Elizabeth Lowell Boland, known by stage name Lowell, is a

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singer, songwriter, producer"Lowell Is Alive and Well"
'' W'', September 17, 2014. known for her writing collaborations with

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, Bülow,

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, and more.

Background

Originally from

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, Boland moved to

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at age 18 to study music at the

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Musical career

During this time, she began writing some song demos on

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,"Lowell: Best of Both Worlds"
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'', October 2014. which came to the attention of Canadian music manager Mike Dixon. Dixon forwarded them in turn to producer

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, and Boland made her debut in 2012 as a guest vocalist on

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's 2012 EP ''If You Can, Solve This Jumble''."Lowell is No Ordinary Pop Chanteuse"
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'', June 26, 2014. She signed to Arts & Crafts, and released the EP ''I Killed Sara V'' in February 2014. Her full-length album debut, ''We Loved Her Dearly'', followed in September 2014. Her song, "Palm Trees" featured as soundtrack in

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''. On April 6, 2018, she released her sophomore album ''Lone Wolf.'' She co-wrote all three songs on the debut EP from Bülow, ''Damaged Vol. 1'', which was released November 2017 on Wax Records, including the single "Not A Love Song." ''Damaged Vol. 1'' was praised by critics for its "real and authentic" portrayal of Bülow's voice. She received two

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nominations at the

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in 2021, for Best Original Score and

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for "Grey Singing in Auditorium", for her work on the 2020 film ''

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''.Brent Furdyk
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'', March 30, 2021.

Artist Discography

Studio albums

*2014 - ''We Loved Her Dearly'' *2018 - ''Lone Wolf'' *2022 - ''hurry''

Extended plays

*2014 - ''I Killed Sara V.'' *2016 - ''Part 1: PARIS YK'' *2021 - Bloodthirsty

Singles

*2016 - "Ride" *2016 - "High Enough" *2016 - "West Coast Forever" *2020 - "Lemonade" *2020 - "God Is A Fascist" *2021 - "Caroline" *2021 - "Black Boots And Leather Rebellion" *2022 - "Guess I'm Going To Hell" *2022 - "Hamptons City Cowboy"

Songwriting discography

Production Discography

References

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