lillydale

Here's what folks once said about Lillydale:



If anyone is looking for the next promising or up and coming band out of Seattle, you dont have to look much further then Lillydale, they've put together an excellent release that should put them on everybodys radar.

~John Richards~ KEXP



Lillydale are simply damned entertaining. The group has amassed an enthusiastic following, and understandably so: They put just as much energy and love into their stage show as every other aspect of their art, insists Josie. "It's amazing what you can do with a handful of confetti and some glitter."

~Kurt B. Reighley~ the Stranger



Thanks to the impressive ears of producer Johnny Sangster and frontman Joe Markiewicz's sensuous knack for crafting startling lyrical detail, the band has assembled a very thoughtful and occasionally theatrical collection of harmony-saturated everyman anthems that gracefully tackle themes of grief, failure, redemption, and resolution, all while miraculously avoiding cliché or overt sentimentality.

~Hanna Levin~ Seattle Weekly



Infectiousness comes easy for Lillydale. Long after the music stops, the melodies, choruses and peculiar nuances float through the inner ear in perpetual repeat. Were the power-pop disingenuous, silly or forced, these ear worms would be unwelcome. Fortunately, the Seattle four-piece knows how to use its pop powers for good. Since 2004's "Erstwhile Confessions of a Butterfly Heart," the young band also has learned how to capture the dynamic of its spirited live show in the recording studio. The result is a sprightly 10-song collection, rife with delights.

~Shawn Telford~Seattle P.I.



The Art of Becoming One's Own Shadow's the sort of album many bands work their entire careers for and never achieve -- an effort that sounds as if it couldn't come from any other outfit on the planet.

Lillydale might be on a tiny label, have little back story and boast few of the war stories long-toothed veterans, but it has it where it counts: The music. Who needs time to cut their teeth, grow up and move out when The Art of Becoming already trumps that?



~Ryan Diaz~Aversion.com