Lex Land
Velvety vocals that bridge the gap between 1940s torch songs and modern indie folk. Intimate, sophisticated music for quiet rooms and long reflections.
Velvety vocals that bridge the gap between 1940s torch songs and modern indie folk. Intimate, sophisticated music for quiet rooms and long reflections.
Lex Land sounds like a secret whispered in a crowded room. Her music occupies a unique space where the disciplined elegance of a classical soprano meets the smoky, relaxed atmosphere of a late-night jazz club. There is a tactile warmth to her recordings, often featuring dry, close-mic vocals that make it feel as though she is performing just a few feet away from you. The arrangements are tasteful and uncluttered, allowing the natural timbre of her voice to carry the emotional weight.
What truly distinguishes her is the 'ghost of Judy Garland' quality mentioned by critics. She possesses a rare ability to inhabit a song with old-world theatricality without ever feeling like a caricature. Her phrasing is rooted in jazz, yet her songwriting follows the confessional, narrative path of modern indie-folk. This duality creates a timeless feeling, making her work sound equally at home on a vintage turntable or a modern digital playlist.
Start with 'Orange Days on Lemon Street' to hear her foundational blend of folk-pop and jazz sensibilities. For those who prefer her more atmospheric, torch-singer side, her covers of 'Falling' or 'Nothing Compares 2 U' showcase her ability to strip a song down to its emotional marrow using only her breath and a few well-placed chords.
Alexa Holland, known by her stage name Lex Land, is an American singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from Los Angeles, currently residing in Austin, Texas. She was a contestant on the second season of NBC's singing competition The Voice. Land also fronts three other projects: Moorhaunter, One Big Dark Room, and The Kremer Land Swing Band. She is the daughter of Dexter Holland, the lead vocalist of The Offspring. Intelligent Noise Records released her first two albums, Orange Days on Lemon Street in 2008, and Were My Sweetheart to Go... in 2011. Both albums had songs featured on television programs. In 2009, she performed as the last live in-studio guest for NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly. She has performed live twice on Los Angeles station KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic: once in 2009 and again in 2011.
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