Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke is the stage name of the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumental… Read Full Bio ↴Ladyhawke is the stage name of the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Phillipa 'Pip' Brown (born in 13 July 1979 in Masterton, New Zealand). She can play electric, bass and acoustic guitars, synthesizers and drums. Pip tours with a live band, but in studio she plays all the instruments. Influenced by 80s music, her musical style blends new wave, indie rock and electropop. She is best known for the singles "Paris Is Burning" and "My Delirium".
Born with Asperger's Syndrome, Pip Brown came from a musical family, with her mother being a singer-guitarist and her stepfather, a jazz drummer. During her childhood, various illnesses and allergies kept her in and out of the hospital. At age 10 she contracted erysipeloid, a disease that is common in seagulls but had not been seen in humans in New Zealand for 20 years. Her allergies to antibiotics, penicillin, and antihistamines greatly complicated treatment efforts and had put her in a coma and she came close to dying.
While attending Chanel College, she played in several grunge bands. After high school, Brown moved from Masterton to Wellington and formed in 2001 the hard rock band Two Lane Blacktop with some friends, playing lead guitar. Brown relocated to Melbourne, Australia after Two Lane Blacktop parted ways in late 2003, when their lead singer and drummer quit the band.
In Melbourne she met Nick Littlemore of Pnau (and later Empire of the Sun), formed the duo Teenager and moved together to Sydney. In 2006 Brown decided to leave Teenager to focus on a personal project she had been developing for sometime, a persona she had dubbed "Ladyhawke", inspired by the Richard Donner film from 1985 with the same name.
In 20 September 2008, her debut album Ladyhawke was released on Modular and gained mostly positive reviews. The album peaked at #16 at UK Albums Chart, #16 Australian Albums Chart, #41 at U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers, #62 at European Top 100 Albums, #1 at New Zealand Albums Chart. Ladyhawke ranked #23 on MusicOMH Best Albums of 2008.
She released five singles from the debut album: "Back of the Van" (1 April 2008, re-released in 18 May 2009; #93 UK), "Paris Is Burning" (6 July 2008, re-released in 2 March 2009; #47 UK, #52 AUS, #40 NZ), "Dusk Till Dawn" (8 September 2008; #78 UK), "My Delirium" (8 December 2008; #33 UK, #8 AUS, #9 NZ) and "Magic" (28 September 2009; #31 NZ).
In 2008 Pip Brown collaborated with the Australian band Pnau on the song "Embrace".
In 2009 Ladyhawke won five awards (Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica album, Single of the Year for "My Delirium", International Achievement Award, Best Female Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year) and was nominated for People's Choice Award at New Zealand Music Awards. In the same year she was nominated for Best Solo Artist at NME Awards, Best Kiwi & Independent Spirit at MTV Australia Awards and for six categories on ARIA Music Awards 2009 (she won two of them: Breakthrough Artist – album for "Ladyhawke" and Breakthrough Artist – single for "My Delirium"). Ladyhawke was also nominated for International Female Solo Artist at Brit Awards 2010.
In 4 May 2010, Ladyhawke released a digital live EP entitled iTunes Live from SoHo. Currently she is writing material for a second album.
Official site: http://www.ladyhawkemusic.com
Born with Asperger's Syndrome, Pip Brown came from a musical family, with her mother being a singer-guitarist and her stepfather, a jazz drummer. During her childhood, various illnesses and allergies kept her in and out of the hospital. At age 10 she contracted erysipeloid, a disease that is common in seagulls but had not been seen in humans in New Zealand for 20 years. Her allergies to antibiotics, penicillin, and antihistamines greatly complicated treatment efforts and had put her in a coma and she came close to dying.
While attending Chanel College, she played in several grunge bands. After high school, Brown moved from Masterton to Wellington and formed in 2001 the hard rock band Two Lane Blacktop with some friends, playing lead guitar. Brown relocated to Melbourne, Australia after Two Lane Blacktop parted ways in late 2003, when their lead singer and drummer quit the band.
In Melbourne she met Nick Littlemore of Pnau (and later Empire of the Sun), formed the duo Teenager and moved together to Sydney. In 2006 Brown decided to leave Teenager to focus on a personal project she had been developing for sometime, a persona she had dubbed "Ladyhawke", inspired by the Richard Donner film from 1985 with the same name.
In 20 September 2008, her debut album Ladyhawke was released on Modular and gained mostly positive reviews. The album peaked at #16 at UK Albums Chart, #16 Australian Albums Chart, #41 at U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers, #62 at European Top 100 Albums, #1 at New Zealand Albums Chart. Ladyhawke ranked #23 on MusicOMH Best Albums of 2008.
