Having caught Lizzie No at the AmericanaFest UK showcases certainly didn’t prepare us for this current song from No’s new album ‘Halfsies‘. Far from the indie-folk of acoustic guitar and harp. ‘Lagunita‘ rocks out with the best of them.
‘Halfsies‘ is Lizzie No’s third album, and it differs somewhat from the previous releases as No explains: “Some albums are stories, some are films. This album is a video game.” The album traces the journey of Miss Freedomland (a character that represents No themselves and their audience), from a place of both internal and external exile to liberation. The album, No says, is meant to be immersive — these songs are to be inhabited, not just by the singer but by those who receive them: “If you’re in these songs with me, what seems at first like a journey of self-analysis becomes a journey to get free, and get your people free, as well. I think of the character as being chased by what I can only describe as Pac-Man ghosts of white supremacy, moving through the levels of this game.”
‘Halfsies’ is released January 19th via Thirty Tigers / Miss Freedomland.
Video games come to americana and the Black country experience. Lizzie No took her stage name from the fact she was always being told “no” as a child, and to remind herself how important it is to say “no” to yourself when you are an adult, which starts to give…
This latest single from Lizzie No's new concept album 'Halfsies' (out on January 19th, from Thirty Tigers) finds her main character out on the road, following the troubadour dream. Or should that be nightmare - as the reality of lone travelling and dodgy motels is presented as somewhat less of…
Looking into your own history to understand pain without a reference. Lizzie No brings a new take to country and folk music that reflects her view of where American society should be. Not only is she one of the new breed of black artists who are reclaiming the black heritage…
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