Lily Rae is a Brixton

Brixton

Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....

-born singer-songwriter.

Life and career

She was born Lily Rae Walsworth and raised in Brixton

Brixton

Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....

 and Streatham

Streatham

Streatham is a district in Surrey, England, located in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...

. At the age of 13, Rae started writing music - penning the early track Scallywag, later used as a B-side for her E.P. Bad Film. Whilst attending Graveney School

Graveney School

Graveney School is a foundation specialist school with Technology College status in the Furzedown area of Tooting, south west London. The Principal is Graham Stapleton and the Headteacher is Keith Barbrook. It teaches years 7 to 11 , with nine classes per year averaging thirty students each. In...

 she played and wrote with student bands, including her band Bottle Rocket. After performing mostly with bands early in her music career, Rae was then signed to Sad Gnome Records

Sad Gnome Records

Sad Gnome Records is a small, independent record label, based in Oslo and London . It was established in 2006 with the purpose of releasing The Indelicates' first single, We Hate The Kids. 2007 saw Sad Gnome expand, putting out debut singles by Remodel, Joe Rybicki and My Name Is Red...

 early 2007 as a solo artist, releasing her debut E.P., Bad Film, on limited 7” on January 28 of that year.

Following the release of this single, Rae has performed with The Veils

The Veils

The Veils are a London based Indie/Alternative rock band fronted by lead singer and songwriter Finn Andrews. They are known for their chaotic and highly cathartic live performances and Finn's often scarily possessed stage presence. Head of Rough Trade Records Geoff Travis has referred to Finn as "A...

, The Indelicates

The Indelicates

The Indelicates are a Sussex-based English indie rock band. Formed in 2005 by Julia Clark-Lowes and Simon Clayton , the band currently consists of Julia and Simon, Alastair Clayton, Ed van Beinum, Lily Rae and Laurence Owen. They have released three albums - American Demo , released on Weekender...

 and sung backing vocals for Eddie Argos

Eddie Argos

Eddie Argos is the lead singer of English rock band Art Brut,born in Weymouth, England. He later moved to Poole, Dorset as a young child, and has subsequently written about the Martin Kemp-Welch School there , in the song Martin Kemp-Welch Five A Side Football Rules from the album Brilliant! Tragic!...

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She now attends Sussex University to study English.

Rae is the daughter of rock vocalist Walter Wray, frontman of the 80s band King Swamp

King Swamp

King Swamp was a British rock band, consisting of Walter Wray , Dave Allen , Steve Halliwell , Dominic Miller , and Martyn Barker . The band was formed in 1988 in London, after Allen and Barker had parted ways with Shriekback and recruited Wray as frontman...

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She joined labelmates The Indelicates

The Indelicates

The Indelicates are a Sussex-based English indie rock band. Formed in 2005 by Julia Clark-Lowes and Simon Clayton , the band currently consists of Julia and Simon, Alastair Clayton, Ed van Beinum, Lily Rae and Laurence Owen. They have released three albums - American Demo , released on Weekender...

in late 2009.

Rae released her debut album, Oh No... on Corporate Records on the 13 April 2010.