LYRAS

LYRAS are an alt-r&amp;b, neo-soul band from the UK. Taking influences from artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:43JlwunhXm1oqdKyOa2Z9Y" data-name="Hiatus Kaiyote">Hiatus Kaiyote</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:29WzbAQtDnBJF09es0uddn" data-name="Corinne Bailey Rae">Corinne Bailey Rae</a> and Moonchild, LYRAS blend dreamy vocal harmonies and a sophisticated sonic backdrop to create a sound grounded in soul, jazz and contemporary R&amp;B. Their debut single, “Don’t Keep Me Awake”, was written on the remote island of Lismore on the west coast of Scotland, where the band spent a week writing before the UK went into lockdown in March. LYRAS had a summer of gigs and festivals booked before coronavirus drastically impacted the music industry, and as a result had to re-evaluate how they would function as an emerging band in the North-East. They spent their time in lockdown writing separately and sending individual song parts to each other via email to try and maintain productivity, but are now looking forward to getting back in a rehearsal room and hopefully before long, getting out to perform their debut material.