The Second High from Liz Stringer
Jeff Jenkins
STACK Writer
After nearly a decade sober, Liz Stringer releases her new album ‘The Second High’.
Liz Stringer quit drinking nine years ago. “Everyone gets out of themselves in some way, whether it’s eating or gambling or drinking, or whatever it is,” she believes.
“The energy that I put into drinking I now put into other things.”
Stringer has called her seventh album The Second High. “It’s a bit of a mantra to myself to just calm down and not chase something that ultimately won’t be satisfying.”
The Melbourne artist made the record with producer Beni Giles in London, where she is now based. Stringer wanted to work with Giles after hearing his work with Lianne La Havas. “I consider him to be a musical genius,” Stringer says. “And I don’t use that term lightly. He’s an incredibly talented engineer and producer and he’s hyper musical.”
It’s a stunning piece of work, dominated by Stringer’s piano playing. “I really wanted to make something a bit different,” she explains. “I’ve always leaned into the guitar, though, weirdly, piano was my first instrument.”
Liz Stringer was also part of Midnight Oil’s touring band for their Makarrata and Resist tours.
“An amazing experience,” she says. “I learnt a lot about commitment – to performing and their beliefs. They’re not a band that does things by halves. It was deeply inspiring. And they really looked after Leah [Flanagan] and me. We call them our uncles – Uncle Oils.”
The Second High by Liz Stringer is out March 28 via Dot Dash.
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