinners” in the spring of '09 and the full length “Stranger” to be released this summer.
She plays regularly in Atlanta, New York, L.A., Boston and Columbus, Ohio.
"Powerful...singer Lydia Brownfield...will create a sound that is one of a kind."
“...one of the cities musical bright spots.”
“...the potential to get people excited about going out and hearing new local music again.”
Jeff Clark, Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA.
“...this girl was powerful! Her voice, while somewhat reminiscent of Suzanne Vega’s, was much more powerful, and she could play the hell out of that guitar, too!”
Keeper Fishwrapper, Vol. 3 Issue 17
“...captivating, hook-driven pop.”
Palmer Wood, Highpoint Magazine
A HORSE NAMED YANKEE a low-fi compilation
From the big city to the end of the earth, Lydia's haunting melodies and stark naked truthfulness will captivate you. A Horse Named Yankee is a compilation of live, studio and home recordings, spanning from 1992-2003 revealing a life story that's seldom seen, and rarely heard in pop music. Powerful and sincere, Lydia Brownfield provides the missing X Factor.
The new release by Lydia Brownfield is available online at www.lydiabrownfield.com and CD Baby. And available for download at I-Tunes, and all the others.
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Dear Lydia, 1) I am really excited for this weekend 2) I really enjoyed last weekend (minus the sexist waiter) 3) I believe (as your "baches") Desert Fruit or whatever needs to be on tap Sat 4) Im trying my best to make sure there is 2 of me Sat (aka the identical!) 5) LOVE the new song.. and the idea of a kids cd! 6) am excited to see you two again!
Time's getting close, if not now- never, will we be able to run away together again :) Let me know if you guys need ANYTHING I'll be in touch!!!
I'll have to catch a show soon. So do you ever play solo? I've been thinking about playing a few places but, not having a band, I don't want to bore the hell out of people. Who am I kidding...I could have the band from "The Muppets" backing me up and still manage to be boring! Really enjoy your songs.
-Insert Obligatory “Hey! Thanks For The Add!” Along With Enormous Quasi-Obligatory Pseudo-Psychedelic Picture Of Some Sort Advertising How Fantastic I Believe Myself To Be Here- Dig The Songs-Have To Catch A Show.
I'm wonderful! I miss seeing you and Chris :( I love love love this picture of you by the way. Umm my email is smart.justina@gmail.com i'm glad I found your page on here!!
Lydie poo poo pants!?! Agh, I heard you were on the tv set!!! I heard your famous... I want you to sign every part of my body :) No, but in all seriousness, great job.. sounded like the benefit went well.. how about I try to see your face Thurs night?!
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