LINDSEY LOMIS – SZA AND TATE MCRAE’S FAVORITE NEW EXPERIMENTAL POP STAR – RELEASES NEW EP HANDLE WITH CARE
March 29, 2024
LINDSEY LOMIS – SZA AND TATE MCRAE’S FAVORITE NEW EXPERIMENTAL POP STAR – RELEASES NEW EP HANDLE WITH CARE
LISTEN HERE / WATCH “STALKER” MUSIC VIDEO HERE
LINDSEY ON VOCALS + GUITAR IN JACOB COLLIER’S ALL-STAR BAND ON HIS UPCOMING DJESSE VOL. 4 TOUR
“Lindsey is, without a doubt, one of my most favourite young musicians currently roaming planet Earth. Her dulcet, soulful tones, insanely astute ear, killer sonic instincts and dimensional songwriting prowess set her firmly in my sights as one of the most exciting up-and-coming forces in music today.”
– Jacob Collier
“A more ruminative take on her sound both instrumentally and lyrically”
FLOOD Magazine
“Lindsey Lomis’ acrobatic vocals are, perhaps, her not-so-secret weapon.”
Consequence of Sound
“Lindsey Lomis’ voice slides like honey”
Teen Vogue
“Her voice takes on a rhythmic flutter similar to Caroline Polachek, but there’s no denying that Lomis has a lot more vulnerability and soul”
Paste Magazine
Grammy.com – acoustic rendition of “Outta Sight (On My Mind)”
“She’s the artist to watch this year, without a doubt”
Lightning 100
“Lindsey Lomis is THE next it pop girl”
The Honey Pop
“Lindsey Lomis is ready to take the world by storm”
Modern Frequency
Friday, March 29 – Today, Lindsey Lomis, 21-year-old singer, songwriter and experimental pop star released the highly-anticipated new EP, Handle With Care. The EP was premiered on FLOOD Magazine, who praised the new project as “a more ruminative take on her sound both instrumentally and lyrically.”
Listen to Handle With Care HERE
Watch “Stalker” music video HERE
Watch “sick” music video HERE
From her recent social media music covers, SZA and Tate McRae joined Lomis’ long list of musician fans which already include the likes of Alessia Cara, Justin Bieber, Bruno Major, The Brook & The Bluff, JoJo and Joshua Bassett. Another exciting advocate and collaborator, Jacob Collier recently released his latest album Djesse Vol.4 with a song featuring Lomis. The track, titled “Cinnamon Crush,” appeared on the album alongside contributions from Brandi Carlile, Tori Kelly to John Mayer & more. Lomis will join his all-star live band (vocals, guitar) performing in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville.
Produced with the songwriting and production duo KOLE and Ariza, Handle With Care revealed a pop wonderland with the teasingly honest guitar-packed jam “Long Way Down,” ascending to the slick & groovy hypnotizing dreamscapes of “Stalker” and “Handle With Care,” only to land on another intuitive highlight with “Outta Sight (On My Mind).” To honor her most dedicated fans, who followed Lindsey’s journey on the road throughout her first headline tour, the EP intentionally ended with a long time live-favorite ballad, “sick” (watch music video HERE).
On the EP, Lomis stated: “Handle With Care is the full perspective of who I am now. I really pinpointed a sound that is so individual but at the same time is made up from so many different genres and inspirations. It really expresses a sound that I’ve been trying to nail for a decade at this point. It’s just so me, 100% through and through.”
Handle With Care is not your typical love story–or is it? Lomis’ newest EP comes on the heels of 2023’s Universe. On Universe, Lomis was fighting the pull of new love, convinced that if she let it in she’d only mess it up; now, on Handle With Care, she’s learning how to trust the other person as well as herself. While her songwriting across both releases is bare and diaristic, it’s also imbued with the lightness that comes from letting her full personality beam. Combined with Lomis’s sophisticated musical instincts, honed on everything from alt-rock to nu-jazz, this is coming-of-age pop at its very best.
On each track, Lindsey samples whirlwind vocal runs, virtuosic guitar grooves and innovative modern pop production. Handle With Care, Lomis’s first self-released record in five years, represents the newest chapter in her life. Having moved to LA to be closer to a like-minded music community, she’s exploring that first taste of real adulthood. “It’s my first big change in life, moving to another city and falling in love with somebody and having all these new experiences. I learn something new about myself every day, and that creates a million more things to write about,” Lomis says. “That’s my current obsession — writing out everything I’m feeling, just because there is so much.”
Lomis is living out her dream and has come a long way from the childhood days when she used to queue in line for shows and drive across the country with her parents for concerts and Grammy camp. In 2020, her signing with the late A&R legend Busbee at Warner Records officially launched her career at the prime age of 17. Since then, she released a series of EPs including 2022’s Daydreaming and most recently, Universe, which achieved considerable critical acclaim from Teen Vogue to American Songwriter. Fans are quickly drawn to her unique take on modern pop by intuitively blending with folk, rock, and jazz.
With the recent new releases, she’s been compared to fellow pop stars from Ariana Grande to Olivia Rodrigo–but one thing is certain, with her masterfully kaleidoscopic spin of pop, Lindsey Lomis is your next it girl.
Track List
01 Long Way Down
02 Stalker
03 Handle With Care
04 Outta Sight (On My Mind)
05 sick
Lindsey will be joining Jacob Collier’s touring band (on vocals and guitar) for the following dates on the Djesse Vol. 4 Tour