Lizzy Rose

Few musicians balance vulnerability and defiance as well as Lizzy Rose, a.k.a. Lizzy Allen, the former singer-guitarist-keyboardist for Denver indie luminaries Vitamins, now based in Seattle. Her new album “Crocodile Tears” leaves behind the psych-rock experimentalism of past projects and instead alternates between carnivalesque pop that wouldn’t sound out of place at a neo-cabaret, and the type of laidback, minor-key indie ballads she seems capable of tossing off by the dozen. Most songs build to a delicious tension, and “Walk the Walk (You’re a Whore)” is no different, spiraling into layered, poison-tipped melodies that raise the gooseflesh like vampires in the moonlight.

–John Wenzel, contributor and Reverb elderstatesman - Reverb

Don’t get on Lizzy Rose’s bad side, or she might write a withering song that makes you want to run for the hills in shame or terror or some mixture of both. That’s what Rose has given us — and some unlucky somebody — with her new single “Walk the Walk (You’re a Whore)”. If your ex built a carnival ride just for you and forced you to sit on it until you learned your lesson, this is the song that would be playing on that ride.


“’Walk the Walk (You’re a Whore)’ was not so much written as contracted,” Rose explains. “Broken promises, scorched friendships, and the wear and tear of everyday living gave this song fertile ground to breed and birth it’s caustic, saccharine melody.” The former frontwoman of weirdo indie-pop outfit Vitamins, Rose also toured with The Flaming Lips on their Dark Side of the Moon tour. Her own sound isn’t that far off from The Flaming Lips, though she’s quickly forging an idiosyncratic identity as a solo performer.

“Walk the Walk (You’re a Whore)” comes with an accompanying video that, among other things, gives Rose a chance to show off her baking skills. The image of her smearing raw eggs on a hapless gentleman is enough to convince us never to invite her into our kitchen here at CoS. She’s definitely welcome to stop by the office for a live performance, though. - Consequence of Sound

Seattle’s folk rock act Lizzy Rose is a woman of phenomenal talent. In her work, we find theatrics and vocals that defy octaves. Her work has been described as magical, and the aura she gives off through both her music and her personality (as we know it) is absolutely charming. On the lead up to her Crocodile Tears album release, we have the premiere of her single “Nervous Bird”.


The song starts out with a chime, and immediately you are transported to a simpler time. Perhaps a time in childhood, when things weren’t as difficult or scary. When Lizzy’s voice hits the track, it’s delicate, enchanting. It is an exquisite narrative about overthinking your surroundings and, quite possibly, lends itself to those of us who identify as empaths. Lyrics like “and this tree is a mystery untold, tales between its seems / Little bird knows a thing or two about the secrets he keeps” that charge a very literal meaning to the “Nervous Bird” title. But do not be mistaken, as there is a lesson to learn within the lyrics of the song. Lines like “I’ve been a good girl, hardly watch the TV / But I don’t know what it is I’m doing” draw attention to the fact that almost no one has everything figured out. You can be a really good person and do everything right and still be completely lost in life. And that’s okay.

“Nervous Bird” becomes darker, more theatrical, as we comes to the close of the 5:09 track. She sings of knowing “a beautiful place to die,” heavy strings bring the song to another level, as she describes an end to life. - Impose Magazine

Whether she’s performing solo or with accompanying musicians, seeing Lizzy Allen play a show is always a magical delight. Her catalog is worth digging into—Allen fronted Denver weirdo indie-pop outfit Vitamins before touring with the Flaming Lips, singing on their Dark Side of the Moon tour. Now settled into her captivating solo project Miss Miniver Rose, the songwriter sings in her hauntingly beautiful falsetto lilt over melancholy piano and guitar soundscapes, creating startlingly tender and gorgeously crafted dreamlike songs. A solo performance by Ravenna Woods’ Brantley Duke and a set from Seattle folk rockers honey.moon.tree will round out this otherworldly night of pretty musical introspection. ROBIN EDWARDS - The Stranger, Seattle

Wondering who that was accompanying the Flaming Lips at Free Press Summer Fest in Houston this past weekend? That was Elizabeth Rose Allen, who also goes by the monikers Lizzy or Lizzie Allen or Miss Miniver Rose. Miss Rose is a member of Denver, Colorado’s outfit Vitamins, who you might hear on ABC Family’s Final Witness program this summer. Rose texted Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips) last year to offer her services as a trained Opera singer (she’s a soprano) and apparently he did, Rose sang “Great Gig” for the group in Atlantic City a few months later. Her solo project Whatever It Is… was recorded on an iPad and has not been formally released in the US but is doing well in several other international cities. - Pop Press International

The Flaming Lips know how to throw a party. So much so that the first 10 minutes of their set at Red Rocks on Wednesday night was a guide on how to proceed once the band started playing. The sold out crowd welcomed the instruction as front man Wayne Coyne laid down the rules — including his intent to walk across the top of the audience to a high middle point in the amphitheater inside a latex bubble — and then he disappeared.

A few minutes later, band members began to walk through the giant, rainbow-shaped stage backdrop as it played a looping visage of Judy Garland’s Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.” The classic movie reference worked for that night’s show, since the aim was to interpret Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” in its entirety, and the two seem to be connected, according to urban legend. Last to appear was Coyne himself again, inside his now signature inflated ball.

He proceeded to walk inside the ball across the top of the crowd, once it was fully inflated, uphill to the middle point of the amphitheater and then back down to the stage, amidst wild, feral cheering. Once he alighted on the stage again, the band began to cover the classic album’s songs, and the crowd seemed to settle into a respectful hypnosis.

That hypnagogia was partially revived during the set by an incredibly rousing version of “The Great Gig In the Sky,” featuring exquisite vocals from Vitamins singer Lizzie Allen.

The Lips took full advantage of the legendary connection between “Oz” and the legendary album during their two hour set, starting with an army of Dorothy impersonators that flanked the stage for the duration. They also interspersed the Pink Floyd album’s songs with songs from the beloved movie, including renditions of “Over the Rainbow” — an obvious fit — and a hilariously Coyne-led, audience-participation version of “If I Only Had A Brain.”

Most of the audience seemed to eat the performance up, though there were reports of dissatisfaction from Pink Floyd purists in urinal lines.

The highlight of the magical evening was an elongated encore version of their mega-hit, “Do You Realize??” which inspired more than a few misty-eyed sing-alongs. Once again, the prescient visions of Coyne and company built a fitting tribute to another of rock’s greatest albums, and added their own inimitable flavor to it — and it was good. - REVERB