Lips


Lips began as a solo project in 2010 while Steph Brown was living in New York, recording demos in the bedroom of her Brooklyn apartment. She went on to win the APRA Silver Scroll in 2012 for her song ‘Everything To Me’, a soulful slow burner that played on student radio and introduced a new voice to the airwaves. Lips’ sound grew over the years as the project went from solo to duo to a four-piece band.

Brown had been part of the music scene for some time, playing with Opensouls and Anika Moa, collaborating with Anna Coddington, and playing in Fredericks Brown with Deva Mahal in New York. Lips went on to release three EPs and one LP, I Don’t Know Why I Do Anything (2021) though the project went through many changes, gradually changing from a solo project to an established band. 

Stephanie Brown, Lips
Lips - I Don't Know Why I Do Anything (2021)
Lips New Zealand tour poster, 2021
Lips' Fen Ikner and Steph Brown, 2018.
Lips' Steph Brown playing a live to air set on 95bFM, Auckland, 2012.
Lips' Steph Brown rehearsing with Anna Coddington, 2015.
Lips - Your Deodorant Doesn't Work (2021)
Steph Brown, Lips, 2018
Lips publicity photo
Lips - Heave Ho (2021)
Lips publicity photo
Lips - Freddy Bardot (2014)
Lips - What the Hell (2021)
Lips - Everything To Me (2012)
Steph Brown, Lips.
Steph Brown, 2018
Lips performing at Bowery Ballroom, NYC, 2014.
Lips' Fen Ikner and Steph Brown performing at Glasslands, Brooklyn, NYC, 2014.
Steph Brown.
Lips, left to right: Fen Ikner, Ruby Walsh, Maude Morris, Steph Brown.
Photo credit: Lula Cucchiara
Opensouls, 2004.
Lips photographed performing at a CD release.
Lips promotional image
Lips - Empty Hours (2021)
Lips in a publicity photo.
Anna Coddington (centre) with Steph Brown and Fen Ikner from Lips.
Lips - One Not Two (2010)
Lips - The Reason
Lips - Nightcall (2013)
Lips: Maude Morris, Fen Ikner, Steph Brown, Ruby Walsh.
Lips - Shadows (2012)
Lips - Guilty Talk (2019)
Lips' Fen Ikner and Steph Brown.
Nightcall video shoot for George FM, with Nick Dwyer, Jeremy Toy, Johnny Paker. 
Lips - Traces of Teddy (2015)
Daffodils trailer (2019) NZ On Screen
Fen Ikner, Lips, 2018.
Lips - Not Today (2022)
Lips - Look, Listen album cover (self-released, 2012)
Lips - We Don't Have Much Time (2013)
Lips publicity photo.
A still from the video for Lips' Traces of Teddy, Tuscon Arizona, 2015
Drummer Fen Ikner, Lips.
Lips US solo tour, 2011.
Members:

Steph Brown - vocals, synth, keyboards

Fen Ikner - drums, vocals

Ruby Walsh - bass, vocals

Maude Morris - guitar, synth, vocals

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Lips Limited

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