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Formed by lead vocalists and songwriters Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, acclaimed indie band Lucius is best known for their sinuous harmonies and highly-original, pop-noir musical artistry. The group, which includes multi-instrumentalists Peter Lalish and Dan Molad, have released three albums, and toured the globe, cultivating a passionate following for their ingenious art-pop creations and exhilarating live performances. The gifted melodicists and songwriters bring a startling level of musicianship to Lucius — which is evident in the astounding talent they’ve collaborated with over the course of their prolific 16-year career.

Released in 2013, Wildewoman, Lucius’ debut album, featured the enduring single “Two of Us on the Run” and set off a wave of critical acclaim including Rolling Stone, who called the album’s updated 60’s girl group sounds “fresh and thrilling.” On their second album, 2016’s Good Grief, the Los Angeles-based group mined their influences to create an album NPR called, “Rapturous,” and expanded their quickly growing fan-base even wider. 2022’s 80’s dance-inflected LP Second Nature, produced by Brandi Carlile and Dave Cobb, included “Next to Normal,” one of NPR Music’s top songs of the year, and the sparkling disco-gemmed “Dance Around It,” featuring Carlile and Sheryl Crow.

In addition to their work with Lucius, the GRAMMY-nominated Wolfe and Laessig are among the most sought-after vocalists in popular music. The pair are members of Joni Mitchell’s famed “Joni Jam” crew and have graced songs by dozens of contemporary and legendary artists alike including: Carlile, The War on Drugs, John Legend, The Killers, Harry Styles, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Black Pumas, Jeff Tweedy, and Ozzy Osbourne, just to name a few.

In 2023, Lucius signed with Fantasy Records and will release their fourth full-length album in 2024.

Ever since she was young, singer-songwriter Victoria Canal has been searching for her voice. From “spilling everything out” in her teenage years to “an extreme reeling in” during her early twenties, the Spanish-American, London-based artist could never quite settle in the middle ground that felt true to the multi-faceted person she was on the inside. Now on the cusp of releasing her debut album Slowly, It Dawns, she’s finally getting comfortable somewhere in between. “The album has been a very concerted practice in appreciating all sides of me,” she says.

For the past decade, Canal has been making her mark as a deeply introspective songwriter whose natural talent radiates when she’s at her most vulnerable. From challenging beauty standards, brave reflections on mental health to diaristic confessions on the thrill of new connections, her fearless approach to her craft has found legions of devoted fans who see themselves in her unflinchingly honest lyrics. Her songwriting talents were recognised with the Ivor Novello Rising Star award in 2023, followed by Best Song Musically and Lyrically for her cinematic opus ‘Black Swan’ in 2024. Within that time, she also opened for Hozier on tour and performed her own run of shows across the US and Europe. Her bumper year of success culminated with an unforgettable appearance on stage with Coldplay at Glastonbury 2024.

Finally ready to release her debut album, Canal has arrived with newfound clarity about the artist she wants to be. Where 2022 EP Elegy found her working through grief, 2023’s Well Well was the “wounded rebirth” that inevitably followed. With Slowly, It Dawns, she’s ready to step into the truest version of herself. “I'm trying to be honest and unapologetic about what I want to put out there, whether it's wholesome, sexy, loud, quiet, if I'm being femme or masc; I don't want to apologise for it.”