Lyla Foy
Lyla Foy | |
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Nationality | English |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, producer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | https://www.lylafoy.co.uk/ |
Lyla Foy (aka Wall) is an English, London-based songwriter and solo artist. She has shared stages with The National, Sharon Van Etten, Midlake, Phosphorescent, and Fleet Foxes. Lyla also sings and plays bass with psychedelic six-piece, Mono Club, fronted by Goldheart Assembly's John Herbert.
2012: "Magazine"[]
Foy released her debut single "Magazine" in September 2012 under her band's name, Wall.[1] Michael Cragg of The Guardian said of Foy, "You get the sense that even a whisper could overpower her soft coo of a voice."
2013: Shoestring and "Easy"[]
In March 2013, Foy released her debut EP Shoestring, named after the title track of the same name.[1] The EP also included the tracks "Left to Wonder", "Place Too Low" and "All Alone". Later in 2013 Foy released a double a-side called "Easy" / "Head Down" via the label Subpop.
In 2013, Foy dropped her stage name Wall for her real name, Lyla Foy. She explained, "At first I wanted something abstract to put some distance between me and the identity of the music, but as things grew I wanted to put my name to the songs not the other way round."[2]
2014: Mirrors The Sky[]
On 18 March 2014, Foy released her debut album, Mirrors The Sky, again with the label Sub Pop.[3] The album contained ten songs, including "Honeymoon", "I Only" and "No Secrets".[4]
One of the songs, "Impossible", serves as the end credits music for the season one episode "Say Anything" of BoJack Horseman.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Mirrors the Sky (2014), Sub Pop
- Bigger Brighter (2018), INgrooves
- Fornever (2021), self-released
Singles and EPs[]
As Wall:
- "Magazine" / "Over My Head" (2012), Black Cab Sessions
- "Shoestring" (2013), Big Picnic
As Lyla Foy:
- "Cinderella" (2008), Iffy Records
- "Easy" / "Head Down" (2013), Sub Pop
- "UMi" (2015), self-released
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cragg, Michael (4 April 2013). "New music: WALL – Shoestring". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Cragg, Michael (30 October 2013). "Lyla Foy – Easy: New music". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (25 April 2014). "Through the looking glass: why Lyla Foy won't go Google-eyed". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Lyla Foy: Mirrors The Sky". subpop.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- Living people
- Sub Pop artists
- English songwriters
- English pop singers
- English rock singers