Lauren Sanderson

Since her beginnings, Sanderson's work has been built on contradiction: vulnerable yet confrontational, playful yet incisive, intimate yet unifying.

Her early releases established her as a unique figure in a new generation of artists who didn't wait for permission to build their careers online, combining unfiltered lyrics with a tone that felt more like a late-night conversation than a perfectly polished pop product.

This authenticity carried through to her debut album, “Midwest Kids Can Make It Big” (2020), a project that captured both the ambition and the vertigo of leaving her hometown to aim for something bigger.

The album earned her initial industry support, including a first play with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, and helped establish her as an artist with a true vision and staying power. Her subsequent project, “Death of a Fantasy” (2022), marked a turning point.

Where her first album was about aspiration, this new era explored disillusionment, questioning the gap between what success is supposed to bring and what it actually delivers.

The project broadened her sonic palette, incorporating darker textures and sharper edges, while keeping her characteristic conversational writing at the forefront.

During this period, Sanderson also established herself as a true live artist, headlining tours across the US, UK, and Europe, and sharing stages with artists like FINNEAS, building a reputation for concerts that feel less like performances and more like moments of shared emotional liberation.

Today, with her new album “LAUREN” (released on 29 May 2026), Sanderson enters her most accomplished era to date. More self-assured, stronger, and sonically more aggressive, she deploys a maximalist blend of alt-pop, hip-hop, and nu-metal influences, e