Lomelda
Birth nameHannah Read
OriginSilsbee, Texas, U.S.
GenresFolk, indie pop, indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Years active2015–present
LabelsDouble Double Whammy

Lomelda is the stage name of musician Hannah Read. According to Read, Lomelda is a made-up word that means "echo of the stars".[1]

Career

Read was raised in Silsbee, Texas.[2] She began her music career playing in bands with her brother and with high school friends.[3] Read's first full-length album, Forever, was released in 2015.[4] In 2017, she released her second full-length album, Thx, with the independent record label Double Double Whammy. The album was co-produced with Read's brother Tommy.[5] It was written over a few months while Read was sleeping in her car.[6][7] In July 2017, Stereogum named Lomelda one of their "Bands To Watch".[6]

Her next album, M for Empathy, was released on March 1, 2019. Despite having 11 songs, the album clocks a total of 16 minutes. M for Empathy marked Read’s emerging use of piano to add to her customary guitar-oriented songs, as the primary instrument for the song “Bunk” and prominent in other songs including “M for Magic” and “M for Mush”.

Lomelda's next album, Hannah, was released on September 4, 2020 via Double Double Whammy.[8] It received "Best New Music" from Pitchfork with a score of 8.3, calling the album "stunning" and saying that "The magic of Lomelda’s music is in that exchange, an infusion of strength and care from one person to another, no matter how small or ordinary. It has anchored Read’s songwriting from the beginning, and it is threaded throughout Hannah, which is warm and enveloping, like a hug."[9] On the song "It's Lomelda", Read hints at artists that have influenced her music, including Low, The Innocence Mission, Frankie Cosmos, Frank Ocean, and Yo La Tengo.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

References

  1. ↑ Pelly, Liz (16 January 2018). "Lomelda navigates growing up and leaving home on her debut album, Thx". Time Out. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Rettig, James (16 March 2017). "Lomelda Bring Starry-Eyed Texas Romanticism To SXSW". Stereogum. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Mandel, Leah. "Lomelda Debuts "From Here," A Delicate Rock Ballad About Collapsing Distance". The Fader. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Tom (3 December 2015). "Lomelda: Forever". Gold Flake Paint. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Geffen, Sasha (8 September 2017). "Introducing Lomelda's Sad Open-Road Music". Vulture. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 Rettig, James (10 July 2017). "Band To Watch: Lomelda". Stereogum. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Stoneback, Stephanie (6 September 2017). "Small Town Texas' Lomelda's New Album 'Thx' Seeks Beauty In The Space Between You And Me". Uproxx. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lomelda Announces New Album Hannah, Unveils Lead Single". Paste. Paste Media Group. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Gottsegen, Will. "Lomelda - Hannah". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (June 28, 2019). "Lomelda and Hovvdy Release New Covers EP: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 1, 2019.


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