Lyla Foy (born 1988) is an English, London-based

singer-songwriter A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk- acoustic tradition with a guitar, although this role has ...

. Her music has been described as "somewhere between

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and

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" and has been praised for its "texture and rhythmic complexity". She sings, writes, and produces her music. She has been the

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for The National,

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, Phosphorescent, and

Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes are an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2006. The band currently consists of Robin Pecknold (vocals, guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar, mandolin, backing vocals), Casey Wescott (keyboards, mandolin, backin ...

. Lyla also sings and plays bass with psychedelic six-piece, Mono Club, fronted by John Herbert of

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Biography

Early life

Foy liked music from an early age; her father listened to

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. However, she did not have musical parents. Foy taught herself to play guitar as a teenager.

Career

Foy released her debut single "Magazine" in September 2012 under her band's name, WALL. In March 2013, Foy released her debut EP ''Shoestring'', named after the title track of the same name. The EP also included the tracks "Left to Wonder", "Place Too Low" and "All Alone". In October 2013, Foy dropped her stage name WALL for her real name, Lyla Foy and signed a

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with

Sub Pop Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the gru ...

. Foy released a double a-side called "Easy" / "Head Down" via

Subpop Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. ...

. On 18 March 2014, Foy released her debut album, ''Mirrors The Sky'', via

. The album contained ten songs, including "Honeymoon", "I Only" and "No Secrets". One of the songs, "Impossible", serves as the end credits music for the season one episode "Say Anything" of ''

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Mirrors the Sky'' (2014), Sub Pop *''Bigger Brighter'' (2018), INgrooves *''Fornever'' (2021), self-released *''Year of the Black Water Rabbit'' (2023)

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

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