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Light Set show + Two videos (both alike in dignity)
Hi friends, If you are in New Orleans, The Light Set has a show on 3/24/23 at Gasa Gasa. Info here, (or here) but you don't actually need tickets in advance....
New Newsletter, New Me!
Hi friends, Changes are afoot! Here's some stuff going on: The name of my solo project is now Past ImperfectI was thinking about names for the record, and I...
The Light Set has a show on Wednesday, June 29th (and you are cordially invited)
Well! It's been six long months since I wrote you all, and guess what? The Light Set has a show in New Orleans on Wednesday June 29th, at Hotel Peter & Paul....
new song: midnight clear
hi friends, here's a very simple rendition of "it came upon the midnight clear." it was patterned after bruce cockburn's (which, in turn, was inspired by sam...
New Song: The First Christmas
hi friends, new song day! https://soundcloud.com/llydian/the-first-christmas This might be one of the most Cohen-esque songs I've ever written. It's also...
new song: it's a remix of a cover that doesn't technically exist
Hi hello, it's me Lauren, back again in your inbox with an actual honest-to-god song. What a wonder. Stream the scientist (coldplay cover) by LLYDIAN |...
not a new song, but: happy birthday to me
hi friends, Instead of working on the song for this month, I had a super sweet and awesome birthday weekend, full of friends, candy, dancing, drinking,...
A New Fall Playlist
hi friends, I had a pumpkin spice smoothie on Friday, and felt gleefully basic as I ordered and consumed it. Listen! I am a millennial white lady, and I'm...
New Song: Seattle
hi friends, Well. Here we are! This is the song. It's called Seattle. Stream Seattle by LLYDIAN | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Stars on the ceiling...
...and we're (not) back!
Hi friends, I am so lucky! I am safe and well, and staying in a beautiful lakehouse in Southern Illinois with a dear, dear friend. Everyone that I know made...
late pass, part 2 (2 late 2 pass)
Hi friends, I’ll be evacuating for Hurricane Ida this weekend, and likely won’t have a chance to finish up this month’s song for another week or so. It’ll be...
Just a few little things from me 2 you
Hi friends, I kept forgetting that it was newsletter weekend. I only opened my laptop just now so that I could put something on in the background while I...
New Song: The Garden
Hi friends, This song is very, very close to my heart & I feel quite tender and a little nervous about sharing it. It's called The Garden....
The Best Song Ever Written
Dear Friends, I come to you today, doing what I threatened to do a few months ago: write an essay about why Patty Griffin’s “Making Pies'' is a strong...
New Song: The Desert
Hi friends, Here’s the song! It’s done! I’m very, very happy with it. Stream The Desert by LLYDIAN | LLYDIAN | Listen online for free on SoundCloud Knees up...
Re: Late Pass
Hi friends, Let me cut to the chase: I’m not done with this month’s song yet. I’ve been finishing up a—frankly, semi-unhinged!—video application for this...
~How to build a song at home in 10,000 easy steps~
Hi friends, Another two weeks, another newsletter. I know that last month I spat out a bunch of ideas but they’re all still germinating, still bubbling on...
New Song: Hosea (explicit)
Hello Friends, Here's a new song. It's explicit, fyi! Plus, sound-wise, it's the simplest that I'll probably get all year. Just me and my acoustic guitar,...
here's what's on the back burner
Hello friends, I’m not actually quite sure what to write to you today. I usually have a bit of a plan, you know? I have a few subjects floating around in my...
New Song: Insomnia
Hello Friends, Another month, another song. Not gonna lie, this was a tough month in my non-music life, and this recording feels perhaps a little, uh, looser...