Havana-bred, Nashville based rock band Sweet Lizzy Project will release its new single and video “Sticky Situations” on October 16th, 2020. The release will be celebrated with a virtual show to be aired live on the same date at 9 p.m. CDT on the band’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Written by Lisset Diaz, Miguel Comas, and Raul Malo of The Mavericks and mastered by Greg Calbi (John Lennon, Tame Impala, Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, Sheryl Crow and more)“Sticky Situations” is an alternative, catchy, upbeat song revealing another facet of the versatile Cuban band.
Sweet Lizzy Project released its second studio album Technicolor in February, 2020, a MonoMundo/Thirty Tigers co-production. Inspired by this year’s unfortunate events, the plucky and resilient genre-breaking quintet is putting out the new single “Sticky Situations.” It is the first of a new collection of songs self-recorded by the band in the house they all share, while unable to tour due to COVID-19. Since March 15 of this year, the band has performed over 95 Sweet Quarantine Sessions from home multiple times a week, viewable on You Tube at https://tinyurl.com/y5jmrp6x. The joy and humor that the musicians share brings the screen to life and helps take away the sorrow many are feeling during these uncertain times.
“It took us three years to put out Technicolor. We recorded at BlackBird Studios, one of the most prestigious recording studios in the world, worked with incredible engineers like Niko Bolas, John McBride and Thom Panunzio, booked the most exciting tour schedule, and waited for the “perfect” time to release it. This is a reminder that nothing is guaranteed. We are following our hearts and sharing what we love the most, music,” said Lisset Diaz, Sweet Lizzy Project’s frontwoman and co-songwriter.
The five-piece rock band built a strong following in its native Havana, a cultural setting where they could never be entirely themselves, with scant resources or infrastructure to support them. Their debut album Heaven became well known for “Turn Up the Radio,” their popular English language rearrangement of the Enrique Iglesias smash “Subeme La Radio.”
Lead vocalist and lyricist Lisset Diaz has an unmistakable and expressive voice, a controlled passion that may recall Kate Bush, Natalie Merchant or Paramore’s Hayley Williams. Co-writer and producer Miguel Comas is possibly Cuba’s most respected record producer and rock guitarist. The band is rounded out by Wilfredo Gatell on keyboards, Alejandro Gonzalez on bass and drummer Ángel Luis Millet.
The filming of the PBS Special Havana Time Machine in Cuba introduced Sweet Lizzy Project to the Mavericks founder and lead singer Raul Malo, who, enchanted by the band’s musical work, brought them to the US and signed them to his record label, MonoMundo Recordings, in 2017. According to Malo, “I know Mavericks when I see them!” Despite enjoying success in their native country, they made the bold decision to uproot their lives and relocate to Nashville, where they have restarted their careers almost from square one.
Shortly after arriving in the United States, Sweet Lizzy Project played the grand opening of the new Bluegrass Underground venue near Nashville, a rousing set that was broadcast on PBS. Other media followed, including a profile on NPR’s Weekend Edition, a cover story in the Miami Herald and several reviews on various press outlets including American Songwriter, Billboard, Florida Daily Post, All Access, Nashville Scene, Pop Matters, Chicago Tribune, and The Tennessean. The band has opened dates for Heart, Joan Jett, JOHNNYSWIM, Jamey Johnson, and Raul Malo and The Mavericks.
