8-PIECE SOUL POP GROUP LAWRENCE RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR “ALIBI”
DEBUT ALBUM BREAKFAST EARNS PRAISE FROM NPR, RELIX, PASTE, AND MORE
ON TOUR NOW, INCLUDING DATES WITH LAKE STREET DIVE, ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND AND OUTSIDE LANDS
May 11, 2017 (Burbank, CA) – NY-based soul pop group, Lawrence, has shared their new video for “Alibi.” Relix premiered the video today, calling the band “a welcome addition to the current retro-soul revival scene,” and stating the video “effectively captures the spirit of the group.” The video is the latest in a string of recent highlights for the band, led by siblings Clyde and Gracie Lawrence, including praise from NPR All Things Considered, Relix, Paste Magazine, Town and Country and more. Tonight, Lawrence headlines a sold-out show at Music Hall of Williamsburg before embarking on a summer tour that includes dates with Lake Street Dive and an appearance at Outside Lands. A full list of dates is below.
Watch/Share “Alibi” (Official Video):
The 8-piece horn-driven ensemble is powered by head-turning lead vocals from Clyde and Gracie, who take turns belting out soulful songs rooted in Motown and R&B reminiscent of artists like Carole King, Hall & Oates, and Muscle Shoals. Lawrence formed in 2015 while students at Brown University, and the band retains the charm and unassuming demeanor of college student as demonstrated by their viral live video for “Do You Wanna Do Nothing With Me,” which has accumulated over 400K views. Currently on tour in support of their debut album, Breakfast, Lawrence has garnered a significant live following, earning a performance spot at Hangout Music Festival, Bonnaroo, and Firefly Music Festival. The band has also completed several sold out shows in their New York City hometown and performed with Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and Busty The Bass, among others.
Before forming Lawrence, Clyde and Gracie grew up writing and playing music together as children on the Upper West Side. At age six, Clyde was admitted as the youngest member to the Songwriters Guild of America for his work on Miss Congeniality (2000) and has composed songs and scores for films such as Miss Congeniality (2000), Music and Lyrics (2007), The Rewrite (2015), and Hard Sell (2016). Gracie has performed in Did You Hear About The Morgans (2009), The Sitter (2011), The Good Wife (2012), and The Americans (2014), as well as Neil Simon’s Broadway production, Brighton Beach Memoirs.
To record Breakfast, Lawrence teamed up with Grammy Award-winning producer Eric Krasno (Lettuce/Soulive/Tedeschi Trucks Band), Adam Deitch (Lettuce), Cory Henry (Snarky Puppy), and Maurice “Mobetta” Brown (Tedeschi Trucks Band).
Additional Praise for Lawrence
“The rich eight-piece arrangements pay tribute to Motown, Muscle Shoals
and everything in between…”
– Relix Magazine
“With a poppier approach to soul music, Lawrence boasts classic songwriting that would turn the hearts of America away from its material interests and to beauty and higher aims”
– The Deli Magazine
“…Soul-pop duo on the edge of a breakthrough”
– Popdust
“They have an amazing grasp of soul pop, that seems unlikely for such young musicians, but their debut, Breakfast, speaks otherwise to the talented duos ability”
– No Country for New Nashville
Lawrence Tour Dates
May 11 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 21 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Music Festival
June 2 Birmingham, AL Saturn*
June 4 Huntersville, NC Primal Brewery*
June 6 Lafayette, NY Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards*
June 13 Bethlehem, PA Musikfest Café*
June 14 Dover, DE Firefly Music Festival
June 20 Charleston, SC Music Farm*
June 22 Pittsboro, NC Shakori Hills Community Arts Center*
July 11 Gettysburg, PA Majestic*
July 12 Westbury, NY The Space at Westbury*
July 15 Birmingham, AL Sloss Music & Arts Festival
July 21 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall*
July 22 Centre Hall, PA Karoondinha Music & Arts Festival
July 27 New York, NY American Beauty
July 29 Port Chester, NY The Capitol Theatre*
August 12 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands
August 14 Columbia, MO The Blue Note*
August 16 Dallas, TX Granada Theater*
August 17 Fayetteville, AR JBGB Music Series*
August 18 Del Mar, CA KAABOO Del Ma
*Supporting Lake Street Dive
Follow Lawrence:
Website: www.LawrenceTheBand.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/LawrenceTheBand
Twitter:@LawrenceTheBand
Instagram: @LawrenceTheBand
YouTube: @Lawrence
