{"id":23188,"date":"2015-03-10T15:36:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T20:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=23188"},"modified":"2015-03-15T18:05:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T23:05:19","slug":"lilly-hiatt-live-on-thacker-mountain-radio-at-lamar-lounge-thu-312","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/lilly-hiatt-live-on-thacker-mountain-radio-at-lamar-lounge-thu-312\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilly Hiatt Live on Thacker Mountain Radio (at Lamar Lounge Thu. 3\/12)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lilly Hiatt’s Accomplished Sophomore Album, Royal Blue<\/em>, Out Now On Normaltown Records\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, CA – Described by Paste<\/em><\/strong> as “a glorious tumble of influences – surf rock, Smiths vibes, Laurel Canyon twang and jangle, Sonic Youth<\/strong> flatline, Britpop flourishes, Seattle grunge and Joy Division<\/strong> meets Human League<\/strong> synthery,” Lilly Hiatt<\/strong>‘s<\/strong> accomplished sophomore album, Royal Blue<\/em><\/strong>, is out now (released March 3)<\/strong>, on Normaltown Records.<\/strong> Produced by Adam Landry<\/strong> (Deer Tick, Diamond Rugs), the 12-track record is a dance between pedal steel and synths and a huge artistic leap forward for the fast rising singer-songwriter from East Nashville. Stereogum<\/em><\/strong> has taken notice and is premiering the churning “Get This Right,”<\/strong> calling it “the soundtrack for when you’re driving nowhere fast, but feeling very Zen about it.” Listen via stereogum<\/a> or soundcloud<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"LillyHiatt-RoyalBlue\"<\/a>Lilly and her band will play a hometown release show Wednesday, March 4<\/strong> at The Stone Fox<\/strong> in Nashville<\/strong> followed by the Savannah Stopover Music Festival<\/strong> in Savannah, Ga.<\/strong> this Saturday, March 7<\/strong> before making the trek to SXSW for several shows. Lilly will then head to Portland, Ore.<\/strong> for a solo weeklong nightly residency at Al’s Den in McMenamins Crystal Hote<\/strong>l March 22-28. While in Portland, she will perform at KINK FM’s Skype Live Studio<\/strong> on March 23.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Royal Blue<\/em> is making heads turns and garnering considerable praise. Southern Living<\/em><\/strong> declared: “Lilly Hiatt is poised to show that she has a lot more going for her than just a famous last name,” while Nashville Scene<\/em><\/strong> called her one of the Music City’s best singer-songwriters and described the album as “alluringly sullen, shrewd and sharp,” adding, “Royal Blue<\/em> is mixed more like an early 90s Mazzy Star<\/strong> album, her vocals partially submerged in a sharp haze of guitar and synthesizer reverb.” In Holly Gleason<\/strong>‘s feature story for Nashville Arts<\/em><\/strong>, she lauded Lilly’s songwriting and vulnerability and described the album as a “a dozen songs that smear the Pixies<\/strong>, Liz Phair<\/strong>, and Joy Division with hints of Jason Isbell<\/strong>, Ryan Adams<\/strong>, or Sturgill Simpson<\/strong>‘s postmodern rock\/country.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"LillyHiattPoster\"<\/a>Lilly’s love of 90s alt-rock groups comes through loud and clear in the distressed guitars, the urgent backbeats, and the post-punk synths throughout many of the songs. Citing the Pixies, the Breeders<\/strong>, Dinosaur Jr.<\/strong> and Pearl Jam<\/strong> as influences on this record, Lilly sought out producer Adam Landry for his versatility and analog studio, confident he’d be able to create the late 80s\/early 90s vibe she was hearing in her head.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Setting the tone for the album, opener “Far Away”<\/strong> (listen via paste<\/a> or soundcloud<\/a>), marries a shimmery Cure <\/strong>synth theme to a steady rock-and-roll backbeat, as Lilly explains the devastating realities of a love gone sour: “I have never felt more far away than when you were right here,” in her barbed lilt. When she delivers a volley of “ooo-ooo-ooohs” on the coda, it’s hard to tell whether she’s lamenting her loss or proclaiming her freedom. The surging surf-country number “Machine”<\/strong> hints at rebellious adolescence while “Somebody’s Daughter”<\/strong> is a nod to Lilly’s songwriting father, John Hiatt<\/strong>.<\/strong> On the austere and arresting “Your Choice,”<\/strong> Lilly pairs a gently strummed guitar with a spacey analog synth and sings, “When you turn your lamp off\/ Please hear my sweet, soft voice.” Adding, with startling finality, “You made your choice.” The title track “Royal Blue”<\/strong> closes the album with a proclamation that she’s letting go and healing the only way she knows how: “I wanna let go\/ ‘Cause I was royal blue\/ What would a good woman do?\/ She’d move on\/ And write a song or two.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook.com\/LillyHiatt <\/a>|<\/span> LillyHiatt.com\u00a0 <\/a>\"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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