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Lydia Lunch

Lydia Lunch

Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Anne Koch; June 2, 1959) is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker. Her career began during the 1970s New York City no wave scene as the singer and guitarist of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.Her work typically features provocative and confrontational noise music delivery, and has maintained an anti-commercial ethic, operating independently of major labels and distributors. The Boston Phoenix named Lunch one of the ten most influential performers of the 1990s. Her collaboration with Sonic Youth called "Death Valley '69" was named one of "The 50 Most Evil Songs Ever" by Kerrang!

Albums

1980 Queen of Siam
1987 Honeymoon in Red
2004 Smoke in the Shadows
2011 Twist of Fate
2015 Urge to Kill
2016 The Agony Is The Ecstacy
2018 Marchesa
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