Watch Lawrence Rothman’s Goth-Pop

‘Oz Vs. Eden’ w/ vocals by Charli XCX

Wardrobe Styling & Costume Design by Michelle Laine

Directed by Floria Sigismondi

The last we heard from Los Angeles weird auteur Lawrence Rothman, he was “California Paranoia” with Angel Olsen. As with that song, new single “Oz Vs. Eden” is nothing to write home about musically speaking — some ghoulish rock with demonic chants that’s apropos for the season, with Charli XCX providing some “na na”s and backing vocals — but the visuals are impeccable. Once again, Rothman worked with Floria Sigismondi on this one, and it’s set in a haunted house filled with all kinds of unspeakable, excessively creepy horrors. Rothman plays one of his alters, Kevin, and there’s also a pair of creepy siblings, a veiled old man, a gold-plated angel, and more. Check it out below. - Stereogum.com

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More styling for Lawrence Rothman | Photographed by Davis Ayer

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Styling for Lawrence Rothman - California Paranoia Feat. Angel Olsen

Music video styled by Michelle Laine

Pitchfork News - Lawrence Rothman

Directed by Floria Sigismondi
Costume Design by Michelle Laine

W Magazine - Meet Lawrence Rothman, and His Nine Lives

The Los Angeles singer is music’s Cindy Sherman.

October 9, 2015 1:00 AM | by Fan Zhong

There are pop singers with alter egos—hello, Sasha Fierce—but likely none possess so many as the L.A. R&B and psych-folk artist Lawrence Rothman, each of whose nine identities are as darkly unsettling, deeply-lived, and meticulously art-directed as the last, from a physically-abused hipster named Darrel Bitchboy to a bizarro version of Liz Taylor. Rothman has been holed up in the studio with Kim Gordon, Ariel Pink, and Charli XCX (his debut album is out early next year), but his brand new music video, “California Paranoia,” a track featuring Angel Olsen, offers a shadowy early peek into his West Coast Gothic vision.