Ready for an impressive piece of indie-folk, with influences from grunge and shoegaze? Lily Seabird is a singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Burlington, Vermont (US), and her sophomore full-length Alas, touches my soul. The title, including that comma, refers to an expression often used by her friend Ryan Collins who passed away in the middle of recording this record – an expression of grief but also for letting go. The songs are about loss, coming of age and sadness, but there are also moments where happiness takes over. And that’s what you feel, not only through the lyrics, but even more so how those versatile vocals convey them, and how the instruments manage to touch the raw emotions. Listen, for example, to standout track Grace, in which an irresistible and uplifting melody turns into an outburst of howling guitars, but also in the other songs the instruments – not only guitars, bass and drums, but also piano, fiddle, strings, mellotron, organ and saxophone – to follow the different sentiments. An impressive piece of indie-folk.
Alas,, produced by Lily Seabird & Benny Yurco, is out now digitally, on on cassette through Bud Tapes. Also featuring Greg Freeman (guitar, piano, fiddle, percussion), Noah Schneidman (bass, percussion), Zack James (drums), Michael Nau (backing vocals), Seth Kauffman (strings) and Benny Yurco (guitars, bass, percussion) on selected tracks. The album is dedicated to Ryan Collins.
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