The Lilys
 

Lilys, led by singer/songwriter Kurt Heasley, are a notoriously difficult band to categorize. With an ever-evolving lineup, home base, and a sound that swings pendulum-like between My Bloody Valentine-influenced shoegazer and indie guitar pop. One of my favorite bands atm and I had finally gotten everything they have released. I had found that they were very easy to just jump into and I had listened to "Better Can't Make Your life Better" (which was heavily influenced by the Kinks) more times then I could count...probably the easiest album to start with.


EDIT:I had gotten "Everything Wrong Is Imaginary" awhile back and I really shouldn't have started this thread because my knowledge on the Lilys was lacking a bit.

did they do nanny in Manhattan?

yeah.....

I only really know "In the Presence of Nothing"... very My Bloody Valentine-ish. I think I heard "Eccsame the Photon Band" but wasn't too excited by it.

Any recommendations?

yeah that was their first album.......their latest one (everything wrong is imaginary) got great reviews, so id recomend that

Ok I'm resurrecting this thread because I had written a terrible description and have replaced it with a new one.

dammit i have yet to listen to the lily's. Give me a week and I will have something of value to respond with

Precollection is my favourite by them.

They're pretty great, very chameleonic with their sound.

I finally got to chat up Kurt Heasley, even if it was about a t-shirt I was supposed to get. He's one of the nicest musicians I've had the pleasure of talking to.

One of my new fav bands!
Dude you got to talk to Kurt, that most of been awesome! Anyway right now all I have is a Brief History of Amazing Letdowns (which I think is really great), but I'll get Everything Wrong Is Imaginary as soon as I can.

If you find "Better Can't Make Your Life Better" you should download that as well.

Hit me with that schizz fella. No z share though. It seems to be not letting me download for some reason.

Hmm... I'm definitely gonna give the Lilys another shot. For some reason, the only thing I've ever listened to by them is Tonebender. I actually liked it too, for some reason I never bothered to pursue it further and I'm not sure why. Thanks for the comp! I'll start there and decide whether I want to get more.

The Tonebender EP? If you liked that then you should browse around for "In the Presence of Nothing". It's not very hard to find on the internet and it's out of print so that means it's legal to download. If you can't find a link to it I can help you out.

I will definitely pick the comp up at some point.

Im starting to really like this band but its very hard for me to find anything by them. :(

Blog searches my friend.

If you don't know any blogs where you can find music, try searching like... The Lilys wordpress or The Lilys blog or something like that; you're bound to find something.

And I will certainly check out In the Presence of Nothing, downloading now. But I have a huge backlog! Far too much music to listen to (if that were even possible).

Just getting into this band, they're damn good. Sound like a cross between British Sea Power and some nasty lo-fi noise rock band. I picked up a few of their albums, listening to Everything Wrong Is Imaginary now.

I can see listening to this a lot. :thumb:

Quite frustrating, they just dont seem to exist in blogs, where else can i get some albums?

I'll hook you up with a few albums.

Nice one dude

I have their whole discography, if anyone needs any albums don't hesitate to ask.

I can't find a lily's album anywhere.. I'd love the album with Nanny In Manhattan if you will.

Do you still have that compilation you made, if so can I have it again? My computer crashed a couple weeks ago and I lost it. =\

Check your pms

Go back a page sweet, the link still works.

damn my bad :o:

There has been word that Sir Heasley is working on a new album. I'm a little annoyed though, the last update was 4 months ago and I'm growing impatient.

Dang it I was so excited to download that comp but the link isn't working anymore. Do you still have it?

Expect the unexpected.

Thank you!

One of my favorite songs in the whole world. It just makes me so happy. :)

Lilys put out a new single a few months ago (first new material in 7 years). I have it on 7", and it really puts a smile on my face. :)

I dig the new Lilys tune, very upbeat and summery. Sort of reminds me of 90's Flaming Lips.

My favourite Lilys song would probably be this, I love how understated it is

The 3 Way : big favourite here !

A very underrated album. It's an obvious tribute to 60's bands like The Kinks but they pull it off brilliantly. Even though I'm a fan of Belle and Sebastian, their 60's pop-influenced direction in the 00's wasn't as fun and convincing as this.