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Bio |  |  | | | Kurt Heasley and his LILYS embarked from the capital of these United States in 1990. A trio in its first incarnation, the band released its debut album In the Presence of Nothing in 1992, quickly exploding into the ears and hearts of the mist-covered indie rock world. The sound was beautiful and would set the pace for a journey without end. Spring arrived in 1993 bringing the brilliant EP A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns along with it. Ringing and humming with beautiful tone and a poetry of emergence and kin, the album solidified the Lilys as a force to be heard. Heasley found his way to Philadelphia in 1994 and assembled a new lineup, after a spell in Denver, Heasley relocated to Boston and began to record what would become Better Can't Make Your Life Better. With an explosive new band and a bundle of scorchers, they hit the road for a series of live shows full of energy and chaos. The 3-Way was released in 1999, followed by a move back to Philadelphia. So begins the navigations into cultural cosmology that would result in Precollection. After various sessions and musicians, Heasley carved out a team of old friends and confidants and furiously hit the studio in Autumn 2002/Winter 2003. Guided by producer Mike Mussmano, Precollection was finding a shape. What resulted is a stunning and remarkably valid collection of love songs, family jams and humbled anthems. |
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Links | | | www.myspace.com/thelilys |
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Press | | Reviews
"A swirling,guitar-driven headtrip."
-Alternative Press
Glide Magazine
The Onion A.V. Club
Pitchfork Media
e! online
MXDWM
Night Times
Chart Attack
Washington Post
PopMatters
All Music Guide
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| | 1. Black Carpet Magic 2. With Candy 3. A Diana's Diana 4. Knocked On The Fortune Teller's Door 5. Where The Night Goes 6. The Night Sun Over San Juan 7. Still In All The Glitter 8. Everything Wrong Is Imaginary 9. O.I.C.U.R. 10. Scott Free |
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| | Kurt Heasley and his band may fool newcomers to the party by sounding very British, but this American band proudly wears such British influences as the Kinks, My Bloody Valentine, and Teardrop Explodes on its sleeve. Precollection, their first full-length release since 1999, is an impressive, mature effort that expands a predictable Brit-pop sound into something with varied textures, shades and nuance. The title track opens the disc with a riotous bloom of pop color. It's followed by sprawling, delicate gems. Things pick up with the energetic, insistent "Squares." The bounce of big drums and the shimmer of jangly guitars on "Perception Room" results in a magical pop moment. You have to wait until track eight for the roiling, Modern Lovers-esque number, "Meditations on Speed," which takes Best of Show. Are those keyboards a nod to the Doors? Who knows, but it's a brilliant track either way. --Lorry Fleming |
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