Lie Ning - Utopia - LP

LIE NINGs looking at an impressive career so far, ticking an ANCHOR AWARD nomination (Reeperbahn Festival 2021), SXSW and RBF showcases, support slots for Milky Chance, Giant Rooks, ÄTNA and Raphael Saadique as well as brand collabs with Paco Rabanne, Don Perignon & Tommy Hilfiger as well NMA Hotlist 2022 listing of the list. What the musician, model, dancer, art director and LGTBQ & poc spokesperson couldn’t yet add to his impressive career start is a debut album. Till now! Produced by non other than Grammy awarded producer Stephen Fitzmaurice (Sam Smith, Alicia Keys, Seal, Mary J. Blige) in London, LIE NING is set to release his debut album “utopia” on April 14th, 2023. Following the impressive introductory single and title track to the "utopia"-cosmos, he's switching up bittersweet melancholy for summary R n'B drenched pop on his sophomore single "love". A track upbeat on the sound-side, that plays on the very bitter reality of toxic relationships and how we tent to nurture connections that do not benefit our well being on the lyrical side. Between the lines we find a delicate human, that is confusing self destructing passion with love. Born in Berlin, a mixture of languages, images and melodies surrounded the young life, creating an interest for dance, fashion and fine art. But what engages him most is music. From early on his mother showed him a world of rhythm and melodies, which would never let go of him again. His voice emerged as the most powerful means of expression. Everything he couldn’t convey visually he wrote into songs. With his EP “traffic songs for the inbetweens” the young singer delivered a debut of impressive maturity, depth and international format. His music is between the genres of indie, pop, r’n’b, soul, and disco, and timelessly modern, energetic and open-heartedly brainy.

Side A :
utopia / i see it all / beautiful / love / lean in / pressure and release

Side B :
offline / the light / drive / sunnyside up / error / echo / i see you