Roaring NYC Outfit LIZZIE & THE MAKERS Readies Electrifying ‘Dear Onda Wahl’ For November 5th Release

“Hitting hard with a Led Zeppelin-esque bluesy guitar riff and [Lizzie] Edwards’ electrifyingly soulful vocals, the song [‘Lover By Proxy’] has all the makings of 70s arena rock. Organ and synths give the tune an extra blast of soaring energy as we get hit with an onslaught of slide guitar and commanding, powerful vocals.”
– Glide Magazine

“… dark without being overtly melancholy and psychedelic without being too out of the box… As a front woman, [Lizzie] Edwards is filled with magic.” – The Aquarian

“NYC blues rock band Lizzie & the Makers are ready to get out there and show them what they got. Following a stint last week at Bowery Electric here in NYC, they have charm, wit, and an ensemble that will make your jaw drop to the floor.” – Modern Frequency

LIZZIE & THE MAKERS Readies Electrifying Sophomore Album
Dear Onda Wahl
For Release on November 5th

LP Produced by the Legendary REEVES GABRELS (David Bowie, Tin Machine) and MARIO J. MCNULTY (David Bowie, Prince)

Listen to the first two singles: “Mermaid” + “Lover By Proxy“

Album Release Show at The Cutting Room (NYC) on November 10

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 (Brooklyn, NY) – “It’s almost like when we wrote these songs they went through a David Lynch portal, they came out a little bizarre,” says frontwoman Lizzie Edwards on the creation of Lizzie & The Makers’ sophomore album Dear Onda Wahl announced for release on November 5, 2021 [independently] and produced by acclaimed producers Reeves Gabrels (David Bowie, Tin Machine) and Mario J. McNulty (David Bowie, Prince). Infusing elements of art-rock, dream-pop, and a celestial atmosphere, Lizzie & The Makers has spawned something entirely their own. “Though influenced by traditional music genres, we were also heavily influenced by David Lynch and [his acclaimed TV series] Twin Peaks in writing this album. So, there is always a little bit of old and familiar mixed with alien, fantasy and the unexpected in our music.” The band will support the release of the album with a record release show on Wednesday, November 10th at NYC’s The Cutting Room. 

Recorded at Mission Sound Recording in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Dear Onda Wahl threads rootsy, shoegazey, and psychedelic layers throughout its core. Guitarist and Edwards’ songwriting partner Greg McMullen says, “The textures are lusher on Dear Onda Wahl. We were allowed to layer things, and this time in the studio, we actually experimented so much more than we have in the past.” Edwards adds, “There’s a lot of little outer-space, edgy weird sounds incorporated into this record that we didn’t completely embrace on previous records and, in general, we just evolved as songwriters.”

Ahead of this sophomore studio album announcement, Lizzie & The Makers had released two singles – the rootsy spellbinding ethereal tune “Mermaid” which American Songwriter called “an enchanting dip into bluesy synth-pop waters” and, more recently, the blues rock stomper “Lover By Proxy” which Glide Magazine highlights the “Led Zeppelin-esque bluesy guitar riff and Edwards’ electrifyingly soulful vocals.”

Elsewhere on the upcoming album, there’s the sultry bluesy reverberation of “Magic River” for which Edwards penned the melody for after a post-Whitesnake listening binge. There’s a grimy, hard hitting rock track (“Bottle“), which Edwards says is about “being a woman in the rock/blues genre and in music and the word in general”, a bouncy rock love-hate letter (“Les Idiots”) to certain “characters” posing in her hometown, NYC’s East Village, and a  haunting and cathartic groovy, slow rock jam (“Waiting For The Teeth”) about healing. The curiously named title track “Dear Onda Wahl” is a play on words that refers to a metaphorical letter she wrote to a mounted hunting trophy at the bar where she worked, i.e “Deer On The Wall”, “Dear Onda Wall.” A funky number that was written during a slow workday behind the bar, Edwards gazed at the mounted deer head asking it for love advice: “Deer on the wall, what’s the point of it all?” The forlorn tune “Tell Her” is a contrasting musical companion of sorts to the more playful “Lover By Proxy” that highlights Edwards heartfelt, nuanced vocal tone, influenced by Memphis soul legend Ann Peebles, Heart’s Wilson sisters, Alison Mosshart of The Kills and Katie Crutchfield of Waxahatchee. The haunting, seven-minute closing track “Mojo Hand” is soaked in McMullen’s borderline sci-fi sonic sorcery and Edwards’ enunciated occultic metaphors; producer Reeves Gabrels also contributed to the track, adding to the otherworldly vibe.
 
“The most exciting thing about working on recording the album was the music and the people themselves,” comments Gabrels. “Lizzie is a distinctive singer and she and Gregg McMullen are great songwriters with a sense of rock tradition and a willingness to push the music forward.” McNulty chimes in saying, “I truly hope that listeners can hear the talent in these songs and the performances of the entire ensemble. Lizzie’s voice is rich with so much musical history and subtly nodding in different directions… the band is exceptional.”

Dear Onda Wahl
1. Lover By Proxy 
2. Mermaid
3. Magic River
4. Bottle
5. LES Idiots
6. Waiting For The Teeth
7. Dear Onda Wahl
8. Tell Her
9. Mojo Hand

Lizzie & The Makers is singer/songwriter Lizzie Edwards, guitarist Greg McMullen, bassist Brett Bass (Gregg Allman, Bernie Worrell), drummer Steve Williams (Sadé, Digable Planets) and keyboard player Rob Clores (Black Crowes, Jesse Malin). Dear Onda Wahl will be released independently on November 5, 2021.

EARLY PRAISE FROM THE PRESS:
“…Lizzie and the Makers have worked diligently to bridge the gap between what a band within the New York City music scene is supposed to be and what a band within the New York City music scene could be. Their sound is dark without being overtly melancholy and psychedelic without being too out of the box.”
– Bothering The Band

“Lizzie describes it as a love letter to David Lynch. I don’t know about you guys, but that’s enough for me to be interested… So buckle up and pay attention, because this one comes full circle.” –
Performance Anxiety

“Click play on this one, and crank up the volume, so anyone who’s ever treated you like a ‘Lover By Proxy’ will hear it.” – Adam’s World

“Lizzie & the Makers’ full-length Dear Onda Wahl [is] poised for greatness.” – LifeMinute.TV

“Dark and soulful lead vocals and lyrics by Lizzie and innovative arrangements by Greg combine the blues, rock and psychedelic soul of musicians like Freddie King, Sharon Jones and Led Zeppelin.”
– She Will Rock You

“… get ready for what’s bound to be one of the best albums of the year.” – Play Too Much

“Lizzie & The Makers are the ‘Twin Peaks’ band you were hoping to hear.” – Hollywood Soapbox

“… one of the most exciting new artists to come out of the New York area in years, check it out!”
– We Talk Music

“Psyche-blues-rock with attitude and soul.” – Jersey Beat

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