∼ An Introduction to Lena Fennell ∼

With her warm voice and strong songwriting, the 26-year-old has everything it takes for a great career.

– Niklaus Riegg, 20 Minuten

Lena Fennell’s debut record Nauticus convinces by its many facets, wild post-pop sounds and its high energy, that feels like a wave washing the listener into a mystical world.

–Sarah Elena Schwarzmann, Berner Zeitung

Ms Fennell needs no credentials. She confidently may take her very own place amongst the helvetian female singer/songwriters.

– Sabrina Stallone, 78s – bessere Musik!

Basel based musician Lena Fennell is already fancied «the new Sophie Hunger». With her debut «Nauticus», she demonstrates that she is anything but a copy. She writes strong intensive pop songs that get right under the skin.

– Christoph Brunner, Radio24

Lena’s dreamy songs conjure up melancholy. Her debut record «Nauticus» is backed by a strong band not shy of pushing the limits here and there.

– Christian Hubschmid, SonntagsZeitung

A singer that could soon be mentioned in the same breath as Sophie Hunger.

– Band of the week, 20 Minuten

Strong performance by singer and guitarist Lena Fennell: Along the atmospheric play of her rhythm section, she treated the audience to musing, meloancholic songs, ranging from post rock to dreamy singer/songwriter. One to watch in the future.

– Marc Krebs, Basler Zeitung

Never mind the crisis: There’s a boom in Switzerland, a boom of singing women who create plain and beautiful quality music. Lena Fennell has to be mentioned along the likes of Sophie Hunger, Heidi Happy and Evelinn Trouble. Her trademark: a very plain, almost classical way of playing the guitar.

– Der Bund

1. Lena plays the guitar and sings songs she writes herself. So it's fair to say she's a singer/songwriter.
2. If you can't help putting a label on Lena, go for «Fake Screamo» or «Melodramatic Popsongs».
3. Lena likes dark songs. No milk, no sugar.
4. Yes, Lena likes Fennel. Not as much as coffee, but Lena Coffee just didn't sound like a stage name to pick.
5. Lena likes Fink, Beth Gibbons, The National and Edith Piaf.
6. Lena does not like to speak. Especially not on stage.
7. Lena lives in Basel. And she loves the river Rhine. That's why she recorded 1/12 of the album right at its bank.
8. Lena lubricates her voice with water melon juice in the morning, red wine in the evening - and Laphroaig at noon, if that's what it takes.
9. When Lena does not hit the stage alone, she plays along Antoine Kauffmann, Naima Schottländer, Jan Krattiger and any other special guest that fits the bill.
10. Oh, and Lena likes animals. Above all the sand puppy, the fathead and grilled duck babies.

...and they listened to it happily ever after.
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