Part Feist and part Joan Jett, genre-bucking Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Laura Pergolizzi, who operates under the stage name LP, emerged in the early 2000s with a vibrant blend of vulnerability, swagger, and steely hooks. Known for her elastic and expressive voice, which invokes names like Linda Perry, Gwen Stefani, and Chrissie Hynde, Pergolizzi has issued a string of acclaimed albums like Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol (2004), Lost on You (2016), Heart to Mouth (2018), and Churches (2021), and has written for the likes of Christina Aguilera, Rihanna, the Backstreet Boys, and Rita Ora, among others.