A.L. Lacey – Lesson

Human Worth are delighted to present the beautiful debut album ‘Lesson’ from Bristol based classically trained multi-instrumentalist A.L. Lacey. Available to pre-order from 3rd November with a portion of proceeds donated to charity.

Having collaborated with several established indie/folk artists (VMLV, Monsters Build Mean Robots, Snails, Martin Callingham, Andy Skellum and Cower to name but a few) across the years, Lacey finally grew confident enough to start recording her own solo-project, with a view to polishing and finessing the scrapbook of musical ideas she had created during ‘the lockdown years’. The result was christened “Lesson” - her debut album due to be released on Human Worth records in late Autumn (vinyl and digital download).

Produced and recorded by Jim Barr (Portishead, Thought Forms, Get the Blessing) at J&J Studios (Bristol) over the course of two years, ‘Lesson’ is the long-awaited result of Lacey’s experiments with sound during the lock-down years. Crafting an avant-garde, ethereal chamber pop sound, drawing a wide range of influences from MBV, Phillip Glass and Scott Walker, the album aims to be a document of luxurious darkness that reflects Lacey’s unique approach to piano playing and vocal arrangements, with songs that appear to get bigger, louder and more sky-scraping as the seconds progress.

Human Worth have pressed up a super limited run of “Pitch Black” vinyl with 10% of all proceeds donated to Save the Children's Gaza Appeal – delivering much needed support and vital supplies to children and families affected by this horrific war.

“Pre-lock down, I had already established myself as a dependable keys-player/ pianist for several folk and indie musicians in Bristol. Although playing for (and collaborating with) other musicians brought a lot of joy and talented friends into my life, there was a frustrating sense of unfinished business. In that, my piano parts and ideas were being restricted to someone else’s’ vision – a vision which was often ‘less is more’ – a tasteful afterthought.”

“A huge part of this project therefore became the need to challenge myself and to see what I could achieve or lessons I could learn, if I did things my own way – a bit of a journey towards autonomy – a predominant theme in most of my songs, along with finding purpose from confusion, and strength in your weaknesses.” If she set out to achieve anything, says Lacey, “it was to make an honest record that would give people a real sense of who I am.”