Influenced by 70s greats comparable to Carole King, Carly Simon, and Joni Mitchell, UK solo-artist Elizabeth Liddle breaths passionate and complicated songwriting by means of and thru.

Elizabeth Liddle – What I Wouldn’t Do

Mesmerising listeners together with her heartfelt, piano-based sound led by “crystal-clear vocals” (HMV), her retro-pop type has earned her pageant slots alongside Jake Bugg and Stereophonics. Releasing debut EP, “Someplace” final 12 months – a piece dubbed a “a refined affair that captures one thing particular and shouldn’t be missed” – the musician is delighted to current her third providing of 2023. A stunning mix of orchestral pop, the one is an old school ode to non-public development. 

Branded as a ‘identify for the longer term’ by BBC Newcastle, it’s no shock that the brand new observe is one other testomony to this title. Exploring private insecurities and acceptance, the singer’s candid method attracts you in from the primary second. Constructed with comforting, delicate chord constructions which might be lifted by dashes of nation and soul kinds, the artist effortlessly dapples into a spread of genres. The music, lyrics and vocal deliverance every maintain their very own insights, leaving you charmed and fulfilled after every pay attention. Followers of early Taylor Swift and Shania Twain can be warmly drawn to Liddle’s expressive character and really radiant vocals, which have solely grown stronger since debut single, “Blind To Love”.

A poignant piece of labor that seeks private romance, “What I Wouldn’t Do” is the hand on our shoulder that tells us to be nicer to ourselves. Liddle continues to talk for her listeners after they can’t discover the phrases, and she or he has change into the large sister, favorite aunt and greatest good friend that a few of us have by no means had. Gleaming with want, self-cultivation and gratitude, the one is a lovely observe to information us right into a blissful Autumn season.

 “Elizabeth Liddle is kind of the colorful artist – navigating the stylish and the glam, the fragile and the passionate, the commanding and the standard: She merely shines far and vibrant. A real spirit of soul-pop”.

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Article by Rhí McPhelim