℗ 2014 Pretty Purgatory
Released | September 9, 2016 |
Duration | 33m 30s |
Record Label | Pretty Purgatory |
Catalogue No. | PP-03 |
Genre | Folk (Singer Songwriter) |
1.1
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I Am the Friend
Lisa/Liza |
3:43 | |||
1.2
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The Matador
Lisa/Liza |
4:30 | |||
1.3
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The First Museum
Lisa/Liza |
6:31 | |||
1.4
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I Saw a Little Light
Lisa/Liza |
4:48 | |||
1.5
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The Singer
Lisa/Liza |
4:52 | |||
1.6
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The Light Will
Lisa/Liza |
3:42 | |||
1.7
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The Looking Glass
Lisa/Liza |
5:24 |
"... at once a step forward for the young songwriter and a return to her roots. Crisply produced ... it eschews nearly all of the fuzziness and experimentation of some of her earlier albums and instead focuses solely on three things: voice, guitar and words ... Victoria takes her own sadness and solitary outsider-ness and creates her own unique aesthetic around it, sung in a hypnotic, fragile soprano and accompanied by carefully strummed, simple guitar."
- Bangor Daily News
"... fluctuating freely from confessional quaintness to sorrowful nostalgia, her rudimentary guitar playing makes the record that much more dynamic and organic. This is an album that should be enjoyed on a good set of headphones ... showcases the raw beauty of independent musicians who take risks for the sake of pure expression. It’s a rare sight in this digital landscape that someone would be willing to open up their heart with such conviction, but we’re all fortunate that Victoria does. It’s a work of art in its most pure and simple form ... stripped of pretension and filled to the brim with honesty and self-actualization."
- The Portland Phoenix
Lisa/Liza is the lo-fi, psych-folk recording project of Maine-based guitarist, singer and songwriter Liza Victoria. She recorded this intimate and sparse album live in one day and originally released it to fans on homemade cassettes and CDs in late 2014.
"For this record in particular I wanted the emphasis on the songwriting, maybe more than I have in the past. I wanted to be really present in my songs this time. On past albums I have had more interest in atmosphere."
- Liza Victoria
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Pretty Purgatory Studio Masters
Recorded live on 5/10/14 Recorded by Peter McLaughlin at the Broken Toy Store Mastered by Peter McLaughlin Album art by Shane Butler
Recorded live on 5/10/14 Recorded by Peter McLaughlin at the Broken Toy Store Mastered by Peter McLaughlin Album art by Shane Butler
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.26 -0.30 to -0.05 | -12.20 -13.03 to -10.91 | -9.70 -10.50 to -8.40 | 7 5 to 8 | |
1 | I Am the Friend | -0.30 | -11.96 | -9.5 | 7 |
2 | The Matador | -0.30 | -10.91 | -8.4 | 5 |
3 | The First Museum | -0.05 | -13.03 | -10.5 | 7 |
4 | I Saw a Little Light | -0.30 | -12.16 | -9.6 | 7 |
5 | The Singer | -0.30 | -11.82 | -9.3 | 6 |
6 | The Light Will | -0.30 | -12.76 | -10.3 | 8 |
7 | The Looking Glass | -0.30 | -12.78 | -10.3 | 7 |