The Windmill presents:
AJ Lambert
Entry Requirements: 18+
‘Clashes alt-rock with smoky cabaret’ - MOJO
‘The excellent Careful You, in which indie tracks and the standards come together in a seamless whole’ - The Guardian
AJ Lambert is a daring artist who always takes a thrilling and unexpected turn whether it’s making her solo albums, as front-woman & bassist of beloved post-punk band Bloodslide, or as the director of many of her videos, building a transfixing iconography that is singular.
In 2019, AJ released her first full length solo LP, Careful You, via Alpha Pup. A unique song interpreter like her grandfather Frank Sinatra and her mother Nancy Sinatra, the album includes unique, poignant re-imaginations of songs by artists including Spoon and TV on the Radio, as well as some of her grandfather’s deep cuts such as “Sleep Warm” and “Ebb Tide”. The record was a critical success in both the UK and the US and she directed 2 videos for the album.
Later that year, she collaborated with Greg Ahee of Protomartyr on Lonely Songs, an EP to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely. She was director for a third time, of the video for “Lush Life.”, which was an outtake from the original Sinatra album that Lambert and Ahee included on the EP.
AJ and Greg then joined forces with Mike Wallace of Preoccupations to create post-punk juggernaut Bloodslide which received raves from Pitchfork, Stereogum, and BrooklynVegan for their uncompromising sound and ideas.
Her second album, Manhattan Beach, Swept By Ocean Breezes, mixed both past and modern standards and self-penned songs. The album features standards like “Mood Indigo” and her disquieting version “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) and covers of lesser known songs like Gene Simmons’ “See You Tonite” whose meaning is completely reshaped by a female voice singing it, and Mr Twin Sisters indie rock ghost story “Kimmi In a Rice Field”. The cohesion of the album is a testament to her inimitable artistry.
AJ is gearing up for her next adventure, her new album ‘Dirt Soda’, which will be released in July 8th, 2022 alongside a European Tour. AJ assembled a band featuring Parker Kindred (Joan As Policewoman) and Rhys Hastings (Yves Tumor) on drums, Dave Harrington (Darkside) on guitar, Kenny Gilmore (Julia Holter) on synths, and herself on vocals, Taurus pedal, piano and guitar for the record. She wrote most of the album’s tracks but also takes on a pair of 90s indie rock titans with her versions of Pavement rarity “Strings of Nashville'' and Codeine classic “Broken hearted Wine”, and also covers The Casinos’ “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye”. Adventurous and raw, it is a collection of distorted anthems from a daredevil artist with a voice that can handle any genre.
"DIRT SODA" is out on 8 July...watch a taster here
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