With pop trending towards louder, more bombastic and “in your face” styles, pop fans with slightly more reserved taste may feel left out. Liv Cartier seeks to fill that void. Growing up in Liverpool, U.K, she was drawn to music from an early age, but took a while to find her sound. Finally, she settled on her current sonic expression, which she describes herself as “pop on a comedown”: lush, string heavy production that conjures early Lana Del Rey and Billie Eilish. Her rich, powerful vocals float overtop of instrumentals that would fit just as well in a Golden Age Hollywood film score. Her lyrics are just as heavy as the instrumentation, tackling themes like the fear of never being enough, and meditations on the value of life in the face of despair. Her music, however never veers into the real of melodrama. On the contrary, it’s just as Liv herself always seeks to be: Real.

In this episode, Brylan and Liv talk about Liv’s early music education (including her distaste for piano lessons), how she sold out her first ever live show, and how she came up with her luxurious artist name. Liv also tells us one of her bad date stories (probably the WORST Brylan has ever heard), and even teaches Brylan some British slang. The two then play a version of the popular game Wavelength with music clues and hints. Finally, the pair discuss Liv Cartier’s two songs she’s released thus far.

This episode really was “Golden”!

Stream Liv Cartier's music!

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2vkLN7lE6BOnZRFBi3FklO

Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/artist/liv-cartier/1498324243

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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/livcartier

Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@livcartier

Songs used in this episode:

"Golden" by Liv Cartier

"Right Before The Fall" by Liv Cartier

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