Lips Speak Louder

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Lips Speak Louder Consolation Prize Album Artwork

Features

  • -Apple Music "Breaking Hard Rock" playlist placement-2025
  • -Apple Music "New In Rock" playlist placement-2025
  • -International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist-2024
  • -“Hype” sync placement for “Death on Air” short-2025
  • -Joe Bonamassa’s Cutting Edge Rock playlist placement-2025

“Lips Speak Louder is an incredibly authentic rock band. Not only are they great people, but their musicianship is unlike anything I've ever seen in the studio.

- Emily Wolfe, Producer/Guitarist/Artist

Press

“Sounds like Queens of the Stone Age meets Joan Jett.”
“With rhythmically tempestuous instrumentation punctuated perfectly by take-no-shit vocals (and an endearing underlying vulnerability), ‘Loser’ sees LSL delivering on all promises and then some.”

- Amanda Peukert, SPIN

“'Loser' is a melodic rock banger with deep bass tones that evoke a sense of nostalgia. The catchy hooks in this one are undeniable and will linger with you long after the song ends. But what really sells this song is the energy and the passionate vocal performance from lead vocalist Rachel Brandsness. It’s an instant pop-rock classic with the emphasis on the rock side.” ...Read Full Article

- Julie River, New Noise Magazine

“The lazy thing is to lump these guys into the White Stripes/Black Keys/Left Lane Cruiser camp, but they come out a bit more different than your average guitar/drum combo that was all the rage a few years ago. They actually tend to sound more like a leaner, meaner Show Your Bones-era Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It goes beyond simply sounding like Karen O. The Guitar and punishing drum sound explores the outer-most reaches of this guitar/drum territory. It makes for angry yet tender songs that slap. Hard. ...the wondrous "Dog Days Of Summer" is like aural crack - one listen, and you need more, more, MORE.” ...Read Full Article

- NUVO (Indianapolis): “Loud Fucking Lips”

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Tour History

Tour Highlights

  • -Never Early Fest 2025
    w/ Wheatus, Sponge, Emily Wolfe, Deep Blue Something, etc.
  • -Supported Local H - January 2025
  • -Supported Nita Strauss - February 2025
  • -Fort Wayne, IN Pride Festival 2024
  • -Franklin, TN Pride Festival 2024

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Lips Speak Louder Consolation Prize Album Artwork

Bio

Brandsness (guitars, vocals) and Lese (drums, vocals), both seasoned veterans of Nashville’s music scene who had previously worked together on several other projects, formed Lips Speak Louder with the goal of creating the kind of explosive, formidable rock duo each had long envisioned. The pair quickly began cultivating a robust, multifaceted sound shaped by a deep and diverse experiential pool and drawing from a wide swath of influences - from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Queens of the Stone Age, to Garbage, Bully, and The Killers. Brandsness and Lese embarked on their new project in 2023 asking themselves one key question: just how big of a sonic profile could they create with only two people? The answer, as it turns out, is a pretty powerful one. Lips Speak Louder’s debut album “Consolation Prize” – produced by renowned guitarist Emily Wolfe – will be released in April 2025 both digitally and on vinyl. Learn more here.

Contact

For booking, press, interviews, licensing, and other inquiries, please contact us at LipsSpeakLouderMusic@gmail.com.