Lucy Liyou announces double LP, shares “Unnie” video
thefader.comIn a blink of the cosmic eye, Lucy Liyou has moved mountains in the ever-emerging ecosystem of contemporary experimental pop.
The Philadelphia-based, Korean-American sound artist put out two phenomenal projects before their 23rd bithday. 2020's sprawling, free-associative Welfare and 2021's more focused and fully formed Practice are both masterpieces in their own right, earning Liyou consistent mentions in the rarified company of scene leaders Elysia Crampton, Claire Rousay, and Klein.
Today, Liyou has announced they'll be reissuing these already seminal records as a double album on vinyl and CD, shipping out May 20 via American Dreams Records.
To celebrate the news, they've shared visuals for Welfare's only miniature track, "Unnie," premiering here. The new video features American propaganda footage of the Korean War juxtaposed with long panning shots of Liyou's body, slow and close enough to render it abstract as it comes in and out of focus.
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