Kelsey Lu
London-based singer, songwriter, cellist, and producer Kelsey Lu constructs their dreamy, off-balance alternative music with a mix of classical chamber, folk, and electronic components, topping off intricate arrangements with soulful vocals. They released their first EP, the spare Church, in 2016 before expanding their palette with layered electronics and instruments including strings, guitars, and multi-tracked vocals. Their studio debut, Blood, landed in 2019. As a studio musician, they have collaborated with artists including Solange, Florence + the Machine, and Blood Orange.
A classically trained cellist from Charlotte, North Carolina, Kelsey Elizabeth McJunkins enrolled at the North Carolina School of the Arts as an 18-year-old before relocating to New York City. They had contributed cello and/or vocals to recordings by Lady Gaga, Solange, and Blood Orange, among others, by the end of 2016, the year they made their label debut with the Church EP. Recorded live in a church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, with their cello and a loop pedal, it was produced by Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift) and issued by True Panther Sounds. Lu performed cello on albums by Father John Misty and Kelela in 2017 before returning with a more complex, layered sound in 2018 on singles such as "Shades of Blue" and "Due West," which were among their first releases for Columbia Records. That year, they also collaborated with Sampha on a cover of Joni Mitchell's "River." In the meantime, they relocated to Los Angeles and appeared on 2018 LPs by Florence + the Machine, Oneohtrix Point Never, and again, Blood Orange. They started 2019 with an appropriately dreamy cover of 10cc's "I'm Not in Love," which appeared on their full-length debut, Blood. Months later, they issued a remix set titled Blood Transfusion.
Into the 2020s, Lu teamed with Yves Tumor for "let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out," appeared on Onyx Collective's "Where or When," and collaborated with Boys Noize on "Ride or Die."
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15 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Love & Validation Remixes
Electronic - Lançado por Boysnoize Records em 20 de jan. de 2023
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Shades of Blue
Pop - Lançado por Columbia em 18 de abr. de 2018
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Ride Or Die (feat. Chilly Gonzales)
Dance - Lançado por Boysnoize Records em 17 de mar. de 2021
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Love & Validation (Single Edit)
Techno - Lançado por Boysnoize Records em 15 de dez. de 2021
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Church
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por True Panther Sounds em 8 de jul. de 2016
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French Lessons
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Transgressive em 12 de jul. de 2022
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let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out
Experimental - Lançado por No Tricks em 25 de dez. de 2020
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Blood Transfusion
Pop - Lançado por Columbia em 15 de nov. de 2019
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Due West (Skrillex Remix)
Pop - Lançado por Columbia em 24 de mai. de 2019
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let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out (Actress Remix)
Experimental - Lançado por No Tricks em 4 de jun. de 2021
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Daughters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Documentary)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Netflix Music em 13 de nov. de 2024
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Earth Mama (Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por A24 Music em 16 de dez. de 2024
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