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Laura Lizcano to close out Hispanic Heritage Month with release of bilingual album Daughter of the Sea

On Oct. 14, Colombian singer-songwriter Laura Lizcano will release a collection of songs sung in both English and Spanish as her second full-length album, Daughter of the Sea.

MANHATTAN, NY., (Oct. 14, 2022) - Written largely during quarantine, Daughter of the Sea is an internal look into Lizcano's life, addressing a wide range of topics from breaking generational traumas and grappling with immigrant identity, to sexual desire and learning radical self-love.

Featuring tracks sung in both English and Lizcano's native Spanish, the album is a reflection of her experiences with and feelings of belonging to something bigger than the boxed identities imposed by culture and society.

Supported by instrumental interludes written by contemporary composer Erin Busch and performed by the esteemed Daedalus Quartet, Daughter of the Sea marks the next phase in Lizcano's musical evolution and the realization that she didn't need to fit into a singular style or genre.

"In my first recording project, Chance on Me, I was really trying to prove that I was a jazz vocalist — because I went to jazz school, I felt like I needed to have all of those songs fit within that context," explains Lizcano. "With Heart, I realized that I didn’t have to do that — that I could use what I learned in school and apply it in a way that felt more true to myself. This album takes that self-exploration a step further."

Daughter of the Sea album art // Photo by Maya Dixon, Art by Lucía Morales

Featured Tracks

"Caos"

Album opener "Caos" is a Spanish-language track inspired in part by the book "Delirio" from Colombian author Laura Restrepo. The book is centered around a woman who disassociates from life and needs to be brought back to reality by her partner.

"I connected to this book because I felt that at its core, it was talking about the role of Colombian women as the holder-inners, the ones that carry the family burdens quietly" explains Lizcano. "So I borrowed and rearranged some phrases that really called to me amidst all the “chaos” going on in the book and built my own narrative around it: A woman who’s had enough, who steps into her power and becomes someone new."

Laura Lizcano · 01. Caos

"Quiet Love"

Much of Lizcano's most intimate songs were born from periods of self-reflection and evaluation during the pandemic quarantine isolation. "Quiet Love" — a raw and powerful song about self-love and acceptance — is one of those tracks.

"I wrote "Quiet Love" when I discovered my first gray hair. I’ve always had a difficult relationship with my body and I’ve been afraid of aging, so I really wanted to change the narrative here and I wrote this song as a love letter to myself," says Lizcano.

Laura Lizcano · 03. Quiet Love

"Blood Is Thicker Than Water"

Inspired by the complicated relationships we have with those closest to us, "Blood" bucks the societal concept that "family is family" and you should sacrifice your own identity to appease familial expectations.

"I was thinking about the idea that biologically, life began in the ocean and therefore, in our biological ancestral lineage, we all come from the water and I found so much solace in that. I am so much more than what is “predetermined” for me. And we’re all so much more than what is predetermined for us. So I really wanted to make this song not just for me, but for all the people who feel like they don’t belong in their own families — who have to pretend or play a character."

Laura Lizcano · 07. Blood

The full Daughter of the Sea album is slated for release Oct. 14, 2022.

Resources

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RIYL:
for fans of Fiona Apple, Mon Laferte, Regina Spektor, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Natalia Lafourcade, Caroline Shaw

RELEASE SCHEDULE:

September 16 - "Major Tom" single + video release (press release)
October 14 - Daughter of the Sea album release
October 23 - New York Album Release Show @ Groove - Tickets
November 11 - Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 - Tickets
November 12 - Philadelphia Album Release Show @ City Winery

Track List:
Caos // 4:13
Interlude i // 0:39
Quiet Love // 3:18
Fire // 5:51
Interlude ii // 2:32
Gravity // 3:16
Blood // 3:16
Interlude iii //2:29
Nada Quer Perder // 3:20
Aching // 4:23
Interlude iv // 1:50
Major Tom // 3:50

Album Credits:
Personnel: Laura Lizcano (vocals), Silas Irvine (piano and keyboards), Joe Plowman (bass), Gusten Rudolph (drums), Dariel Peniazek (guitar and tres).
Daedalus Quartet (interludes and tracks 4, 5, and 8): Min-Young Kim and Matilda Kaul (violins), Jessica Thompson (viola)Thomas Kraines (cello)
String Quartet Arrangements: Interludes by Erin Busch, “Blood Is Thicker Than Water” - Erin Busch, “Gravity” - Sam Bishoff, “Major Tom” - Nick Lombardelli
Recording: Recorded at Treacle Mine Recording in Philadelphia, PA by Michael Cumming, Mixed and Mastered by Michael Cumming
Art: Photography - Maya Dixon, MUA - Arden Gill, Graphic Design - Lucía Morales

About Laura Lizcano

Laura Lizcano // Photo by Maya Dixon

Laura Lizcano is a Colombian-born singer-songwriter based in New York. Influenced by artists like Norah Jones, Natalia Lafourcade and Caroline Shaw, Lizcano combines her formal training as a jazz vocalist with her love of folk, pop and contemporary classical music. This combination of styles is evident within her own lyrically-driven compositions.

Lizcano has performed at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola in New York City as the featured vocalist for the Temple University Big Band. She has opened for Gaby Moreno and Sammy Miller and the Congregation at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Most recently, she has been featured in the virtual Wawa Welcome America Festival (2020) and Philadelphia's iconic Philly Folk Fest (2020 and 2021). Laura regularly collaborates with Almanac Dance Circus Theatre and has written and performed her original music for two of the company's original shows: Happy Hour (Cannonball Festival 2021, Miniball 2022) and Armor (2021), which was commissioned by and presented at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Lizcano's self-released debut EP, Chance on Me (2018), was followed by her first full-length studio album, Heart (2020), both now available on all streaming platforms.

Her forthcoming album Daughter of the Sea is slated for release October 14, 2022.

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