After establishing her rep as a piano-playing singer-songwriter (and activist), Debbie Neigher felt the need to “rip the rug out from underneath me” — musically, at least. The answer is Lapel, a new moniker whose track “Summer Vacation,” from the upcoming debut album Periphery, premieres below.
“I just got to a point where I realized the music that I’d always done didn’t necessarily move me anymore,” says Neigher, who was born in New Jersey and now resides in San Francisco. “I wanted to try something totally new while still trying to create really authentic, narrative music.” And the easiest way to do that for Neigher was to step away from the instrument she’s been playing since she was four years old. READ MORE