Oakland County-based singer-songwriter and producer Liz Larin is coming to the Ark in Ann Arbor on August 3. She joins us today on Stateside to talk about her new CD “Hurricane.”
Larin started with a band in the 1980s and evolved from there as an artist. She plays almost all of the instruments and sings all of the vocals on her record. She even creates the visual images seen when she plays on stage. She said since the 80s, she has become more confident in her musical instincts.
“I hone the songs until the idea is as clear as possible and as visual as possible,” Larin said. “I want the listener to be able to listen to it and picture something – to the right of them, to the left of them – and what is actually going on while they are moving through the music.”
She says "Hurricane" has a narrative arc - a hero’s journey.
“It starts with the idea that everything that you thought about yourself and about the world, it just doesn’t fit anymore,” Larin said. “And you realize you have to go and find yourself and you have to find out what reality is for you.”
Larin said the title track “Hurricane” is the feeling of change. The track “Super Hero” is the story of a parent and a parent’s love for a child.
Larin is a fixture on Michigan's music scene and has won many Detroit Music Awards. She has traveled a lot from England to Los Angeles to New York, working with different producers and musicians, and now she is back in Michigan.
“I was cutting off my creative flow by letting executives tell me what I should be doing and what I should be writing and how I should be presenting myself,” Larin said.
Liz Larin’s new CD is called “Hurricane.” Find out more about her and her music at her website. She will be at the Ark on Sunday, August 3.
*Listen to our interview with Larin above.
