MAVOY MUSIC FRIDAY - 19 APRIL 2019

Last year, a month before Nicole gave birth to her first child, she visited Leon Michels in upstate NY and cooked up two of the toughest and most moving songs we’ve heard from her to date. We’ve been patiently sitting on this release for a few months now, and it is an understatement to say Big Crown is proud to present the newest 45 from Lady Wray.
Side A,“Piece Of Me” , sounds like a lost Dilla beat that sampled a lost David Porter song. Guaranteed to have heads nodding from the first snare crack, Nicole sings a tune about the difficulties of dealing with family and friends who need more than you can provide. The chorus says it all, “I’ll let you take a piece of me, I hope you get the piece you need, and if that’s not enough I’ll let you go peacefully...” From the jump, Nicole’s voice takes the listener into a world where you have no choice but to feel something in the pit of your stomach.
Side B “Come On In” finds Lady Wray tapping into her early years singing in church. With only three instruments and Nicole’s voice, “Come On In” is a masterclass in the craft of singing, the sound of soul, and the power of restraint.

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Lady Wray - Piece Of Me - BC068-45 - Side A

I’ve broken all my mirrors
Cause I look just like the bogieman,
My vision swallowed by this New York City harmattan.
I see a woman’s grin explode under a warm caress;
I think about it later when I’m…

I’m coming of age I guess

(I hope you understand)

In the distance I can see you there,
Cigarette stuck in your face;
I near you as you stub it on a bright bodega canopy.
I don’t know what your deal is, but can I have some?
I can’t recall how long it’s been since I’ve talked to anyone.

In a minute I am leaving all the things I believed in:
Everything I’ll ever need, lip-to-drink in front of me.
A flower in your pasture, my stem extending faster,
I bite my lip to fight to last but i’m…

I’m still coming of age, I guess

I’d like you to think that I know what I’m doing,
But darling I ain’t so proud.
Truth is you topple my fortress to ruin;
If I do it wrong, would you help me out?
You say, ‘baby boy, you better shut your mouth.’

Now I stampede through the city fueled with alcohol euphoria,
Then I stumble through the midnight to your mattress in Astoria.
I see the battle won: the trumpets shout it from your face:
How deceiving is the fun of sleeping in a different place.

Another sun, another head, the happy one of August, dead.
Forgetting all I adored, I fade from you, afraid and bored.
Now I’m pushin’ rope, another bed,
I close my eyes, raise my head, 
when your face usurps the one I’m with and I’m…

baby I’m still coming of age, I guess…

I meant to say sorry when later I saw you, but some other words fell out.
Instead I asked whether you think of me ever,
you just stood there with a why’d-you-say-that frown.
I guess I never learned to shut my mouth.

I hope you understand.

Coming Of Age

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GUARDS ARE AN AMERICAN BAND

Guards formed in New York City when Follin finished a European tour and went to a recording studio. He began writing and recording with his sister's band, Cults, and he ended up singing the songs. They put the songs on the internet and began to get show offers, so he formed Guards consisting of himself, Loren Humphrey and Kaylie Church. Follin and Humphrey were originally of the band The Willowz. The trio caught the attention of 3 Syllables Records and they released their eponymous debut EP on the label in 2010. They released their first single, "Resolution of One", on Small Plates Records in December 2010. The single was re-released in May, 2011, on Kitsuné Music, with B-sides "Hear You Call" and "Swimming After Dark".

Guards were formed in the summer of 2010, when Richie James Follin (of The Willlowz, Cults) was on a break from touring. He wrote an EP’s worth of material and decided to put it on the internet under the moniker Guards. The next morning the EP was all over the internet thanks to a few tweets from the EP’s guest vocalists Caroline Polachek of Chairlift and Madeline Follin of Cults. The Guards EP garnered much critical praise. NPR stated the band has "a sound deconstructed through the minds of musicians who look more to memories than they do to the future, and in the process find something that sounds like a new discovery.”. Dazed and Confused had this to say about the band, "the songs are uncompromisingly raw harnessing pessimistic heartache to craft tracks about birth, death and any emotional malaise you might experience in between.”. The Guardian simply stated, "It's pretty fucking impressive”. Requests for live performances from Guards followed shortly after and Follin enlisted the help of Loren Humphrey (also of The Willowz) and Kaylie Church.

The band released their first full length album “In Guards We Trust" in 2013. The Wall Street Journal touted the record as “one of the years best albums.”, and Pitchfork proclaimed “...slack verses with palm-muted guitars give way to a monster chorus delivered with the confidence that tells you Guards know they have a hit on their hands.”. The NME would refer to the band as “Cali reverb scuzz kings”. NPR stated, “At a time in music when pop, rock, country and hip-hop acts all strain to create anthems that will inspire sing- along devotion in large-size audiences, Guards — a band that's only been around for a few years and has released comparatively little music — is already well on its way to giving the anthem form more interest and gravitas than musicians with far more experience.”. Stereogum added in their review of the album, “...widescreen indie-pop garnished with epic hooks and hum-along melodies...[the album] takes a simple new-wave riff and builds layers upon it, reaching soaring, cinematic climaxes on the chorus, showcasing singer Richie Follin’s yearning vocal, always in service of the song’s central and indelible hook.” The Los Angeles Times proclaimed, “Guards toy with loud-soft dynamics, and touch on pastel harmonies and thick, almost ‘60s garage rock riffs, but it’s the back and forth between keyboardist Kaylie Church and Richie Follin that sets the group apart.”. IFC premiered the bands video for "Silver lining" and stated, “It’s a boisterous and driving track that shows Guards doing what it does best: Making raucous rock with a retro edge and undeniable appeal.”.

Guards have toured worldwide supporting such acts as Queens of the Stone Age, MGMT, Two Door Cinema Club, Palma Violets, and playing such festivals as Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Primavera Sound.

Guards music has been heavily featured in film and television, video games, and ad campaigns.

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