Tommy Lefroy is an international Indie rock duo currently based in London, England, consisting of Canadian singer Tessa Mouzourakis and American singer Wynter Bethel.[1] They are most noted as Juno Award nominees for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.[2]
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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The duo first met in Nashville, Tennessee in 2017, where both were trying to establish themselves as professional songwriters.[3] They began to work together as a duo in 2018 after Bethel was exposed to Mouzourakis's online cover of boygenius's "Ketchum, ID",[4] taking the name Tommy Lefroy in reference to Thomas Langlois Lefroy, an Irish politician who is thought to be an inspiration for the character of Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice.[3]
After collaborating on songwriting and learning record production, they began releasing singles in 2021,[5] breaking through to wider success when their single "The Cause" became popular on TikTok.[3]
They released their debut EP Flight Risk in November 2021.[3] They signed to Pheromone Recordings in 2022, and put out the non-album single "Dog Eat Dog" as their first release for the label.[6]
References
- ↑ "8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in February 2023". Exclaim!, February 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees". CBC Music, January 31, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 Sophie Wilson, "Tommy Lefroy: ambitious, TikTok-conquering duo with a storytelling flair". NME, June 22, 2022.
- ↑ Caleb Campbell, "Premiere: Tommy Lefroy Shares Video For 'The Cause'". Under the Radar, April 19, 2021.
- ↑ Christopher Hamilton-Peach, "Transatlantic two-piece Tommy Lefroy serenade “Northern Towns” via bucolic indie-folk". The Line of Best Fit, February 22, 2021.
- ↑ Chelsea Brimstin, "Tommy Lefroy sign to Pheromone Recordings, share video for new single ‘Dog Eat Dog’". Indie 88, July 27, 2022.