Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke releases her eponymous debut album on Monday 22nd September through Modular/Island Records on CD and LP. It’s an album that marries serious song crafting with elements of vintage pop, electro and rock. Or as Pip puts it, “I wanted to make music that could put a smile on people’s faces and give them a feeling of nostalgia even though they may be hearing my songs for the first time”.

Ladyhawke is the alter ego of New Zealander Pip Brown. As a music-obsessed child with very musical parents (step-father a drummer, mother a singer), she soaked up everything from the 70’s and 80’s. From Stevie Nicks and Joan Jett to Nirvana and Hole with Van Halen and Deep Purple in between.

The album includes forthcoming release ‘Dusk Till Dawn’ which will be available from 15th September, and recent single ‘Paris Is Burning’. There are 13 tracks including ‘Oh My’ a bonus track only available on the UK version.

Pip wrote, arranged and plays on all the songs on the album working alongside several guest producers: Pascal Gabriel (S-Express, Bomb The Bass, Kylie, New Order); Kid Gloves (aka Freeform Five & Freelance Hellraiser), Jim Elliot, Paul Harris (aka Dirty Vegas); uber-hip American producer Greg Kurstin (Beck, Flaming Lips, Lily Allen, Red Hot Chilli Peppers); Michael di Francesco from Aussie band Van She and Gabriel Olegavich (aka Medasyn).

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Magic 2. Manipulating Woman 3. My Delirium 4. Better Than Sunday 5. Another Runaway
6. Love Don't Live Here 7. Back Of The Van 8. Paris Is Burning 9. Professional Suicide 10. Dusk Till Dawn 11. Oh My 12. Crazy World 13. Morning Dreams

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