Lucy Gooch
Lucy Gooch’s music is a beautiful ethereal fog; like hearing a subliminal echo of Kate Bush on a fading tape loop, masked by an internal wall of sound that vibrates with the hum of everyday life.
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Lucy Gooch’s music is a beautiful ethereal fog; like hearing a subliminal echo of Kate Bush on a fading tape loop, masked by an internal wall of sound that vibrates with the hum of everyday life. She grew up in rural Norfolk, singing in choirs. Her search for harmony took her to Bristol and its evolving ambient scene. Lucy’s debut EP, ‘Rushing’, gained plaudits from NPR to The Guardian.
Imagine The Cocteau Twins’ dream pop, cautiously overlapping Cluster’s trippy nuances; cast a thought of Eno and Julie London after cocktails. Think of the church organist on downers and the choir free forming, a phalanx of voices vying for attention. It’s a truly uplifting and life-affirming sound; dramatic, filmic, passionate.
“Gooch’s voice is rich and angelic, matching the timbre of the lush surrounding instrumentation” enthused Bandcamp as part of its Best New Ambient Music round-up early in 2020.
“Perfect existential listening” The Guardian
“An unusually developed aesthetic vision, one that joins the atmospheric quality of ambient music with the structure of choral composition and the seeming effortlessness of pop” Pitchfork
“The moment is short, but Lucy Gooch’s music makes it last forever. Rushing layers ambient synths and vocal melodies in a paradox of weightless textures freighted with emotion.” NPR
Gooch’s dream pop is opening up new dimensions; the deeper she goes, the more she uncovers.
Pitchfork
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Her most substantial work yet
Pitchfork
Expansive, upfront, spectral pop
KEXP
Magnificent
Louder Than War
Clippings
Beautiful piece of music
Iggy Pop
Press Quotes
“Graceful and unhurried, it could soundtrack dramatic aerial footage of natural wonders” Pitchfork
Best Electronic Music of 2021 – Pitchfork
“Expansive, upfront, spectral pop” KEXP
“Lucy’s sound marries the ethereal qualities of ambient music with buoyant, effortless pop” Crack Magazine
“Lucy Gooch weaves atmospheric soundscapes, layering verdant textures, opalescent synths and her own ethereal voice to gorgeous effect” Electronic Sound
“Magnificent” Louder Than War
“A song that evolves from meditation to an open-ended quasi-confession” NY Times
“Prismatic synth thickets impose, yet seem to quake at the same time, as if reflecting the fragility of the polar ice caps” The Guardian
“An incredibly exciting artist” The Line Of Best Fit
“Gooch’s gorgeously layered vocals might remind you of Kate Bush at times, Elizabeth Fraser at others, while her synth work feels both lush and minimal all at once.” Aquarium Drunkard
“Magical miniature sonic worlds that modestly await discovery.” Music OMH
“Feels bolder and more defined, her vocals more foregrounded and the arrangements more ambitious.” Music OMH
“The choral ambient pop of the Bristolian’s new single stands alone in its cinematic, atmospheric nature” I Newspaper
“Assured and promising” ★★★★★ The Vinyl District
“Rain’s Break, boasts renewed command and curiosity of her form.” ★★★★ Beats Per Minute
“Dreampop that spans wide like the horizon” Brooklyn Vegan
“Exquisite” Elsewhere
Playlists
Spotify:
The Stress Buster
Electronica Romantica
Midnight Chill
Apple Music:
New in Alternative
New Music Daily
Indie + Chill
