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Lucy Blue (musician)

This article is about the musician. For the marine archeologist, see Lucy Blue.

Lucy Blue (born Lucy McDonnell; 25 February 2002) is an Irish singer, songwriter and producer from Dublin. When she was 17, Blue dropped out of college to pursue music and signed with Promised Land Recordings in 2020. She made her debut with the single "See You Later" (2021) and later that year released her second single, "Your Brother's Friend" (2021). Her first EP, FISHBOWL, was released on 18 June 2021. Her second EP, Suburban Hollywood, was released on 21 January 2022.

Lucy Blue
Birth nameLucy McDonell
Born (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)
OriginDublin, Ireland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
Years active2020–present
Labels
Websitelucyblueofficial.com

Early life

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Blue was born in Dublin, Ireland. She has spoken about being inspired by Thrasher Magazine and Frank Ocean as she was growing up.[1] She was 16 when she first started producing songs[2] and taught herself to use the music producing program, Logic Pro, in her bedroom.[3]

Blue attended Ballyfermot College of Further Education and signed with Promised Land, a subsidiary of Columbia Records, in her second year of schooling.[4]

Career

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Blue's debut single "See You Later" was released on 19 February 2021.[5]

Blue's second single, "Your Brother's Friend" was released on 7 May 2021.[6]

Her debut EP, FISHBOWL, was released on 18 June 2021.[7] Blue stated that she wrote the majority of her EP in her bedroom when she was 16 and 17.[2]

On 16 July 2021, she released her single "Taxi Driver", co-written with Matt Maltese.[8] The music video was directed by Thomas James.[9]

In the summer of 2021, she performed at festivals including Latitude, Reading, Leeds, Neighbourhood Weekender, TRNSMT and Isle of Wight and in the autumn she played headline shows in London and Dublin.[10]

On 3 November 2021, Blue released her single "First Man On The Moon" with an accompanying music video, in which she wears a NASA astronaut suit.[11]

In January 2022, NME included Lucy Blue in their "NME 100" list of "essential emerging artists for 2022"[12] and Clash included her in their list of "artists who will shape 2022".[13]

On 21 January 2022, Blue released her second EP Suburban Hollywood.[14] as well as a video for her song "Postman".[15]

In February 2022, Blue supported English folk punk band Bears in Trees on their UK tour.[16] She is also scheduled to support George Ezra for 3 shows in April.[17]

On 1 December 2023, Lucy released the album Unsent Letters.

Influences

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Blue cites musicians Van Morrison, Cocteau Twins, Prince, Joni Mitchell and Gwen Stefani as her biggest influences.[2] Director Harmony Korine and photographer Davide Sorrenti also inspire her songwriting.[2]

She was inspired by Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai when making the music video for her second single, "Your Brother's Friend" (2021).[18]

Artistry

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Blue first attracted attention from media with her mixtape bedroom demos on SoundCloud in 2020.[5] Blue describes herself as a songwriter before a singer,[2] and as a visual person.[19]

Her music has been described by Music Week as "bedroom pop"[2] and as "alt-pop" by Clash.[13]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details
Unsent Letters
  • Released: 1 December 2023
  • Label: Promised Land Recordings
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

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Title Details
Fishbowl
Suburban Hollywood

Singles

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Year Title Album Ref.
2021 "See You Later" Fishbowl [5]
"Your Brother's Friend" [6]
"Taxi Driver" Suburban Hollywood [21]
2022 "Pilot" [22]
"First Man On The Moon" [11]
"Postman" [23]
"One Bed Apartment" N/A [24]
2023 "I Left My Heart" TBA
"Deserve You"
"Love Hate"
"Graveyard"

References

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  1. ^ Murray, Robin (19 February 2021). "Track Of The Day 19/2 - Lucy Blue". Clash. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Homewood, Ben (20 March 2021). "Making Waves: Lucy Blue". Music Week. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "See Lucy Blue on the Main Stage | Big Feastival 2020". The Big Feastival. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "BCFE Rock School student Lucy Blue signs to Columbia Records UK". BCFE. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Lucy Blue introduces her world on 'See You Later'". District Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  6. ^ a b "Lucy Blue - Your Brother's Friend". UK Charts. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  7. ^ a b "Fishbowl (Release)". Beatsource. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  8. ^ "Get To Know: Lucy Blue". MTV. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  9. ^ "Thomas James directs Lucy Blue in Taxi Driver". Shots. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  10. ^ "LUCY BLUE Gigography, Tour History & Past Concerts". Songkick. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  11. ^ a b Browne, Hannah (3 November 2021). "Lucy Blue gets poetic about loneliness on "First Man On The Moon"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  12. ^ "The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2022". NME. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Meet The Next Wave: 22 Artists Who Will Shape 2022". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  14. ^ "Lucy Blue releases her melancholic EP "Suburban Hollywood"". LOCK. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Lucy Blue". Lucy Blue. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  16. ^ Roberts, Charlotte (2 March 2022). "Live Review: Bears in Trees at Club Academy". The Mancunion. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  17. ^ "George Ezra tour 2022 / 2023 – how to get tickets". Eat My Tickets. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  18. ^ Murray, Robin (20 May 2021). "Lucy Blue Taps Into Cinematic Ambitions For 'Your Brother's Friend'". Clash. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  19. ^ "About Lucy Blue". Lucy Blue. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Suburban Hollywood - EP By Lucy Blue". uMusicPub. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Taxi Driver - Single". uMusicPub. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Pilot By Lucy Blue". uMusicPub. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  23. ^ "Postman By Lucy Blue". uMusicPub. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  24. ^ "One Bedroom Apartment By Lucy Blue". Spotify. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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