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Mechanical Bride is 25 year old songwriter and self-taught musician Lauren Doss, who made quiet but confident waves back in 2008 with her debut release, a collection of beautiful songs called ‘Part II: EPs’. On the mini-album was a version of Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella, an affecting cover that seemed coated in icicles, more haunted nursery rhyme than the original chart-topping pop smash. The track received plays all over the airwaves from Radio 1, 2 and 3 to BBC 6 Music and XFM and anchored this exquisite mini-collection that gained Lauren critical acclaim as an exciting and talented new British songwriter, as well as comparisons to the likes of PJ Harvey, Bat For Lashes and Laura Marling.
Living With Ants, Mechanical Bride’s debut album proper, is a defiant step up and sees her song writing blossom from the stark, black and white songs on Part II, into fully formed techni-colour flourishes. “I wanted to find the beauty and colour from dark places that exist inside and outside of ourselves, the title ‘Living With Ants’ means learning to co-exist alongside niggling issues and worries that we maybe create for ourselves”. Living With Ants is a stronger, more vibrant record and is testament to how much Lauren Doss has grown as an artist.