Album Review: Flight Risk by Tommy Lefroy

Named after “the man that broke Jane Austin's heart”, Tommy Lefroy take Phoebe Bridger’s formula of indie heartbreak and inject it with angsty distortion. I found about this band by accident, when they were supporting Sigrid at Wembley Arena. I usually slump in my seat and drink beer through support bands but Tommy Lefroy were both literally and metaphorically electric. I'd honestly go so far to say I enjoyed them more than the main act. Sorry Sigrid, I love your live performance but your second album was a bit flat.

All of a sudden, you’re a hostage to things you thought you wanted

Tommy Lefroy was born out of Jane Austen's real life Mr Darcy—the original 19th-century — Tommy Lefroy was born out of Jane Austen’s real life Mr Darcy—the original 19th-century “fuckboy” Thomas Langlois Lefroy. Tessa and Wynter thought: why can’t we be the strong female lead, and challenge literature’s traditional role of the male character—the heartbreaker? From meeting in Nashville in 2018 to continually crossing paths at house parties, Tommy Lefroy moved to London and released their first single “Northern Towns” in 2021, followed by highly praised debut EP *Flight Risk*. Caption by Wasserman Music

I'm looking forward to a full review of Tommy Lefroy but at the time of writing they only have an EP out—Flight Risk. In typical EP-style the way the music is arranged is a bit muddy, and I think they need to develop their sound a bit more. Vampires is a great single, as is closer Trashfire, but title-track Flight Risk, and Mortals feel flat in comparison.

With early drawn comparisons to Phoebe Bridgers, Tommy Lefroy could be her alternative incarnation if we’re lucky.