What I’ve Been Listening To: Miss Lucy

Miss Lucy has unveiled his debut EP, ‘Contactless’, delivering a vibrant and groove-filled six-track collection that takes you on an underwater funk journey. ‘Contactless’ is a pandemic creation, written and recorded during a remarkably productive week in 2020.

This debut EP reflects on Miss Lucy’s ability to turn isolation into inspiration, as he navigated the aftermath of a dissolved relationship. Drawing from personal experiences, Miss Lucy’s lyrics tell the story about the complexities of failed connections across five songs, offering a cathartic release of emotions he couldn’t express directly to the other person. The EP masterfully combines retro songwriting techniques with modern pop textures, drawing influence from artists like Phoenix and 070 Shake.

“Contactless is a collection of songs that were mostly about a previous relationship that fell apart just before the pandemic”, Miss Lucy says about his debut EP. “It felt extremely liberating to be able to put these emotions down on paper that I had been feeling during a time that I couldn’t express them to the actual person. And who knows, maybe they’ll never know about these songs.”

The production of the EP is a collaboration with Matt McGuffie of IVEY. Together, they transformed Miss Lucy’s home recordings into polished and captivating tracks that come alive with synth-driven electro-pop. Their regular sessions became an outlet for expression, creating a unique contrast to the EP’s theme of distance and disconnection.

Miss Lucy continues, “During 2021 Matt McGuffie and I got together every few weeks for a session and massaged out all the harsh edges of my home recordings to turn it into something listenable. It kind of felt funny in a way because seeing Matt regularly made it feel very opposite of what I’ve been trying to say on the EP, in the sense that we just got to express everything to each other almost every week.”

Miss Lucy’s EP showcases his talent as a songwriter, vocalist, and producer, with its infectious grooves and distinctive blend of retro and contemporary influences, this debut EP is a the perfect introduction into Blair’s project.

To celebrate the release of the EP, Miss Lucy took part in the latest series of “What I’ve Been Listening To” on Eat This Music.

Who is MISS LUCY and how did your namesake come about?

Miss is Mackenzie’s dog Missy – Lucy is Blair’s dog Lucy

What artists or bands are on your must-listen to list lately and why?

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – V

Insane band with incredible textures, I genuinely think they’re the most immersive band live

When you go into the recording studio to work on new material, what are your must-haves?

Hofner bass, UA Apollo and my Juno 106.

Which song, or songs, of yours would you recommend to a first-time listener and why?

New Threads – easily the most Miss Lucy that Miss Lucy has been. It’s also such a truthful song lyrically and musical.

https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1248760717

Which song of someone else’s (artist or band) would you have liked to feature on and why?

I would like to do a collab with my friend Mirror Mirror. Easily one of the most intricate artists in Queensland right now.

What has led you into becoming a musician(s) and why do you keep making music?

I think it’s just chasing the feeling you get from the first 20 minutes of writing a song and the first time you play a new song live. Nothing like it.