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Katherine Priddy has long been celebrated for her poetic songwriting, but her latest collaboration takes that connection to a whole new level. Working with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Priddy has…

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Track: LYR share ‘Winter Solstice’ featuring Prefab Sprout’s Wendy Smith, and announce UK tour dates

April 9, 2021
James Kilkenny

Formed through a passionate creative drive and mutual appreciation of each other’s work, LYR is a musical machine that reverberates an incredibly singular effusion; the triumvirate of Sigur Rós-like ambient…

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Album Review: LYR- Call in the Crash Team

June 24, 2020
James Kilkenny

The debut album by LYR is an eclectic and ambitious new project, derived from a trio of producer Patrick Pearson, musician Richard Walters and poet Simon Armitage. Besides a slew…

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Meet: Katherine Priddy on Daybreaker, Collaborating with Simon Armitage and future plans

Track: LYR share ‘Winter Solstice’ featuring Prefab Sprout’s Wendy Smith, and announce UK tour dates

Album Review: LYR- Call in the Crash Team