Lyla DiPaul
Singer-Songwriter
Lucy Dacus, Leith Ross, Ocie Elliott
Lyla DiPaul has only ever had one dream: to sing and play guitar. Growing up in the arts-forward Washington, D.C. suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland, she discovered songwriting early, learning to play through songs by Taylor Swift and Green Day with help from her older brother. By age eleven, she was already performing original music at local festivals, drawn instinctively toward storytelling through song.
DiPaul has been learning what it truly means to survive as an independent musician—grounded in the belief that community is essential. Her EP Something To Lose is a reflection of that philosophy. Recorded entirely at close friend and collaborator Riley English’s home studio, the project evolved organically over nine months. What began as an idea for a stripped-back acoustic record grew into a collaborative effort, with friends contributing everything from drums to violin as each song slowly came to life.