Lissie - Live At Union Chapel (2016)

Lissie takes her California swan song record to London for her second release of the year, Live at Union Chapel. Following her critically-acclaimed third studio album My Wild West, which dropped in February this year, Elisabeth Maurus, otherwise known as Lissie, flaunts her penchant for genre experimentation within the frame of an acoustic solo set.

The concert was recorded last year at London’s Union Chapel, where Lissie has played several times before. The performance is uniquely trapped in time, with Maurus trying out then-untested, unreleased material. She admits, “I wasn't sure I would release the show when we decided to record it.”

The uncertainty of it all creates a raw and intimate experience. Future gems from My Wild West like the powerful, pop-infused “Daughters” and the raucous “Hero” are presented with Maurus’ singer-songwriter gravitas. The message behind the former track Lissie shares her inspiration from Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee is especially poignant in this stripped-down version where the lyrics become the main focal point.

TRACKLIST

01. Bully
02. Shameless
03. Sun Keeps Risin'
04. When I'm Alone
05. They All Want You
06. Hero
07. Oh Mississippi
08. Daughters
09. Ojai
10. Don't You Give up On Me
11. River
12. Everywhere I Go
13. In Sleep