Kelsey Lu
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| Birth name | Kelsey Elizabeth McJunkins |
| Born | May 12, 1989 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Avant pop,[1] baroque pop[2] |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | www |
Kelsey Elizabeth McJunkins (born May 12, 1991), known professionally as Kelsey Lu, is an American singer and cellist based in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Early life
[edit]Kelsey Lu was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and had a strict Jehovah's Witness upbringing.[4] Both of Lu's parents are musicians: her father is a percussionist, her mother a pianist.[5] Her father's family hails from Nigeria.[6] Lu began studying classical composition at age 6, learning piano, violin, and cello.[4] At age 18, Lu left their family home to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts on a scholarship.[5] A year later, she dropped out of the school.[7]
Career
[edit]Kelsey Lu recorded her debut EP, Church, in a church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.[8] During this time, she toured with the band Wet as her opening act.[4] She released Church in 2016.[9] She released her debut album, Blood, in 2019.[10] In that year, she also released Blood Transfusion, a collection of remixes of tracks from Blood.[11]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Blood |
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Extended plays
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| Church |
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Remix albums
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| Blood Transfusion |
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Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Shades of Blue"[12] | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Due West"[13] | Blood | |
| "Morning Dew"[14] | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out" (with Yves Tumor featuring Kelly Moran and Moses Boyd)[15] | ||
| "Ride or Die" (with Boys Noize featuring Chilly Gonzales)[16] |
2021 |
Guest appearances
[edit]| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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| "Where or When"[17] | 2020 | Onyx Collective | Manhattan Special |
| "Manchild" | 2022 | Neneh Cherry | The Versions |
References
[edit]- ^ url=https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/12238/kelsey-lu-musician-interview-profile-2020-grounded-blood-transfusion
- ^ url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/kelsey-lu-review-a-beautiful-bewildering-piece-of-performance-art-a4197106.html
- ^ Easter, Makeda (August 20, 2019). "Solange. Blood Orange. Kelsey Lu. There's a new wave of genre-bending black artists". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c Gore, Sydney (February 15, 2016). "Cellist Kelsey Lu Will Have You Under Her Spell". Nylon. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ a b Hager, Emma (July 15, 2016). "Kelsey Lu Doesn't Sound Like Anyone Else". Elle. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Maitland, Hayley (March 24, 2019). "Front Row Regular Kelsey Lu On Her Jehovah's Witness Upbringing And Stunning Debut Album". Vogue. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ Frank, Alex (August 12, 2016). "Kelsey Lu's Dreams Are Better Than Yours". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ Nikas, Joanna (August 25, 2016). "Kelsey Lu McJunkins, Hitting the Stages of Afropunk and Barclays Center". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ Lobenfeld, Claire (November 10, 2016). "Kelsey Lu is the maverick cellist whose loop experiments have wooed Blood Orange and Solange". Fact. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Mokoena, Tshepo (April 24, 2019). "Kelsey Lu Had to Manifest Hopeful Pop from Pain". Vice. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Bruce-Jones, Henry (November 15, 2019). "Kelsey Lu enlists Lafawndah, Omar S and Skrillex for Blood Transfusion remix EP". Fact. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Shades of Blue - Single by Kelsey Lu on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Due West - Single by Kelsey Lu on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Morning Dew - Single by Kelsey Lu on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "let all the poisons that lurk in the mud seep out - Single by Kelsey Lu, Yves Tumor, Kelly Moran and Moses Boyd on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Ride or Die - Single by Kelsey Lu, Boys Noize and Chilly Gonzales on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "When or When - Single by Kelsey Lu and Onyx Collective on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Kelsey Lu discography at Discogs
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