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Three years ago, The Steph Lippert Project released \u201cWhich Witch.\u201d<\/a> The time lapse since that languid tune, a slice of neo-soul suggesting self-empowerment, and The SLP\u2019s new release \u201cHere Again\u201d<\/a>, might have had listeners thinking Lippert went underground.<\/p>\n

To hear Lippert tell it, she\u2019s more focused on getting things right that chiming in on social media about what she\u2019s going to do. \u201cI want to stay grounded and not get too excited. Because I have work to do, I\u2019m trying to stay consistent with that,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere Again\u201d is built around Lippert\u2019s familiar electric piano. Recorded and mixed with Vincent Kircher, lyrically the song refers to a d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu of frustration\u2014sort of a Groundhog\u2019s Day of personal reckoning. Lippert took subject matter that most folks can relate to and channeled it as musical therapy. Musically, it\u2019s easy to refer to early Todd Rundgren, Karla Bonoff or even Laura Nyro\u2014the subtle sophistication hints at Lippert\u2019s classical training, never losing touch with pop music hooks.<\/p>\n

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That training has paid off in terms of chops and getting gigs. Over the summer Lippert and soprano Julianne Perkins took opera to the people<\/a>, playing an informal night of tunes to patrons at Nessun Dorma.<\/p>\n

Lippert views writing songs as an ongoing challenge. \u201cA lot of musicians are good at generating ideas because we are always singing, always playing\u2014but the follow-through is something I\u2019m not used to.\u201d That challenge, the follow-though, is something she works on. \u201cNot waiting to get lucky on an idea \u2026 getting into the practice of recording and generating ideas\u201d has become a conscious focus.<\/p>\n

She cites Kircher\u2019s influence, especially the idea of writing a lot, knowing that there will be plenty of chaff tossed away among the wheat that is kept. \u201cI should be writing more,\u201d she says with a self-critical perspective, \u201cI need to retrain my brain to think about recording in the [same] way I would be if I were getting ready for a performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cHere Again\u201d and a preview listen to the upcoming \u201cSomebody Else\u201d\u2014another slice of relaxed pop, juxtaposing upbeat music with matter-of-fact lyrics; Lippert aims for a mid-January release and looks ahead to when she can focus time and energy to get a live band happening. \u00a0<\/p>\n

She talks about how rare it is to assemble the right players. \u201cIn the years that I have been playing out with this project there has been a lot of changes. This \u2018sabbatical\u2019 is allowing me to get closer to what I feel like will be the live thing.\u201d Getting the recordings out there will offer a chance to give people an idea of what her vision is all about. \u201cI want to get the point where an active band is creating together. That\u2019s the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n