RISING ALT POP FORCE LIA PAPPAS-KEMPS UNVEILS NEW SONG “SWITCHBLADE”
July 19, 2024—Rising Toronto singer-songwriter Lia Pappas-Kemps unveils a new song today, “Switchblade,” via AWAL and produced by Nathan Ferraro (Beyoncé, Charli xcx, Carly Rae Jepsen)—listen HERE and watch the visualizer HERE. LIA PAPPAS-KEMPS SOCIALS
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“‘Switchblade’ is a song about infatuation and the feeling of wanting to change for someone into whatever version of you they want,” Pappas-Kemps says. “I wrote it when I was 17, just me and my guitar, and I think you can feel those tender teenage feelings threaded through it.”
Lia Pappas-Kemps is a vocalist and songwriter based in Toronto whose love of music grew alongside a wider set of creative interests, including acting and writing. Most widely known for her role as Jane in the popular Canadian drama series “Anne with an E” from 2017, Pappas-Kemps always knew her true calling was music. The beginnings of her musical education involved honing her resonant vocal style and developing a knowledge of theory through playing piano until she eventually gravitated toward the guitar, an instrument she had far less understanding of, to further explore her capacity as a musician.
Inspired by the raw lyricism and reflective storytelling of alternative mainstays like Alanis Morissette, The Strokes and Big Thief, Pappas-Kemps started sharing her songs and covers of other artists she admired—from Alvvays to Wings to Daft Punk—on social media in her late teens. In 2021 and 2022 the 20-year-old musician made her debut with a series of singles, including the grunge-inflected “Jinx,” which has accumulated millions of streams, and ballads “Sad in Toronto” and “Object at Best.” These songs broadened her fanbase worldwide, connected her with other musicians and helped bring her to the attention of Coalition Music and AWAL.
Pappas-Kemps has more new music to come shortly. For more information, please visit her official website or follow her on social media.
For more information on Lia Pappas-Kemps, please contact
Carla Sacks or Ethan Jacobs at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.
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