With looks to kill and a voice to match Lacy Younger sings songs about life and life's lessons. Still Wild, the singer-songwriter's upcoming debut CD on Big Deal Records/Big Pond Records is Lacy's open rockin' book on life, love and surviving the ride.

A Scandinavian descendant born in San Diego, California Lacy grew up with the sound of the surf and the Stones. "I was always a big Keith Richards fan, I always go for the melancholy, comin' down kinda thing....the way he plays guitar, those dirty, hooky riffs just inspire me like crazy." Says Lacy, "I wanted to be Mick Jagger or Paul Rogers, not Janis." Keith, Bonnie Rait and southern rock may have influenced Lacy but much of her natural ability came from her mother who was a gifted singer. She had a beautiful voice and played the piano a lot when I was young, music was always in our house.

A powerful presence on stage, Lacy is no stranger to the spotlight. "I started taking requests at age three. My Grandma, Goldie would come grab me out of bed, stand me on the coffee table in my footie pajamas and insist I belt out 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' for a house full of martini clad party guests." By age five she began writing songs on the piano, "I was never a great piano player, I played by ear but I was addicted to creating early in my life." Says Lacy, "I tried to ignore music for awhile but was always called back to it."

"Writing and performing have always been my favorite form of self expression," says Lacy, "I was around 15 years old walking home from the beach one day when I heard a band playing, I followed my ears to this building where I found a group of guys in their twenties, they asked if I could sing and I jumped in!" "That was it, rehearsal twice a week, and singing in some of the local clubs by age 16."

From there Lacy never looked back. She moved to Los Angeles at 17 where she began singing and arranging background vocals, demos and the occasional jingle. Whatever it took to make a musical buck. Lacy forged ahead on her path paying her dues along the way and preparing herself for what lay ahead.

Being a songwriter first, Nashville was a natural progression for Lacy. In the 90's she spent time honing her craft where the 'song is King' and a Viking princess felt right at home. During her time in Music City Lacy was offered several publishing deals but there was also interest in her as an artist. She chose to avoid tying up her songs while holding out for a record deal. The short wait paid off and she accepted an offer which called her back to Los Angeles. Soon after Lacy experienced the heartbreak of professional dreams not realized when her 1998 release was dropped. This sent her into a hiatus of sorts. But her downtime didn't last long as soon after she returned home to San Diego and the musical landscape that shaped her childhood. "I'm one of those who believes things happen for a reason, so I knew there was something better around the bend I just was a bit impatient about getting around the proverbial corner!"

Around that corner and a few miles west of The Sunset Strip awaited a new beginning and Val Garay. Lacy joined forces with the Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer (Linda Rondstat, Randy Meisner, James Taylor) and brought STILL WILD to fruition. "Making this record was a great experience," says Lacy, "If you have to call me something, I'm O.K. with being called Americana." As she says in her song 'Broken Heart Broken Bones',... "They say is it country or rock and roll?...I say honey, can't you see it's SOUL, that I'm wearin' right here out on my sleeve....."

"I've always had a hard time with that chronically asked question, 'what kind of music do you do?'... It drives me nuts!..That's what inspired that song," Lacy goes on to say, "I'm rock and roll with a blues/southern edge which fits right into today's Americana; what Don Was did for Bonnie Rait, Val Garay did for me, dressing my music in it's Sunday best!"

You'll find Lacy Younger is Still Wild, in a good way as this record emotes. The title track, written by Bonnie Hayes is an in your face anthem that seemed to fit like a glove. Lacy and Bonnie sat down to write together and after hearing that song she was adamant that she would record it. Younger and Hayes co-wrote 'Something You Do', which was not initially going to be included on this project but was added last minute.

Lacy has a vocal prowess that can go from zero to sixty in a nano second. Like on 'Broken Heart Broken Bones' she sticks it with an empowering verve, then quickly changes gears, delivering Didn't I with a sultry, sensitive vocal not to be expected. 'Didn't I' was a song written about reflectionns that come after a love gone wrong,... 'Didn't I touch you, didn't I hold you, didn't I kiss you with a tenderness....' "We've all been there," says Lacy, "I just write about it."

Of the thirteen cuts on the CD, eleven were written by Lacy. "Everyone has a tough time when it comes to love, I write the occasional story but mostly I write about what I experience or what I see others experience; I know,...another song about heartache, bore me!.....but what else is there besides money and the pull of gravity that has such a huge affect on the human BEING?!" Lacy goes on to say, "I'm not a victim, I'm a survivor and if sharing my music encourages or inspires others in any way I'm a happy girl."

To hear a Lacy Younger song is to almost know her, heart and soul. And with the release of Still Wild the whole world will soon be left wanting to know more.