Lissie – announces new EP  ‘Promises’ & releases her version of ‘I’ll Stand By You’

Lissie will release the new EP ‘Promises’ on August 22nd. Her first body-of-work since 2022’s acclaimed ‘Carving Canyons’ album, the EP compiles a collection of cover songs that speak her current emotional language and hold meaning to her life. She shares, “We all go through phases and stages and music is such a gift for processing life events!” Today she provides the first taste of the EP with her take on The Pretenders’ classic ‘I’ll Stand By You’.
 
Lissie says, “I sang ‘I’ll Stand By You’ to my husband, Mike, at our wedding reception so it’s taken on such a special meaning. It always makes me think about the promise I made that day.”
 
The song is accompanied by a similarly heart-warming video which is compiled from submissions from fans. It’s a celebration of love in all of its forms, from marriage and parenthood to family and friendships through to pets. Each clip tells a story in a snapshot, with a mix of major life events, uplifting triumphs, sacred moments of silliness, and bittersweet memories. It is capped by brief footage of Lissie’s own wedding.

The ‘Promises’ EP features songs which offer varying slants on the theme of a commitment and was initially brought to life with Alphaville‘s ‘Forever Young’, which had a special moment during Lissie’s wedding day, when her niece wowed the gathering with a powerful and poignant performance of the song during Lissie’s dance with her father. It also includes The Bangles’ ‘Eternal Flame’ which she previously performed in session for Jo Whiley on Radio 2, plus Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Everywhere’, Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘America’ and Low’s ‘Just Make It Stop’.

‘Promises’ EP tracklist:
 
1. ‘I’ll Stand by You’ (The Pretenders)
2. ‘Everywhere’ (Fleetwood Mac)
3. ‘Forever Young’ (Alphaville)
4. ‘America’ (Simon & Garfunkel)
5. ‘Eternal Flame’ (The Bangles)
6. ‘Just Make It Stop’ (Low)

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