Formed in 2019, Lawne is the result of a meeting of minds between old friends and self confessed music nerds Joe Nicklin and Joe Martin. Their sound draws upon myriad influences with dub, electronics, hip hop, psych, jazz, post-punk and Afrobeat all somehow ingrained within the mix.
Their debut LP, Attic was released last year to much critical acclaim from DJs and tastemakers alike, receiving radio play from Gilles Peterson, Cerys Matthews, Robbie Vincent and many more besides.
“One of the most exciting releases of the year!” Deb Grant (BBC 6 Music)
“The entire album is sublime.” Colleen Cosmo Murphy (Balearic Breakfast / The Loft)
“One of my favourite groups at the moment!” Bill Brewster (Lowlife / NTS)
To celebrate the release of the LP, Lawne pitched up at North London vintage musical emporium Audio Gold to play a Tiny Desk style set for an intimate, personally invited audience that included soul music DJ legend Robbie Vincent, Balearic bossman Bill Brewster and Gilles Peterson
co-presenter Pedro Montenegro in its ranks.
The set featured favourites from the LP, early works and a number of surprises, including a very unexpected medley of early 00s hip hop, R&B and pop classics from Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jah Rule, Eminem and many more, all given Lawne’s unique, untouchable stamp. Joe Nicklin explains more:
“The whole idea of the night at Audio Gold was to say thanks to people that had supported us over the last year or so with a special intimate show. We wanted to make this night different from our previous shows in any way possible, especially as the majority of the audience had already seen us live at least once before.
It was also a nice opportunity to be a little more off the grid than we usually can be live, so we had a lot of fun with it too. I hope the love that was felt in the room comes across in the recorded version.”
Reactions & Radio Play
Played by Deb Grant (BBC 6 Music), China Moses (Jazz FM), Aly Gillani (Bandcamp Selects), DJ BobaFatt (Soho Radio), DJ Kobayashi (Soho Radio)
“Brilliant. Live sounds perfect!” Anders Sicre (Sam Sam / FI / Worldwide FM, France)
