Molly Lewis

 

Consider this your invitation to Café Molly, a lounge bar like they don’t make themanymore. The lights are low, the martinis are ice cold, the banquettes are velvet, and thestage is set for the electrifying talent of whistler Molly Lewis. After the exotica stylingsof The Forgotten Edge EP and the tropicalia-indebted Mirage EP, Molly wanted toencapsulate the sound of Café Molly for her debut album On The Lips, a dreamy tribute toclassic mood music, it conjures up misty visions of classic Hollywood jazz clubs, Italiancinema soundtracks and lingering embraces between lovers. Recorded with producerThomas Brenneck of the Menahan Street Band at his newly-built Diamond West Studios inPasadena, and with something of an open door policy during the sessions, a stream ofacclaimed musicians ended up across the album’s 10 tracks, including Nick Hakim, LatinGrammy-nominated Brazilian guitarist Rogê, Leland Whitty and Chester Hansen ofCanadian instrumental group Badbadnotgood, Chicano soul group Thee Sacred Soulsappear on the melancholy ‘Crushed Velvet,’ experimental jazz pianist Marco Benevento andEl Michels Affair’s Leon Michels. With her intoxicating compositions, and wry brand ofstagecraft (she might not be singing up there, but she can sure tell a joke) Molly Lewislooks set to join her heroes in the storied lore of the Los Angeles lounge scene and beyond.So pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and prepare to fall for On The Lips.