Molly Lewis conjures up visions of smoky Hollywood Jazz clubs and Italian cinema soundtracks on debut full length album. Spellbinding and critically acclaimed professional whistler Molly Lewis releases her debut full-length album On The Lips via Jagjaguwar.
“Mood lighting is a must – the record will not play if you have bad lighting. Splayed on a Chaise lounge with eyes closed works too.” Molly Lewis writes in instructions for listening enclosed in the album’s packaging. “Light chit-chat between friends or lovers is encouraged. Clinking of crystal glasses makes great additional percussion. Silk or velvet should be worn, or alternatively, fully nude always works!”
On The Lips was recorded with producer Thomas Brenneck at Diamond West Studios in Pasadena. With something of an open door policy during the sessions, a stream of acclaimed musicians joined Molly across the album’s 10 tracks, including Nick Hakim, Latin Grammy-nominated Brazilian guitarist Rogê, Leland Whitty and Chester Hansen of Badbadnotgood, Chicano soul group Thee Sacred Souls, experimental jazz pianist Marco Benevento, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and El Michels Affair’s Leon Michels. The album features two covers: Dave Berry’s 1960s pop standard ‘The Crying Game’ and Jeanette’s ‘Porque Te Vas’ from 1974.
LA-based, Australia-born Molly got her start first by winning the 2015 Masters of Musical Whistling competition then with a turn at an open mic at the Kibitz Room, a tiny late-night bar inside historic LA deli Canter’s before curating her Café Molly show series accompanied by friends and fans including John C. Reilly, Karen O, Mac DeMarco. Over the past year, Molly soundtracked one of Barbie’s most emotional scenes alongside Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, lent her singular talents to fashion houses like Chanel, Gucci, and Hermes, and supported Weyes Blood on tour. Molly’s debut full length follows her pair of critically acclaimed recent EPs that earned profiles in New York Times, NPR Morning Edition and CBS Sunday Morning. Now, with On The Lips, Molly is set to join her heroes in the storied lore of the Los Angeles lounge scene and well beyond.
On The Lips Tracklist:
- On The Lips
- Lounge Lizard
- Crushed Velvet
- Slinky
- Moon Tan
- Silhouette
- Porque Te Vas
- Cocosette
- Sonny
- The Crying Game
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