ANCHR's Artist of the Day: V.V. Lightbody
Today’s spotlight shines on V.V. Lightbody, the project of Chicago musician and songwriter Vivian McConnell. Although technically a solo project of McConnell, V.V. Lightbody embodies the collaborative nature of the Chicago music scene and delivers layered and complex arrangements consisting of strings, flutes, Farfisa, and saxophones (in addition to your standard instrumentation).
Today, McConnell shares the news of her sophomore album called Make a Shrine or Burn It, out May 1st, 2020 on Acrophase Records, and the record features strings section arrangements by Macie Stewart of OHMME and was engineered by Dave Vettraino (Lala Lala, Makaya McCraven, Deeper). To accompany the announcement of the album, V.V. Lightbody also released the brand new single “If It’s Not Me” today. McConnell calls the track her anti-jealousy anthem— “It’s about not hating the future partner of your current partner. Feeling happy for an ex, although not always easy, feels healthy and mature to me, especially when you aren’t ready to commit. There’s no need to be possessive,” she says.
Be sure to tune into “If It’s Not Me” and “Car Alarm” below, and catch V.V. Lightbody on tour throughout the spring.
TOUR DATES:
March 14 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout
March 15 - St Louis, MO @ House show
March 16 - Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe
March 18-21 - Austin, TX @ SXSW
March 22 - Hot Springs, AR @ Valley of the Vapors Festival
April 1 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
April 2 - Madison, WI @ Communication
April 3 - Ashland, WI @ Ashland Folk Festival
May 7 - Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
May 8 - Toronto, ON @ Burdock Music Hall
May 9 - Montreal, QC @ Case del Popolo
May 10 - Burlington, VT @ The Lamp Shop
May 13 - New York, NY @ Trans Pecos
May 16 - Washington, DC @ Vinyl Lounge
May 17 - Raleigh, NC @ Neptune’s Parlour
May 18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
May 19 - Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr
May 20 - Louisville, KY @ Kaiju
May 21 - Bloomington, IN @ The Blockhouse
May 22 - Champaign, IL @ Rose Bow
May 23 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village