# Lizzie Mayland
**Lizzie Mayland** (born 1999) is an English musician best known as the rhythm guitarist and vocalist of the British band [The Last Dinner Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-last-dinner-party), and as a solo artist recording under the moniker L.Mayland.[1](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/l-mayland-the-slow-fire-of-sleep-interview-the-last-dinner-party-3860100) In May 2025 they released their debut solo EP, *The Slow Fire of Sleep*, a quiet acoustic record about queerness, loneliness, and home.[2](https://diva-magazine.com/2025/05/07/lizzie-mayland-interview/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999, England[3](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/lizzie-mayland.html) |
| Band role | Rhythm guitarist and vocalist in The Last Dinner Party, one of five members[1](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/l-mayland-the-slow-fire-of-sleep-interview-the-last-dinner-party-3860100) |
| Instruments | Guitar, acoustic guitar, flute, synthesizer, lead and background vocals[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lizzie-mayland-mn0004443669) |
| Signature song | Wrote the lyrics for and sang lead vocals on "Sinner" (2023), about self-acceptance and home[5](https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/26320) • [6](https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2023/10/01/the-last-dinner-party-we-wanted-to-show-that-we-really-care-about-the-music/) |
| Solo debut | EP *The Slow Fire of Sleep* as L.Mayland, released 9 May 2025[2](https://diva-magazine.com/2025/05/07/lizzie-mayland-interview/) • [7](https://whynow.co.uk/read/lmayland-debut-ep-review-the-slow-fire-of-sleep) |
| Band honors | BRIT rising star award 2024 and best new artist 2025; *Prelude to Ecstasy* was nominated for the Mercury Prize[8](https://www.spinmagazine.com/2025/11/the-last-dinner-partys-second-course/) |
| Upbringing | Grew up on the moors above Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire[9](https://thestudentnews.co.uk/2024/03/07/putting-on-a-bit-of-armour-the-last-dinner-partys-lizzie-mayland-on-homesickness-virality-and-the-music-industry/) |
## The Last Dinner Party
Mayland helped form The Last Dinner Party while studying in London. On their first night at university they met bassist [Georgia Davies](https://www.edgepedia.org/georgia-davies-musician) at a freshers' event; Davies then met lead vocalist Abigail Morris on her course, and keyboardist Aurora Nishevci and guitarist [Emily Roberts](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-roberts) joined through mutual friends.[6](https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2023/10/01/the-last-dinner-party-we-wanted-to-show-that-we-really-care-about-the-music/) The band built its following through theatrical live performances before releasing its debut single, "Nothing Matters", which became a hit in April 2023.[6](https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2023/10/01/the-last-dinner-party-we-wanted-to-show-that-we-really-care-about-the-music/)
On the band's debut album, *[Prelude to Ecstasy](https://www.edgepedia.org/prelude-to-ecstasy)* (2024), Mayland is credited with lead and additional vocals, guitar, and flute.[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lizzie-mayland-mn0004443669) • [10](https://musicalphabet.com/2026/02/02/the-last-dinner-party-prelude-to-ecstasy/) Mayland wrote the lyrics for "Sinner" and sang its lead vocals, describing it as their story to tell, a song about the relationship with [Yorkshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/yorkshire) and home, the tension between finding a sense of self elsewhere and longing for childhood freedom.[5](https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/26320) • [9](https://thestudentnews.co.uk/2024/03/07/putting-on-a-bit-of-armour-the-last-dinner-partys-lizzie-mayland-on-homesickness-virality-and-the-music-industry/) The band's second album, *[From the Pyre](https://www.edgepedia.org/from-the-pyre)* (2025), includes Mayland on composer credits, guitar, and background vocals.[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lizzie-mayland-mn0004443669)
Mayland has spoken about feeling like an impostor within the band's success, questioning their contribution when not writing the lyrics, melody, or chords of a given song.[11](https://readdork.com/features/l-mayland-interview-apr25)
## Solo career as L.Mayland
The EP *The Slow Fire of Sleep* was written over roughly two years in the recovery time between tours, in moments Mayland describes as lonely and exhausted.[2](https://diva-magazine.com/2025/05/07/lizzie-mayland-interview/) • [12](https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/lmayland-van-the-last-dinner-party-brengt-solo-ep-uit) The title draws partly on lack of sleep on tour, loneliness away from loved ones, and the distress of waking to distressing news about the world.[11](https://readdork.com/features/l-mayland-interview-apr25)
