Lizzy lives in Oakland, California, where she spends most of her time teaching 8th grade math at Roosevelt Middle School.
When the homework is turned in and night-time falls, Lizzy writes music.
Her EP, Amnesia, swells with violin, guitar, pedal steel, and piano arrangements that together create an autobiographical landscape of love, loss, and existential dread. In just six songs, you can hear Lizzy’s range of musical influences from her classical violin training as a child in New York State to the rich Folk and Americana traditions Lizzy witnessed as a teenager in Austin, Texas and bulk of her early twenties in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lizzy recorded and co-produced the EP with Mike Johnson and Kayla Zuskin in Asheville, North Carolina in Summer 2021.
Press
“Turns out, a math teacher can make some enchanting music. Based in Oakland (but often on the move), Lizzy Dutton is a teacher by day, and an incredibly gifted singer and songwriter by night (or afternoon).”
“The music of “New Mexico” expresses the breathtaking beauty of the Land of Enchantment. An acoustic guitar plays melodies that are always gentle but never simple, while strings crackle and sing in the background; their long, sustained notes suggest a grand blue sky, almost intimidating in its sheer size.”
“Starting with a beautifully strummed American Primitivist opening on acoustic guitar - a windows wide open / front porch ramble - “Human” eventually slides into a shuffling, piano-flourish complete, Cale inspired droning strings and voice-soaring composition that displays the full power of Lizzy Dutton’s songwriting. The closing track on Dutton’s tape Amnesia, “Human” turns into a full throated composition that reaches for the rafters.”
“When Summer Ends” is a beautiful composition off the EP, and it instantly fills the room with an uplifting and hopeful atmosphere. The tender instrumental lines of violin, piano, and guitar neatly intertwine and mesmerize with their graceful pace. Dutton’s warm vocals effortlessly glide on these soothing, mellow audio waves. The song shines with softness, captivating aesthetics, and cozy sound.”
"My favorite song on this EP is the lovely little stunner, "Living Archetype" that feels like a mid cross generational kind of psych folk / baroque pop affair like an amalgam of Mazzy Star, Tori Amos and Flo and the Machine. I absolutely adore the chord shapes, the plucking violin strings, the kind of interwoven dance of electric lead guitar and solo violin and, of course, Lizzy's emotional vocal aesthetic.”
“New EP Amnesia sees Dutton utilise a combination of violin, guitar, pedal steel and piano to weave soundscapes both intensely personal and more generally familiar. Spaces conjured from the interplay of love and loss, each haunting the other, destined to always coexist.”
“Cradled in delicacy, feathers and dream filled clouds is exactly what listening to ‘Lullaby’ by Lizzy Dutton feels like. Tucked in-between the feathers of a shadowing sun, Lizzy sooths us into a dream-like state, offering the comfort of the stars whilst remaining a constant like the moon.”
“It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
“At nearly 6 minutes ‘Human’ can afford to take its time so initially we were dealt an array of pastoral waves, nothing that might cock the ear but then plenty that has you hanging on to see what comes next. And patience and curiousity in this case is rewarded as Lizzy Dutton spins something that is undeniably folk but also wispy to a degree that we felt we had at least found a lullaby for our adult years.”