She released five singles from the debut album: "Back of the Van" (1 April 2008, re-released in 18 May 2009; #93 UK), "Paris Is Burning" (6 July 2008, re-released in 2 March 2009; #47 UK, #52 AUS, #40 NZ), "Dusk Till Dawn" (8 September 2008; #78 UK), "My Delirium" (8 December 2008; #33 UK, #8 AUS, #9 NZ) and "Magic" (28 September 2009; #31 NZ).
In 2008 Pip Brown collaborated with the Australian band Pnau on the song "Embrace".
In 2009 Ladyhawke won five awards (Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica album, Single of the Year for "My Delirium", International Achievement Award, Best Female Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year) and was nominated for People's Choice Award at New Zealand Music Awards. In the same year she was nominated for Best Solo Artist at NME Awards, Best Kiwi & Independent Spirit at MTV Australia Awards and for six categories on ARIA Music Awards 2009 (she won two of them: Breakthrough Artist – album for "Ladyhawke" and Breakthrough Artist – single for "My Delirium"). Ladyhawke was also nominated for International Female Solo Artist at Brit Awards 2010.
In 4 May 2010, Ladyhawke released a digital live EP entitled iTunes Live from SoHo. Currently she is writing material for a second album.
Official site: http://www.ladyhawkemusic.com
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Ladyhawke Lyrics
01 Girl Like Me I’m on a high and I don’t even know why I’m…
10 Gone Gone Gone I’ve pulled us another plan But it’s pulling me into the…
A Love Song It all began innocent as love can be In every word…
Another Runaway I never said I was a one time woman I never…
Anxiety I take a pill to help me through the day I…
Back of the Van In the dark, in the back of the van cautiously…
Better Than Sunday I'm in an empty room, I've waited here since noon The…
Black White And Blue Time is never easy when you’re alone Your mother, she always…
Black White %26 Blue Time is never easy when you’re alone Your mother, she alway…
Black White & Blue Time is never easy when you’re alone Your mother, she always…
BLACK WHITE&BLUE Time is never easy when you’re alone Your mother, she alway…
Black, White & Blue time is never easy when you’re alone your mother, she always…
Blue Eyes Leave behind all the mess that you’ve made And never ever…
Cellophane No sleep tonight We’re on the night train To anywhere but he…
Chills You make a mountain pale, you make me tremble inside You're…
Crazy World Sick of all that we have to be in this…
Danny & Jenny Jenny was a young girl Sitting by the fire Waiting for her…
DANNY AND JENNY Jenny was a young girl Sitting by the fire Waiting for her…
Dusk Til Dawn When you hide next to me With your eyes up close…
Girl Like Me I’m on a high and I don’t even know why I’m…
Gone Gone Gone I’ve pulled us another plan But it’s pulling me into the…
Gone Gone Gone/Human I’ve pulled us another plan But it’s pulling me into the…
Guilty Love Think I've got a hangover from one sip of wine Still…
Human I can't change, enough is enough Your chemistry's strange a…
Let It Roll I'm on the flip side of every dollar bill I am…
Love Don Love, love, love don't live here anymore You say that it's…
Love Don't Live Here Titel Love, love, love don't live here anymore You say that it's…
Magic You came to my show And I saw you in the…
Manipulating Woman You're a women without a clue, you're a friend of…
Mixed Emotions I said it was the fall when we made time Oh…
Money To Burn I got a friend who is younger than me She lives…
Morning Dreams When I get you home I'll never let you go Too…
My Delerium Late night, waiting by the phone Tonight waiting for an answ…
My delirium-Ladyhawke Late night, waiting by the phone Tonight waiting for an ans…
My Love I'm more than a fantasy I'm shouting for nobody You build up…
Naujiena Black White & Blue Time is never easy when you’re alone Your mother, she alway…
Oh My I'm writing words for you There's nothing else to do…
Paris Is Burning All of the boys and the girls here in Paris Sing…
Professional Suicide I see you've got another bad line You're playing rhythm and…
Sunday Drive Honey, want to see What you, what you can be You, you…
Sweet Fascination You're writing letters to me You're waiting for a reply Obse…
The Quick & The Dead I see them coming in the middle of the night I…
The River Everybody wants to know, how to dream and how to…
Vaccine In my bed I dream at night By the man who…
Vanity Vanity vanity vanity yea yea yea Vanity vanity vanity yea ye…
Wild Things Your heartache is not forever It's another road that we walk…