Tommy Lefroy

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Tommy Lefroy
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2017–present
Labels LAB Records
Pheromone Recordings
Members
  • Tessa Mouzourakis
  • Wynter Bethel
Website www.tommylefroy.com

Tommy Lefroy is an indie rock duo based in London, England, consisting of Canadian singer Tessa Mouzourakis and American singer Wynter Bethel. [1] [2] They received a Juno Award nomination in the Breakthrough Group of the Year category at the 2023 ceremony. [3]

The duo first met in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., in 2017, where both were trying to establish themselves as professional songwriters. [4] They began working together in 2018 after Bethel was exposed to Mouzourakis's online cover of "Ketchum, ID" by boygenius. [5] The name "Tommy Lefroy" is a reference to Thomas Langlois Lefroy, an Irish politician who is thought to be an inspiration for the character of Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice . [4]

After collaborating on songwriting and learning record production, they began releasing singles in 2021, [6] breaking through to wider success when their single "The Cause" became popular on TikTok. [4]

They released their debut EP Flight Risk in November 2021. [4] They signed to Pheromone Recordings in 2022, and put out the non-album single "Dog Eat Dog" as their first release for the label. [7]

Discography

EPs

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