DOWNLOAD: Lissie - "Bully" (from Catching a Tiger)

Lissie Maurus is a singer/songwriter in the old-school tradition of Rosanne Cash and Nanci Griffth and she got national attention last year with the release of her 5-track EP Why You Runnin'. Lissie now has a full-length, Catching A Tiger, due out in the US on August 17 on Fat Possum Records.

Lissie recorded sessions in Nashville with Jacquire King (who was fresh from working with the Kings of Leon) and also recorded some more with Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses). What came out of these sessions is the bulk of her debut album, Catching A Tiger: 12 songs that range from bluesy-folk to unfettered pop, and showcase both her remarkable voice and her songwriting chops.

Since early this year, Lissie has largely been based in London, where Catching A Tiger has already been released. Embraced lovingly by the British press, she’s been featured in Q, The Sun, The Sunday Times, The Mirror, Time Out, The Big Issue, and on the BBC and Later…with Jools Holland, among others; she’s played with Joshua Radin, Local Natives, and Alan Pownall, in addition to performing at Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN, and The Great Escape in Brighton, England. She’s also picked up praise and support from a wide range of fellow artists, including Katy Perry, Courtney Love, Mumford & Sons, and Ellie Goulding, who joined her onstage to perform “Everywhere I Go” at The Great Escape in May.



Lissie has been posting a few cover tunes to YouTube which include covers of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" and Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" (both below).





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