INTRODUCING: LUCY SUGERMAN WITH SASSY, RELATABLE, REBOUND ANTHEM “I WANNA KISS BOYS COS I’M BORED'“
Visually inspired by her Vietnamese heritage, and sonically inspired by her songwriting heroes from the 60s and 70s, the bedroom pop movement, and her everyday experiences of modern love and life, nineteen year old Lucy Sugerman writes confessional pop with a knack for clever lyricism and catchy relatable topics.
Blending playful guitar driven pop with retro and lo-fi elements and soaring toplines to create a youthful upbeat feeling, Sugerman’s debut single ‘i wanna kiss boys cos i’m bored’ lets you into her world through tales of her struggles and triumphs in romance and growing up, and captures the humour and spirit of learning from her own experiences.
As the 2020 recipient of the APRA AMCOS Women In Music Mentorship, Sugerman has already played live alongside Nicole Millar and Ali Barter, and has collaborated with Alex Lahey, Dustin Tebbutt, LANKS, Dylan Nash and Joel Quatermain.
Co-written and produced with Hauskey and MUKI, the eyebrow raising ‘i wanna kiss boys cos i’m bored’ starts off quite sassy and sarcastic, then ends up explaining why she can’t open up and shows the underlying angst and reasoning for her behaviour.
Lucy explains: “As we all tend to do at some point or another, I went through a long period of seeing other people solely to try and get over an ex. It’s safe to say, it didn’t help and left me feeling quite hollow afterwards every time. It’s something I experienced on both sides, a worrying amount of times - I’d be telling someone I don’t want anything serious, and they’d say the same, and then for some twisted reason, we’d end up talking about our exes. Feelings are weird.
‘i wanna kiss boys cos i’m bored’ explores the concept of those kind of rebound relationships in a bit of cheeky and tongue-in-cheek way, and how they really (unfortunately) do not work for me. ”
Directed by Lucy herself along with editor and DOP Chris Walsh, and with the help of a bunch of her mates and amazing local Canberra creatives (featuring kirklandd), the ‘i wanna kiss boys cos i’m bored’ music video sees Lucy invite all of her exes to a ‘coffee date’ that is a little more like a relationship interrogation… poking fun of modern dating and stereotypes, while also making fun of her own love life and experiences.
In celebration of her anticipated debut single release, Lucy Sugerman is performing a special one-off concert in her home-town Canberra tomorrow night on Friday November 27th featuring special guests, brand new music, a 4-piece live band, and supported by local powerhouse angels LIV LI and Finn Burton.
Pandora Canberra presents Lucy Sugerman: Live at the Abbey
In partnership with Lifeline Canberra, Copper Live, and Sidestage Productions
Friday, November 27th at The Abbey, Canberra
All Ages. Remaining tickets available here.
At just 19, Lucy Sugerman has been writing and performing music for many years already, building and developing her songwriting and direction until finally ready to reveal it to the world.
2018 saw her support Ali Barter & Nicole Millar at Canberra Day in the Park, as well as premier new original music orchestrated and arranged for the Canberra Youth Orchestra at the Llewellyn Hall. In 2019, Lucy sold out her headline shows at Smith’s Alternative and spent the year writing and perfecting her craft alongside some of Australia’s most esteemed artists, writers and producers (Alex Lahey, Dustin Tebbutt, LANKS, Dylan Nash, Joel Quartermain).
In 2020, Lucy was the recipient of one of APRA AMCOS’ Women in Music Mentorships as well as a part of their first ever Song Generations writing camp at ANU School of Music. She also released I'd Do It All Again with LANKS as a part of his hotly anticipated double album ‘Spirits’.
‘i wanna kiss boys cos i’m bored’ is out now on all streaming services independently via Ditto, and is just the first taste of what is to come, as she is preparing a collection of music for 2021.
‘i wanna kiss boys cos i’m bored’ is available here.
