Lail Arad (Uk)

LFSM#14 (2011)

Tuesday, March 22nd - SALLE DU GRAND MARAIS, Riorges
Thursday, March 24th - LE CIEL, Grenoble
Friday, March 25th - LE DIVAN DU MONDE, Paris
Saturday, March 26th - L'AGHJA, Ajaccio
Wednesday, March 30th - LA COOPÉRATIVE DE MAI, Clermont Ferrand
Thursday, March 31st - CABARET ELECTRIC, Le Havre

"I never planned to write funny songs, I'm not a comedian. I try to write about things I witness or experience as honestly as possible, and sometimes it's humorous, especially when it comes to relationships. When you hit on details that are familiar to people and talk about them openly, they suddenly see the funny side, even if it's something that made them sad when they were going through it alone. A lot of my favourite artists - Jonathan Richman, David Byrne – they write lyrics full of humour, even when the subject matter is sad." Although early comparisons to New York's Martha Wainwright and the Moldy Peaches' Kimya Dawson flatter, Lail Arad's songs come pricked with a wonderfully British self-awareness that allow them to stand quite contently on their own two feet. "Culturally I've always had a slightly outsiders perspective, but you can never really feel like an outsider in the mash-up that is London. Making the album was like throwing lots of musicians, ex-boyfriends, delicious food and secret diaries into a big washing machine and spinning it at boiling point until one colourful dress came out which i love wearing!"

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