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. 

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

Steph Brown - vocals, synth, keyboards

Fen Ikner - drums, vocals

Ruby Walsh - bass, vocals

Maude Morris - guitar, synth, vocals

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