MIYA FOLICK RELEASES “LAID” MAIN TITLE TRACK FROM THE PEACOCK ORIGINAL SERIES ‘LAID’

Miya Folick just released her self-produced third album Erotica Veronica via Nettwerk a few weeks ago, and today she shares “Laid” – Main Title from the Peacock Original Series ‘Laid.’ A cover of James’ 1993 song “Laid,” the song opens Peacock’s acclaimed new series of the same name, starring Academy Award-nominated actress Stephanie Hsu.

Folick previously scored feature film Cora Bora, directed by Hannah Utt and featuring Meg Stalter (Hacks), and has had her music featured in shows like Netflix’s Heartstopper and Apple Original’s The Buccaneers’ soundtrack.

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LAID:
Airdate: December 19, 2024 (binge)
Platform: Peacock
Co-Showrunners: Nahnatchka Khan, Sally Bradford McKenna
Executive Producers: Nahnatchka Khan, Sally Bradford McKenna, Stephanie Hsu, John Davis and John Fox (Davis Entertainment); Jennifer Carreras (Fierce Baby); Marieke Hardy, Kirsty Fisher, and Liz Watts (Porchlight Films); All3Media International  
Studio/Production Company: Universal TV, a division of Universal Studio Group
Format (Genre, # of Episodes, Approx. Episode Length): Comedy, 8 x 30-min episodes
Show Synopsis: A woman (Stephanie Hsu) finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward – LAID is a f**cked up rom-com where the answer to “Why can’t I find love, is there something wrong with me?” is a resounding “Yes. There is. The problem is definitely you.”

Folick is both audacious and hauntingly profound on new album Erotica Veronica, her psychosexual, psychosensual masterstroke: a kaleidoscopic portrait of self-realization and integration. There is a dilemma that haunts the record. There is a partner on the receiving end of these confessions. The song and the album seem to wonder: what is the right thing to do when your desires are more complex than the narrow channel our culture allows? “The album is about being queer within a heteronormative relationship structure and within a heteronormative society, but it’s also just about desire and eroticism in general. I don’t think we give each other enough room to explore freely and figure out our own right paths,” she says.

The album features contributions from Sam KS (Youth Lagoon, Angel Olsen) as co-producer and drummer, Meg Duffy (Hand Habits, Perfume Genius), Waylon Rector (Dominic Fike, Charli XCX), and Greg Uhlmann (Perfume Genius, SML) on guitar, and Pat Kelly (Perfume Genius, Levi Turner) on bass. 

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After a meteoric couple of years touring with Mitski, Faye Webster and Japanese Hous, Folick has returned to touring as of last week. In support of Erotica Veronica, she will tour throughout North America through the end of May. All dates below – tickets are available now via miyafolick.com.

Tour Dates:

4/30 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere (The Hall)*

5/1 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis*

5/9 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar^

5/11 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater^

5/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court^

5/15 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret^

5/16 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s^

5/17 – Portland, OR @ Holocene^

5/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room%

5/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord (BottleRock AfterDark)%

5/23 – Napa, CA @ BottleRock Festival%

8/15 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion#

8/16 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant#

8/19 – Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre#

8/21 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens#

8/22 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia#

8/23 – Hinckley, MN @ The Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater#

* denotes 1st Leg with 4 piece band (Miya, Jacob, Erica, and Sheridan)

^ denotes 2nd Leg with 2 piece band (Jacob, Miya)

% denotes 3rd Leg with 4 piece band (Erica, Ben, Jacob, Miya)

# supporting Marren Morris