Molly Lewis’s compositions seem to float into our ears from distant shores. They’re otherworldly, drawn more from landscapes of dream than from anywhere you could find on a map. Her trademark whistle has graced recordings of everything from Schumann lieder and Brazilian jazz to Spaghetti Western ballads and noir lounge.
Lewis’s pair of debut EPs, The Forgotten Edge (2021) & Mirage (2022) were produced by Tom Brenneck (Charles Bradley, Amy Winehouse) and received critical success, drawing praise from The New York Times and NPR, and landing Lewis a spot on CBS Sunday Morning.
Now, Lewis and Brenneck have teamed up again for her debut full-length album, On The Lips. With something of an open door policy during the album ...