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ESC 165LP
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Danish four-piece Liss share their debut album in the hopes of creating a lasting legacy for late lead singer Søren Holm's life, love, and talent. Although recording began many years prior, the album was only finished shortly before Holm tragically passed away in May 2021. From the most recent release "Boys In Movies" featuring Nilüfer Yanya, which oscillates gorgeously between dark, grungy guitar chords and a sunny, optimistic ear worm of a chorus, to "Exist", an ethereal plea with hints of a hymn in the vocal stacks, the record shows all the transfixing sides of Liss with extraordinary heart. With the release, a new video for "Nobody Really Cares" filmed in Western Denmark, the area where Holm was raised. Shot by his two dear friends Albert Hildebrand and Yasmina Derradj, this video embraces the Western Danish wilds with portraits of Holm's friends blended with clips of natural elements as the visual become more and more surreal. Of the debut album's release today, Liss share, "Today our album I Guess Nothing Will Be The Same is released. We have spent an important part of our life together since we started the band seven years ago . . . Søren was always the one who made us understand each other better. He was extremely generous with his creativity and as a human being. We would like to thank Søren's parents, Leonida and Niels, for supporting us in releasing this album..." The project's title, I Guess Nothing Will Be The Same, is a line from, "Text Me Back," a song about a break-up with someone you love that closes out the new album. The world was first introduced to Holm's off-kilter charm and mesmerizing voice in the video for Liss's debut video, "Try", in 2015. In the pursuing years, Søren and his fellow band members Villads, Vilhelm, and Tobias navigated Liss's rise in popularity and everything it brought with it. Co-signed by the likes of Pharrell Williams, they soon followed up with the widely praised First EP (2016) released via XL Recordings. After an enforced hiatus, they returned with their EPs, Second (2019) and Third (2020). Combining Holm's captivating voice with their grungy take on r&b, soul, and alternative pop, stints on the road with artists like Vampire Weekend, MO, and jungle soon followed. Blue vinyl.
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