Tommy Lefroy is the soft rock project of writer-producers Wynter Bethel and Tessa Mouzourakis. Hailing from northern Michigan and Vancouver, BC, respectively, the band got its start in London, releasing their debut EP “Flight Risk” in 2021 to great acclaim. The band’s discography has amassed over 110 million streams on Spotify alone. Tommy Lefroy have recently relocated to Los Angeles, where they recorded their debut full-length record and are set to release their debut album, ‘The Precariat’, on October 23rd, 2026.
One of the singles out now from the EP “Angel in the House” is the second track, my personal favorite off the album. The song opens with a heavy and destroyed electric guitar and drums. According to the duo, in this track they explore the ‘pursuit of the antithetical woman, the manic pixie dreamgirl if you will, unbothered by the angel (though she shows up differently for everyone).’ The Angel in this sense, I believe, is the subconscious part of your brain that tells you things- your inner thoughts that you may not want to listen to, especially with the line ‘I am always carrying/The angel on my shoulder’ It’s a confession that the good or bad thoughts are always there and it’s an extension of gut instinct.
According to the duo, “Thief” was one of the first songs they’d ever written together in 2019. The title likely talks about the things taken from us as we lose friendships or feel used. The line, ‘I just want feel shiny and new’ emphasizes that and talks about our desire as humans to feel loved and cherished, and when relationships don’t work out, we can end up feeling like a piece of ourselves has been taken.
“Slush Puppy” takes a different course, much more upbeat and pop-esque. The song explores the feeling of moving to Los Angeles and feeling the scrutiny or eyes on you at all times. The song is rhythmic and the ending sounds like a chorus of voices singing together, talking about the numbness or robotic nature of the industry within LA.
“Anomie” feels like a stream-of-consciousness confessional, which is done on purpose, as this song comes from a string of journal entries. The ending of the song is a haunting repetition of the line, ‘We don't know the death toll’ which may be a nod to the countless extinctions of animals and ‘the real experience of coming upon the site of the Grenfell Tower fire, years after the event, and feeling the gravity of the location’s history before realizing we were at its location.’
The sixth track, “Turbulance over Canada” is rhythmically unique, slow at the start, flowing, and then a heavy drum beat comes in with an eerie distorted chant and humming that fills your ears. The turbulence isn’t unwelcome, so I’d assume it’s familiar.
“God Made Michigan” is a beautifully raw exploration of betrayal and hurt within relationships. The repeating line ‘how could you?’ makes us believe that this song is one that came from pain, not so much anger.
“Rokeby Venus” starts more pop-y than the others. The band claims that the destruction of the ideal female form in protest of the oppression of female autonomy continues to feel relevant, and that is where the song came from, with these powerful themes feeling prevalent to this day and age.
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Another powerful song, “In Paradise, war is prevented by mothers”. The title alone is beautiful, as mothers are probably the strongest role model figure we have in our lives in our formative years. This track is only a minute and six seconds long, but the lyrics are so driven, talking about resilience and the burden of being a women, but also a mother and a child looking up to their mother and seeing them build strength.
“Vacuum” According to the duo, ‘Vacuum is a rare song about us.’ The song is a dedication to friendship, hope, and starting from the bottom up. There is an element of gratefulness, likely for sticking through the ups and downs. It’s a precious song that is so intimately about the band, that it seems all the more meaningful to us as the audience.
The penultimate song “Threat” sounds like a song Billie Eilish would’ve written in 2018. From the start, we can tell that this one is incredible personal and vulnerable. According to the two, the song handles themes of “psychiatric mishandling, self harm and suicidality, and termination of pregnancy”. The line ‘but fuck you don’t know how it feels to be harbouring something that you’re gonna kill’ hits like a punch to the gut. With the current government system in America and all the talk of Women’s reproductive health, this was scary and so incredibly real. This is one of my favorites on the project because of how personal it feels.
Closing off the album with the track “The Precariat” we loop back to a more upbeat song. It’s a song about facing the realities of the world despite everyone’s situations being so different. The line ‘We can’t make it like we used to’ is a nod to how it feels to be pursuing music in times like these, how nobody is safe from the harshness of the world. It’s a long track, sitting at five minutes and twenty two seconds, the second half is softer and mainly touching on themes of capitalism and whats like to pursue something creative in todays industry.
All in All Tommy Lefroy perfects the concept of hitting multitudes with this new album.
