LP - "Strange"

With a voice that dances between gravelly and ethereal, songs that proudly explore themes of same-sex love, and a style that’s androgynous and effortlessly cool (think Harry Styles meets Linda Perry meets peak-Strokes) New York-based singer LP is one of the most fantastically queer musicians America’s ever produced.

LP (born Laura Pergolizzi) is an American singer and songwriter (of Italian & Irish origins – “My maternal grandparents were from Naples, my paternal grandfather was from Palermo. I should still have relatives scattered somewhere in Italy“), originally from Huntington, Long Island, New York. She performs under the name LP and that’s the name she prefers/uses in daily life as well. So far she has released six (seven) full albums (two as Lionfish) and two EP’s. You will find her official website by clicking here. She has written songs for other artists including Cher, Rihanna, the Backstreet Boys, Leona Lewis, Mylène Farmer, Céline Dion and Christina Aguilera.

So today, standing fully in my own strange skin, I choose LP’s “Strange” as my, break up and break down, crack open to let the light in, shake of the spirits that you’ve carried, song for a, become the elder you wish you had, give love like a guide, a lighthouse to the lonely, Wednesday.