{"id":23090,"date":"2015-05-11T00:04:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T22:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=23090"},"modified":"2015-05-11T00:04:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T22:04:36","slug":"itw-lapsley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/itw-lapsley\/","title":{"rendered":"ITW – L\u00e5psley"},"content":{"rendered":"

L\u00e5psley<\/strong>‘s critically acclaimed release, Understudy EP, has\u00a0set the tone for the rest of her career. She started at the young age of 12, writing songs like “Station” and added a few live shows to her resume before being uncovered by blogs, and ended signing a record deal with the mammoth XL recordings label, home to some of the most successful artists around these days, Jack White, MIA, Adele<\/em> are just a few of the many who make the prestigious roster.<\/p>\n

L\u00e5psley <\/strong>rose to the attention of music blogs around the world (including Sodwee.com) with her sensational debut tracks she posted on Soundcloud at the time. Holly Fletcher, her real name, then came to the attention of the career accelerating machine that is Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 and quickly had to shift from\u00a0studying Geography in Liverpool to being a full-time creative artist jetting around the world to support her recent songs and start working\u00a0the upcoming album. Not bad for an 18 year old in this world.<\/p>\n

\"Lapsley<\/a>Holly L\u00e5psley<\/strong> Fletcher is a real bubbly teen. As you would expect from a person who just landed in Paris, without her parents in sight [ \ud83d\ude09 ], not shy of a silly dance move in between two interviews as well as a mouthy bunch of obscenities thrown in for good measure. She is tall, and has that infamous Liverpudlian touch on life. Not only with her accent but with\u00a0her body language. She radiates as she walks through the Beggars Group office space in Paris. We (Sophie, Michela and myself) were treated to a live acoustic on the upright piano in the hallway as Sophie’s chat with her came to an end. Of which, still resonates the simple notes of her instant classic “Falling Short” (clocking in at a staggering million plays on Soundcloud alone as I write those lines). Not mentioning the rather loud, communicative laughter to her singing finale followed closely by an intriguing -off the record- conversation about the bonza\u00ef tree sitting atop one of the desks at the French Beggars branch (might of been a cactus\u2026).<\/p>\n

L\u00e5psley<\/strong> is one of those singer-songwriter slash producer you’ll need to get accustomed to for the\u00a0foreseeable future. She’s bound to take things on a very large scale before the end of the year. And has plans for a huge tour this summer. Discover what Sophie<\/em> and\u00a0L\u00e5psley<\/strong> talked about in the interview below. Kudos to Michela Cuccagna<\/em> for the great pictures.<\/p>\n

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Interview by\u00a0Sophie<\/a><\/strong>, Photographs by\u00a0Michela Cuccagna<\/a><\/strong>.<\/h6>\n
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Sophie : Let\u2019s start with your stage name. It\u2019s actually your middle name and you\u2019ve added a Scandinavian touch to it. Why\u00a0?<\/h5>\n

L\u00e5psley : It\u2019s a Scottish name and I thought it was cool\u00a0!<\/p>\n

In all your songs you manage to kind of duetting with yourself. Why did you decide to use that process and not take a man for a real duet\u00a0?<\/h5>\n

I\u2019ve always prefered the male\u2019s voice, I think the tone is very lovely and it\u2019s smoother. I wanted everything to be from me so I decided to electronically change the pitch of my voice.<\/p>\n

And if you had to pick an artist for a duet, who would you choose\u00a0?<\/h5>\n

Arthur Russell<\/em>\u00a0! [Watch “Let’s Go Swimming” on Youtube<\/a>]\n

You\u2019ve been writing songs since you were 12. When did you realise that you wanted to do it professionally\u00a0?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

“Every song could be a single” –\u00a0L\u00e5psley on her upcoming album.<\/div><\/h2>\n

Probably about a year ago\u2026 I just made music without the intention of having a career path in this, I never went to music school or anything. And then someone offered me a record deal. I was a very academic person and worked very hard at school. I was meant to go to university to study geography but you know, deep inside I loved music. I studied music outside school but it was never something that my parents would consider as an option. It was like \u00ab\u00a0dentist, doctor\u00a0\u00bb, blah blah blah\u2026.(laughing)<\/em> So when I was offered that opportunity I couldn\u2019t say no\u00a0!<\/p>\n