**A deliberately quiet record.** The five-track EP strips back to acoustic guitar and voice, with ambient effects and, on "From the Other Side of the World I Hear You", delicate background harmonies; reviewers likened its pastoral folk sound to [Nick Drake](https://www.edgepedia.org/nick-drake) and [Sandy Denny](https://www.edgepedia.org/sandy-denny), and noted its intentional absence of pop hooks.[7](https://whynow.co.uk/read/lmayland-debut-ep-review-the-slow-fire-of-sleep) The lead single "Lighthouse" uses a two-chord pattern and a lighthouse metaphor for a lover as safe harbor.[7](https://whynow.co.uk/read/lmayland-debut-ep-review-the-slow-fire-of-sleep) Mayland credited guitar, flute, string arrangements, synthesizer, and vocals on the record.[4](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lizzie-mayland-mn0004443669)
The lyrics explore queerness, loneliness, and gender norms. The opening track "Mother Mother" addresses "the specific experience of being genderqueer, and not aligning with the femininity that I was shown growing up which was based on motherhood".[2](https://diva-magazine.com/2025/05/07/lizzie-mayland-interview/) Mayland found complete creative control on the project empowering but missed the "bandness" of working with the group, and said it was the first time they had felt like a musician in their own right.[2](https://diva-magazine.com/2025/05/07/lizzie-mayland-interview/) • [11](https://readdork.com/features/l-mayland-interview-apr25)
## Yorkshire and identity
Mayland grew up genderqueer in rural Yorkshire, on the moors above Mytholmroyd and [Hebden Bridge](https://www.edgepedia.org/hebden-bridge), an isolated area with one bus an hour where the first time they heard the word "gay" it was used as an insult.[9](https://thestudentnews.co.uk/2024/03/07/putting-on-a-bit-of-armour-the-last-dinner-partys-lizzie-mayland-on-homesickness-virality-and-the-music-industry/) Nearby Hebden Bridge they describe as "a little oasis", while growing up in the countryside made being a professional musician seem out of reach.[9](https://thestudentnews.co.uk/2024/03/07/putting-on-a-bit-of-armour-the-last-dinner-partys-lizzie-mayland-on-homesickness-virality-and-the-music-industry/) • [11](https://readdork.com/features/l-mayland-interview-apr25) The song "Homeward" is a love letter to the Yorkshire countryside that also wrestles with belonging; Mayland, who is genderqueer, describes asking of any place whether they feel seen and comfortable there.[11](https://readdork.com/features/l-mayland-interview-apr25)
As a teenager they wanted to be a jazz singer like [Amy Winehouse](https://www.edgepedia.org/amy-winehouse), performed at Northern Guitar open mic nights in Leeds at age 18, and cites guitarists [Johnny Marr](https://www.edgepedia.org/johnny-marr) and [Mac DeMarco](https://www.edgepedia.org/mac-demarco) as influences.[6](https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2023/10/01/the-last-dinner-party-we-wanted-to-show-that-we-really-care-about-the-music/) • [11](https://readdork.com/features/l-mayland-interview-apr25) • [5](https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/26320)
## References
1. [The Last Dinner Party's L.Mayland: "Ambient music can have a physical effect on your body and your perception of the world", NME, 9 May 2025](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/l-mayland-the-slow-fire-of-sleep-interview-the-last-dinner-party-3860100)
2. [The Last Dinner Party's L. Mayland talks their solo EP and growing up queer, DIVA, 7 May 2025](https://diva-magazine.com/2025/05/07/lizzie-mayland-interview/)
3. [Lizzie Mayland, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/lizzie-mayland.html)
4. [Lizzie Mayland credits, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lizzie-mayland-mn0004443669)
5. [Q&A with Lizzie Mayland from The Last Dinner Party, Varsity, 29 October 2023](https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/26320)
6. [The Last Dinner Party: "We wanted to show that we really care about the music", The Gryphon, 1 October 2023](https://www.thegryphon.co.uk/2023/10/01/the-last-dinner-party-we-wanted-to-show-that-we-really-care-about-the-music/)
7. [The Slow Fire of Sleep review, whynow, 9 May 2025](https://whynow.co.uk/read/lmayland-debut-ep-review-the-slow-fire-of-sleep)
8. [The Last Dinner Party's Second Course, SPIN, 17 November 2025](https://www.spinmagazine.com/2025/11/the-last-dinner-partys-second-course/)
9. [Putting on a bit of armour: The Last Dinner Party's Lizzie Mayland on homesickness, virality, and the music industry, The Student, 7 March 2024](https://thestudentnews.co.uk/2024/03/07/putting-on-a-bit-of-armour-the-last-dinner-partys-lizzie-mayland-on-homesickness-virality-and-the-music-industry/)
10. [The Last Dinner Party: Prelude To Ecstasy, musicalphabet, 2 February 2026](https://musicalphabet.com/2026/02/02/the-last-dinner-party-prelude-to-ecstasy/)
11. [L.Mayland's double life: chart-topping band member by day, folk confessor by night, Dork, 17 April 2025](https://readdork.com/features/l-mayland-interview-apr25)
12. [L.Mayland van The Last Dinner Party brengt solo-EP uit, VPRO 3voor12, 13 May 2025](https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/lmayland-van-the-last-dinner-party-brengt-solo-ep-uit)
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