Alice and the Glass Lake
Alice and the Glass Lake | |
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Born | Alicia Lemke February 3, 1987 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | August 9, 2015[1] | (aged 28)
Other names | Alice Lake |
Years active | 2009–2015 |
Spouse | Adam Agati[2] |
Website | www |
Alicia Lemke (February 3, 1987 – August 9, 2015), known professionally as Alice and the Glass Lake, was an American singer.
Biography
[edit]Lemke was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1987,[1][3] and attended West High School. She appeared in Children's Theatre of Madison productions numerous times.[1] She then attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and Berklee College of Music in Boston.[4] Lemke then moved to New York and began performing in clubs. Fans urged her to adopt a stage name to avoid confusion with Alicia Keys, so she chose the name Alice and the Glass Lake, which she chose as an ode to a lake in northern Wisconsin at which her family had a cabin.[1][5] In 2009, Lemke created a YouTube channel where she uploaded videos of covers and original compositions.[6]
On June 20, 2012, Internet celebrity Matt Harding released "Where the Hell is Matt? 2012", which used the song "Trip the Light", composed by Garry Schyman and sung by Lemke.[7] In 2013, she opened a show for Fleetwood Mac.[2] That year, she had also played at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee.[2] In August 2013, she released her first EP of electronic dream pop.[2] In November, she was labeled as a rising star or artist to watch by Live Fast Magazine and Pigeons & People.[8][9] In December of that year, she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia while on vacation in France.[2][1][4]
Death and posthumous releases
[edit]Lemke died on August 9, 2015, from leukemia.[1] She had been sending notes to her producer about her then-upcoming album Chimaera up to two days before her death.[2] The album was posthumously released on November 18, 2016. CrypticRock gave it five stars out of five,[10] and labeled it as one of its top five pop rock albums of 2016,[11] saying, "Full of hope, pain, and angelic vocals, this is a must listen and surely secures this talented artist's legacy."[11]
Canadian singer Kiesza, a longtime friend, wrote the song "Dearly Beloved" in Lemke's memory. The song was released on January 6, 2017.[12] Lemke posthumously appeared on Eminem's 2017 album, Revival, in the title track "Revival (Interlude)". The vocals were taken from an unreleased song submitted to Eminem in 2012.[13][14]
Two of Lemke's songs appeared in the 2017 Canadian film Suck It Up.[15][4] Her song "Luminous" appeared in an episode of the fourth season of the television series Awkward,[16] an episode of the fourth season of Station 19,[17] and an episode of the first season of Billions.[18]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Chimaera (2015)
Extended plays
[edit]- Shades of Motion (2010)
- Imaginary (2011)
- The Evolution EP (2013)
Appearances
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Rob Thomas (December 17, 2016). "A Year After Her Death, Madison Musician Alicia Lemke's life-affirming music finally surfaces". The Capital Times.
- ^ a b c d e f Holly Henschen (January 5, 2017). "The music she left behind". Madison, WI: Red Card Media.
- ^ Alicia Lemke (October 22, 2012). "Alice and the Glass Lake on Instagram: "My father circa 1970 looks like Ron Burgundy. #omg"". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c Rob Thomas (December 20, 2017). "Two years after her death, Madison musician guest stars on new Eminem album". madison.com. The Capital Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Bio". Alice and the Glass Lake.
- ^ "A. Lemke" – via YouTube.
- ^ – Where the Hell is Matt? 2012 – YouTube
- ^ Vivianne LaPointe (November 11, 2013). "Rising Star: Alice and the Glass Lake". livefastmag.com. Live Fast Magazine. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020.
- ^ harmonicait (April 22, 2013). "12 Female Artists You Should Know". complex.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- ^ CrypticRock (November 18, 2016). "Alice and the Glass Lake – CHIMÆRA (Album Review)". CrypticRock. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b CrypticRock (December 20, 2016). "CrypticRock Presents: The Best Albums of 2016". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Jason Lipshutz (January 23, 2017). "Kiesza on "Immense Tragedy" Preceding Second Album: "I Had to Let Myself Heal"". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
- ^ Chris Mench (January 25, 2018). "Paul Rosenburg Explains How Deceased Singer Alice and the Glass Lake Inspired Eminem's 'Revival'". Genius.
- ^ "Eminem Paul Rosenburg Interview". Billboard. 2018.
- ^ Rob Thomas (January 23, 2017). "Slamdance: Grieving does funny things to a person in sparkling "Suck It Up"". madisonmovie.org. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021.
- ^ ""Awkward." Crowning Moments (TV Episode 2014) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- ^ ""Station 19" We Are Family (TV Episode 2020) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- ^ ""Billions" YumTime (TV Episode 2016) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.