ELIZABETH SHARES LIVE AT THORNBURY THEATRE EP + SHARES LIVE VIDEOS FROM THE NIGHT
Today beloved patron saint of sad girls Elizabeth shares her magnetising Live at Thornbury Theatre EP. A sparkling collection of songs from her enchanting performance at her 2022 curated mini festival A Night with Elizabeth that ran as part of ALWAYS LIVE. The EP is out now via AntiFragile Music and Our Golden Friend.
~ WATCH / LISTEN TO LIVE AT THORNBURY THEATRE HERE ~
Recorded and engineered by Bonnie Knight and mixed by Liam 'Snowy' Halliwell the EP captures the live magic of Elizabeth's new band. The accompanying videos by Andrew Watson of Semi Conductor Media paint a mesmerising picture of a pop heroine claiming her space on her elaborate home stage. Presented as part of ALWAYS LIVE the mini festival saw Elizabeth surrounded by makers and creatives amidst the glimmering grandeur of the theatre stage.
The EP explores the depths of, as Elizabeth puts it "the what if that always hangs over a relationship that's broken down irreparably. As in, I can't keep you but what if you're gone forever." The final videos from the show, including 'Happier Now' and 'Sweet Connection' are live on Youtube HERE.
This Live EP sees Elizabeth return to the stage, bringing a swish of neon taffeta and a glimmering sultry honesty, seen through her 2022 Suite of Songs. The three, interconnected singles and accompanying visuals expand and complicate her richly alluring world. The first single from the Suite 'Happier Now' was added to FBi Radio, MTV Australia and rage, received airplay on triple j, Unearthed, Double J, RRR and 4ZZZ, with NME Australia, Notion, The Music, Music Feeds and more all singing its praises. The lyrical motifs of her debut album The Wonderful World of Nature (2019) are recast in neon on the Suite, their old prismatic glow replaced by a dangerous, alluring coolness.
Elizabeth captures the reckless thrill of romance like no other. On The Wonderful World of Nature, she stepped away from a messy divorce like a world-weary heroine pulling herself from the wreckage of a car crash: broken glass shining like glitter, bloodstains smearing like blush. Contrasting lush dreampop haze with visceral, disarmingly truthful lyricism, it was a pop record out of time - glamorous and tragic, ultra modern and undeniably timeless, a queer answer to nihilistic, powerfully feminine pop heroes like Lana Del Rey and Lorde. Capturing hearts and minds of media and fans across the globe, the record saw widespread acclaim from The Saturday Paper, FADER, Wonderland, frankie, Pilerats, The Music and Tone Deaf, amongst others, and was included in Album of the Year lists across The Guardian, The Saturday Paper and the Herald Sun.