Lauren Auder

Lauren Auder
Born1998 (age 26–27)
Watford, England
OriginAlbi, Occitanie, France
GenresBaroque pop
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2015–present
LabelsTrue Panther Sounds
Websitelaurenauder.com

Lauren Auder (born 1998) is a British-French singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in Watford and raised in the French town of Albi, she began her career producing for underground French and English rap artists. Auder signed to True Panther Sounds and made her solo debut in 2018 with the EP Who Carry's You, which was followed by the EP Two Caves In in 2020.[1] Her debut album, The Infinite Spine, was released on 18 July 2023. [2]

Life and career

2015–2016: Early years and career beginnings

Auder was born in Watford, near London, where she lived until the age of seven when she moved with her music journalist parents to Albi, France to avoid the "hectic and expensive lifestyle" of London.[3][4] At the time of their migration, her mother worked at NME, while her father worked at Kerrang!.[3] She revealed in 2015, at the age of seventeen, that she was doing literary studies in Albi.[5][4] In 2015, Auder began working with artists in the London underground hip hop scene such as Lord Pusswhip, Jeshi and Slowthai,[6] while also self-publishing content onto SoundCloud on the side.[7] During this period of her early career, Daisy Jones of Dazed wrote, "With [her] woozy, far-away vocals and dreamy, half-baked beats, the 17-year-old French-English producer sounds like King Krule if [she] got heavily into hip hop and pushed [her] music through a coedine-coated seive."[8][4] After graduating from high school in September 2016, she returned to London shortly after signing to independent record label True Panther Sounds.[3]

2017–2018: Who Carry's You

In December 2017, Auder made her professional solo debut under True Panther Sounds with the single "The Baptist" which was inspired by Maurice Duruflé and received acclaim from Pitchfork.[9] This was followed by her second single "These Broken Limbs Again Into One Body" in February 2018.[10] Both singles would feature on her debut EP Who Carry’s You, which was released in March 2018.[11][12][13][6] In October 2018, she accompanied Christine and the Queens on their tour of Europe supporting the album Chris (2018).[14][15]

2019–2020: Two Caves In

Supported by the singles "June 14th" and "Meek",[16][17][18] Auder's second EP Two Caves In was released in March 2020.[19][20][21] In September 2020, Auder and Boston-based producer Mmph provided American band Haim a remix version of the song "Summer Girl" by for their titular remix EP.[22] In December 2020, Auder and American singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek released a cover version of the song "Some Small Hope" by Virginia Astley.[23][24]

2021–present: 5 Songs for the Dysphoric

Auder released her third EP, 5 Songs for the Dysphoric, in February 2021.[25] Her first album The Infinite Spine was released on 18 July 2023.[26]

Artistry

Auder is a baritone vocalist.[27][28][5][29] Daisy Jones of Noisey described her musical style as orchestral pop.[12] Steve Janes of WithGuitars.com wrote that she "adopt[s] the ethos of classic era baroque pop to fuse elements of post-rock and soul with modern classical, ambient and experimental electronics."[30] Auder cites French composer Maurice Duruflé and California rap duo Main Attrakionz as some of her biggest musical influences,[31] while also being inspired by romantic poets such as William Blake.[32]

Personal life

In September 2019, Auder came out as transgender.[21] She used they pronouns up until August 2020 when she began publicly identifying as a woman.[18][33][34] She told i-D: "In a lot of ways I’ve known forever, and in other ways I’ve known since I was 12, and in other ways I’m only just figuring it out, but I’m way more in touch with myself and how I feel and who I want to be [...] I think it’s made me more confident and aware of myself. That transition in my life, and becoming an adult, has gone hand in hand with the way I present my work.”[33]

As of October 2020, Auder resides in Bermondsey in England.[14]

