“The beautiful part of making music is the way people connect with the songs. I don’t always know where we’re going when a show begins, but it is always cathartic and beautiful.”
'The Path to S.E.L.F. L.O.V.E.'
Lauren Ruth Ward is an artist on a mission. With viral hits that include 2024's club smash "S.E.L.F. L.O.V.E.," as well as global viral 2023 hit "Mindseye," she has established herself as a new-generation rock star.
Armed with a voice that is, by turns, soulfully gritty and gently expressive, Ward brings her deeply personal songs to life in live performances that have a bold, otherworldly quality. She charges through guitar-fuelled rockers like “Messiah” with an explosive ferocity akin to Janis Joplin, while weaving poetic and acoustic confessionals like “Babysitter” with the fragile intimacy of a Laurel Canyon-era folk storyteller – all while imbuing each song with a unique and incomparable quality that can only be Lauren Ruth Ward. The secret sauce of her music is an astute understanding of rock music history, and her ability to sculpt it into a fresh and innovative new sound.
She grew up in Baltimore and began performing as a hobby when she was 13 years old. After graduating from high school, she began working as a hairstylist. With time, however, it became clear that she needed to make music the focus of her life. It was around that same time that Ward also began to embrace her queerness. In 2015, she quit her job, broke up with her fiancé, and she moved to Los Angeles.
Along the way, Ward built a strong reputation as fiery live performer, headlining shows that were lauded by critics and fans alike for their freewheeling passion and intensity. It’s that space where her music has always come to vivid, transcendent life. Over the past three years, she has trekked across Europe twice in a series of sold-out shows. She has also toured the US with similarly successful results. In 2024, she performed during a UK Embassy showcase at the influential South x Southwest Festival.
Ward is currently writing material for her next EP, as well as preparing for another spree of shows through the UK and Europe.
MERCHANDISE
"VOL. II" & "Well, Hell" Vinyls
"VOL. II" LP Released March 13, 2020 (Format : VINYL)
Red & Blue Vinyl / Autographed / Gatefold / Interview inside
Tracks : A Side : 1. Valhalla / 2. Hungry Barber / 3. Pullstring / 4. We Are Grown Ups / 5. Wise Gal / 6. Super Bullshit / B Side : 7. Water Sign / 8. Real Life For The Most Part / 9. Friendly Fire / 10. Goddess / 11. Must Be Nice
"Well, Hell" LP Released Feb 9, 2018 (Format : VINYL)
**Random Colored Vinyl** / Signed / Sleeve
Tracks : A Side : 1. Staff Only / 2. Sideways / 3. Those letters / 4. Make Love To Myself / 5. Blue Collar Sex Kitten / B Side : 6. Sheet Stains / 7. Did I Offend You? / 8. Travel Man / 9. Well Hell
SELF ELECTRIC TOUR SETLIST
11 used setlists from the #LRWSelf ElectricTour all over Europe and UK. Some setlists were Laurens (which include their performances queues), some setlists were @Jessthedrummer or @lightfootmusic. ALL AUTOGRAPHED BY LRW & FREE SHIPPING <3
Includes unlimited streaming of 89.7 WTMD "SELF LOVE" and "Messiah" Live via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Handwritten Lyrics
Lyrics to an original LRW song handwritten by Lauren on either vintage or hand-personalize stationary adorned with personal touches unique to each order.
