Is Your Love Big Enough? Lianne La Havas

• 1 Don't Wake Me Up 03:40
• 2 Is Your Love Big Enough? 03:22
• 3 Lost & Found 04:28
• 4 Au Cinéma 04:18
• 5 No Room For Doubt 04:05
• 6 Forget 03:52
• 7 Age 02:43
• 8 Elusive 03:56
• 9 Everything Everything 03:50
• 10 Gone 04:25
• 11 Tease Me 03:37
• 12 They Could Be Wrong 03:21
• Total Runtime 45:37

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British singer/songwriter/guitarist Lianne La Havas has emerged as one of the UK’s most buzzed-about new talents, with critically acclaimed EPs, sold-out shows worldwide and nods from the likes of Bon Iver and Ryan Adams. Esquire (UK) calls her the 'songbird from London who pairs honeyed vocals with delicately finger-picked acoustic guitar' and says, 'Her performances have a mesmerizing effect.' La Havas’ debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?'. The album was recorded in Brooklyn and Los Angeles last summer and produced by Matt Hales (Aqualung).

'I found myself in a secondhand guitar,' sings London chanteuse Lianne La Havas on the title track of her debut album. That's not idle talk. La Havas, just 22, is a natural who uses her six-string acoustic and her husky R&B croon to create songs that fall winningly between categories: part Bill Withers-esque neo-soul, part Bon Iver-style indie folk, with punchier beats than you'd expect and welcome detours into Sade's plush bedroom. There are surprises: jazz chords that seep into wintry folk ballads; come-ons that double as threats. The lyrics dwell on troubled romance, but the cool, pretty, expertly arranged music washes over you like a healing wave. (Jody Rosen, Rolling Stone)

“Pop’s next superstar” (Sunday Times Culture) “A Superb, smoky voice” (Guardian) “Her voice- smart, sassy, knowing” (Observer) “Lianne La Havas is a very special singer” (Daily Star) “Honey- voiced, soulful, somewhat adorable” (Wonderland)

Lianne La Havas, guitars & vocals
Matt Hales, multi instruments
Willy Mason, vocals (Track 5)
Jay Sikora, drums (Track 2)
James Wyatt, keys (Track 2)
Chris Dagger, bass (Track 2)

Produced by Matt Hales (1-5, 7-10, 12), Matt Hales & Dave Sitek (6), Matt Ingram, Dan Cox & Matt Hales (11)
Recorded at The Garage, Pasadena (1, 4, 6-10, 12); a house in Brooklyn (2, 5, 9); Konk (2); Matt’s house in London (3); Chalice Studios (6); Urchin Studios (7, 11)
Additional Production: Rich Wilkinson (2)
Vocals Recorded by Dan Cox (7)
All tracks mixed by Renaud Letang at Studio Ferber, Paris, assisted by Thomas Moulin, except track 5 by Matt Hales
All tracks Mastered by Mandy Parnell at Black Saloon Studios

Lianne La Havas first began to make music at the age of 7. Rather than being pushed into lessons by over-zealous parents, Lianne was given her first keyboard by her father and was allowed the pleasure of being left to her own devices. She began to sing not long after, but under less happy circumstances.

Still just seven years old, Lianne, like most children, wanted to be part of the popular clique at school. Unlike most children, Lianne's initiation was more like an audition – the cool gang at Lianne's school was open only to those that could sing! Double-crossed by the friend she was going to audition with, Lianne sang to herself anyway, and found something much more than a means to an end; she discovered her passion.

Lianne nurtured her talent singing in school choir’s and musicals; all the while feeding her voracious musical appetite with a broad range of influences. Far from turning her into an imitation, Lianne’s influences helped her find her own voice. From heroines of relative antiquity like Nina Simone, to contemporary Neo-Soul pioneers like Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu; great voices inspired Lianne to use her own, ever growing in skill and confidence.

It was during her foundation year at art school that Lianne made the leap into a full-time music career. Already working part-time as a backing singer, she decided to leave her course and concentrate solely on music. Another backing vocalist gig, this time with Paloma Faith, brought her into contact with future musical collaborators and led to her decision to launch a career of her own.

In the two years since then, Lianne has gone from strength to strength. Spending time on both sides of the Atlantic working with a select number of producers and playing shows to captivated audiences in London, Paris, and New York. Having signed to Warner Bros Records earlier this year, Lianne has an EP due for release later this year and a full album next year. The future looks very bright indeed for this remarkable talent.

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