Listen Lisse (aka Lisa McKendrick) grew up somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere. An island in the Pacific Ocean, a small place that is right next to a comparatively large place often mistaken for each other. Lisse started out by braving the stage alone with only a guitar and voice for company this proved successful as the crowds were swayed from left to right with her music that felt a bit like a storm at times and at other times like a desert. The music was lonely, powerful, timeless and hard to forget. Now things have moved on and after almost 2 years of gigs as a solo performer Listen Lisse now has band members (Eddie Darko and Manuel as drummer) which add a further layer to the music. Lisse has independently released 2 EPs featuring the song Its Not You and Raise Me and is now in the process of recording an album. Lisse is very prolific in her song writing and has been known to play for up to 2 hours if given the opportunity. Some songs are rarely played at gigs while others are favourites like Fabricate the timeless pulsating song that seems to stop time when played live. Lisses plans for the future are to continue to gig either doing solo gigs or with the band and heading to places other than London, cities in Europe or if persuaded other parts of the world. Lisses plans for the music are to keep the songs coming, stay grounded and take the music to where the audience want to hear it live and keep it on CD.


'travelled world and seven seas everybody's looking for something', are lyrics by the Eurythmics which could be used to describe Lisa McKendrick, the driving force behind Listen Lisse, the half Mexican, New Zealand singer and her band members who you could have met in many different locations within last few years, when you've been out looking for yourself in gothic clubs, squat-parties, hitchhiking on highways, camping sites in Europe away from the urbanised world or at London underground gigs, mosh-pits, wandering around Hackney or anywhere in London. She has a warm and sincere quality in her voice and not less 'meaning it' than Ian Curtis. Her music seems to remain timeless unlike many acts that shine for a year or two then are going to be forgotten afterwards. After having witnessed Listen Lisse gigs several times it's obvious she has loads of material and keeps coming up with more new and exciting songs. Her first album is due to be released independently early next year, but she's already working on the next album with the new band members. She’s not afraid of human quality in her recordings, but she's the rare case where the beauty lies even within imperfections. Listen to Listen Lisse and you’ll find yourself in a strange timeless pulsating bubble you don't want to get out of. Looking for something…. you know you are and you may have just found what it was you were looking for…..