Liatris Records is proud to announce the release of “Meno”, the debut solo album by renowned upright bassist Liz Draper. Meno will be available for purchase on 10" custom-colored dreamsicle pink vinyl on November 12, 2025 via Liatris Records as well as on streaming services.
Dark, murky, heartbreaking and deep Liz Draper’s debut release “Meno” fits squarely in the genre of classicaldoomfolkjazz. Draper has toured the world and recorded with bands ranging from Low, to Charlie Parr, to the Grammy-winning Okee-Dokee Brothers. She currently tours with Grammy-nominated songwriter Iris DeMent. She set up a microphone in her hallway in late 2024 because she and her instrument had something of their own to say.
Calling on a team of skilled women to move the recording to a dreamsicle pink colored 10” vinyl LP, Draper, makes a statement in sound, action and process. Enlisting the renowned guitarist Ava Mendoza to master the album, Marie Stier to create the art, Sara Pette from Outta Wax to press the record, and Liatris Records to help guide the whole process, “Meno” was womyn forward from inception to release.
The opening track “Prayers For Mim in the Color Marigold” sets the tone for the album with accordion, upright bass and haunting hums blending to take the listener to a serene sanctuary. An homage to the late Mimi Parker of the band Low, Draper honors her friend and bandmate by transforming love laden grief into notes that seem to come from the earth itself. Draper states “music has always been the way I process change, sit with a feeling, how I build an altar for memories in the midst of loss and inner chaos.” 
At the onset of perimenopause Draper is finally ready to take center stage. The album’s four movements provide a window into Draper’s soul, giving voice to a changing body in a changing world. Draper and her bass step outside the boundaries of genre to speak in the language that suits them best, a language you will hunger to learn.
There will be a release celebration at the Ivy Building in Minneapolis, MN on December 14, 2025.