Tommy Lefroy

{{Short description|England-based indie pop group}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Tommy Lefroy

| genre = {{hlist|Indie|folk rock}}

| origin = London, England

| years_active = 2017–present

| label = LAB Records
Pheromone Recordings

| current_members =

• Tessa Mouzourakis
• Wynter Bethel

| website = {{URL| https://www.tommylefroy.com/}}

}}

Tommy Lefroy is an indie rock duo based in London, England, consisting of Canadian singer Tessa Mouzourakis and American singer Wynter Bethel.{{Cite web |date=12 February 2023 |title=8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in February 2023 |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/8_emerging_canadian_artists_you_need_to_hear_in_february_2023 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Exclaim! |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Nina |title=On new EP Rivals, soft rock duo Tommy Lefroy stay stunning |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/music/tommy-lefroy-hurts-and-heals-on-sophomore-ep-rivals/ |work=The Michigan Daily |date=26 March 2023}} They received a Juno Award nomination in the Breakthrough Group of the Year category at the 2023 ceremony.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2023 |title=Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/here-are-all-the-2023-juno-nominees-1.6724343 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}

The duo first met in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., in 2017, where both were trying to establish themselves as professional songwriters.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Sophie |date=22 June 2022 |title=Tommy Lefroy: ambitious, TikTok-conquering duo with a storytelling flair |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/tommy-lefroy-new-band-tiktok-jane-austen-interview-radar-3253194 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} They began working together in 2018 after Bethel was exposed to Mouzourakis's online cover of "Ketchum, ID" by boygenius.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Caleb |date=19 April 2021 |title=Premiere: Tommy Lefroy Shares Video For 'The Cause' |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_tommy_lefroy_shares_video_for_the_cause |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Under the Radar |language=en}} The name "Tommy Lefroy" is a reference to Thomas Langlois Lefroy, an Irish politician who is thought to be an inspiration for the character of Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice.

After collaborating on songwriting and learning record production, they began releasing singles in 2021,{{Cite web |last=Hamilton-Peach |first=Christopher |date=22 February 2021 |title=Transatlantic two-piece Tommy Lefroy serenade 'Northern Towns' via bucolic indie-folk |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/tommy-lefroy-northern-towns |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}} breaking through to wider success when their single "The Cause" became popular on TikTok.

They released their debut EP Flight Risk in November 2021. They signed to Pheromone Recordings in 2022, and put out the non-album single "Dog Eat Dog" as their first release for the label.{{Cite web |last=Brimstin |first=Chelsea |date=27 July 2022 |title=Tommy Lefroy sign to Pheromone Recordings, share video for new single 'Dog Eat Dog' |url=https://indie88.com/tommy-lefroy-sign-to-pheromone-recordings-share-video-for-new-single-dog-eat-dog/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Indie88 |language=en-US}}