References

  1. ^ Chesman, Donna-Claire (5 March 2020). "From Hip-Hop to Baroque Pop, This Is Lauren Auder: Interview". DJBooth. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ "The Infinite Spine". Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Jones, Daisy (28 July 2016). "Lauren Auder Is the Next Musical Genius to Make You Feel Sorry You're Old, Probably". Noisey. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Jones, Daisy (24 December 2015). "Meet the teen boy shaking up music's internet underground". Dazed. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b Ryabova, Masha (10 August 2019). "Baptised in love: Lauren Auder". Glamcult. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b Jackson, Noah (27 April 2018). "The romantic pop poetry of London musician Lauren Auder". Interview. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. ^ "If You Haven't Heard 17-Year-Old Lauren Auder, Then You Need to Hear His New Track "Outro // Interior"". Noisey. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. ^ Jones, Daisy (3 December 2015). "Five teenage producers starting a DIY revolution". Dazed. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. ^ Geffen, Sasha (19 December 2017). "Reviews: Lauren Auder - "The Baptist"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  10. ^ Balfour, Jay (11 February 2018). "Reviews: Lauren Auder - "These Broken Limbs Again Into One Body"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ^ Thomas, Katie (19 March 2018). "19-Year Old Singer/Songwriter Lauren Auder Wants to Put the Honesty Back In Pop Music". Pigeons & Planes. Complex Networks. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b Jones, Daisy (15 March 2018). "Lauren Auder's Powerful, Orchestral Pop Makes Sense Of the World". Noisey. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  13. ^ Mills, Jack (25 April 2018). "The cosmic-pop allure of Lauren Auder". Dazed. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  14. ^ a b Benjamin, Jess (22 October 2020). "A dark romantic soul: meet Lauren Auder". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  15. ^ Auder, Lauren (9 October 2018). "im joining Christine and the Queens for a leg of their european tour, here i am with the info at hand". Facebook. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  16. ^ Maicki, Salvatore (19 February 2020). "Lauren Auder's "meek" video is a majestic endeavor". The Fader. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Lauren Auder shares new song 'June 14th'". Far Out Magazine. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b Hahn, Rachel (14 January 2020). "This British Singer-Songwriter Is the Consummate Celine Muse". Vogue. Retrieved 13 January 2021. Auder, who uses they pronouns
  19. ^ Murray, Robin (13 February 2020). "Lauren Auder Plans New 'two caves in' EP". Clash. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  20. ^ Holyfield, Veronica (13 May 2020). "Sound Up! Lauren Auder". Out Front. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  21. ^ a b Kim, Michelle (5 March 2020). "Baroque-Pop Artist Lauren Auder Tells a Queer Coming-of-Age Tale". Them. Retrieved 13 January 2021. they publicly came out as trans last September
  22. ^ Daly, Rhian (4 September 2020). "Haim share new remix record 'The Summer Girl Remixes Volume 1'". NME. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  23. ^ Strauss, Matthew (25 December 2020). "Caroline Polachek and Lauren Auder Cover "Some Small Hope"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  24. ^ Rettig, James (25 December 2020). "Caroline Polachek & Lauren Auder – "Some Small Hope" (Virginia Astley Cover)". Stereogum. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  25. ^ Rasmussen, Tom (12 November 2020). "Lauren Auder Wants To Hold You With Her Music". AnOther. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  26. ^ "The Infinite Spine". Bandcamp. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  27. ^ Wei, Whitney (27 February 2018). "How a Modern-Day Troubadour Blends '70s and Emo-Rock Style". Vogue. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  28. ^ Nicolov, Alice (29 January 2020). "Lauren Auder is taking centre stage". Crack. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  29. ^ Guzman, Ivan; Randall, Tiana (10 March 2020). "Meet Lauren Auder". Office. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  30. ^ Janes, Steve (17 March 2018). "Lauren Auder > True Panther EP Released Today > Watch New Video Here". WithGuitars.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  31. ^ Levy, Jordan (26 February 2020). "From Hedi Slimane to Clams Casino, everyone's in love with Lauren Auder". Document Journal. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  32. ^ Philpot, Eleanor (28 April 2020). "Learning To Share Their Diary: Lauren Auder Interviewed". Clash. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  33. ^ a b Greenwood, Douglas; Bird, Ian Kenneth (5 August 2020). "Lauren Auder: "Teenage emotions don't get the respect they deserve"". i-D. Retrieved 13 January 2021. Since her last project, she's contemplated her gender identity more fully, and is identifying as a woman.
  34. ^ Auder, Lauren (9 July 2020). "i'm in the latest issue of @i_d, it's my favourite interviews i've ever done, and the first time i've used my true pronouns in print. i suppose i was scared of feeling illegitimate in the past, requesting gender neutral writing though i knew i identified using female pronouns. an attitude id never have a towards another trans women so it feels good to finally treat myself with the same kindness. she's arrived or something". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.