Liily
Artist Bio
Dylan Nash, Sam De La Torre, Charlie Anastasis, and Maxx Morando are the four fundamentals that make up ambitious LA rock band, Liily. Summed up as an “Angeleno quintet…pushing the rock genre forward and into a new era of raw tension and passionate fire…” (Atwood Magazine), the band experienced momentum quickly. Early on, they took stages by storm, creating notoriety for themselves through their manic energy displayed in their cacophonous live shows. But that’s not all they had to offer. Bringing that same domestic chaos from their live shows, Liily expanded their fanbase in forms of 2019 EP entitled I Can Fool Anybody In This Town and 2021 debut album TV or Not TV. On both releases, the band displayed their recognizable musical perspectives and harnessed their valley upbringing, jumping from moment to moment and ambience to ambience, creating experimental songs all the more strange and abrasive, but also far more three dimensional than anything the band had done before.
Today, the band is more present than ever, bringing new music and a new energy to the modern rock genre. When comparing this ‘new era’ to their previous EP release, lead singer, Dylan Nash explains, “I think, thematically, it’s very different. I think the intensity of it is very different. I think we had the same intention though which is to completely obliterate people’s ear drums - that’s what it still has in common.”
When embarking on this new sound, Liily looked to harness their valley upbringing, jumping from moment to moment and ambience to ambience, creating experimental songs all the more strange and abrasive, but also far more three dimensional than anything the band had done before. Still containing the unbridled energy of those early shows and singles, but stripped of anything passive or unintentional. The debut album, TV or Not TV, took on the perspective of the town staring at the back of the Hollywood sign while simultaneously displaying the growth Liily underwent as a band, musicians, and individuals in the previous 2 years. This new era of music provides the essence of an enigma, sensical yet explanation-less pieces whose expressions can stand on their own, with little to be compared to, much like Liily themselves.
Liily’s cohesive elements of variety and distinction only leaves listeners wondering what idiosyncratic sound could be bestowed by the band next. In this realm they have now created, concepts take on their physical embodiments, setting fire to the unnecessary cookie-cutter outlines and definitions, and creating the whole experience of an idea or feeling. Providing an interpretive, bashing, freewheeling, yet self-serious sound, the four have explored their most artistic sense of selves thoroughly and intentionally, landing on a sound undeniably raw and human that is sure to project them into a very personal place of a listener’s mind.
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"For as long as they’ve been a unit, LA-based alt-rockers Liily have skirted the line of post-punk and dance-punk [...] their next chapter sounds more in line with the industrial dance sounds of their East Coast contemporaries Model/Actriz—maybe even with a bit of hair metal influence baked in." - FLOOD Magazine
"With a penchant for experimentation that seen their abrasive rock become softened by a stripped-back feel, Liily's artistic evolution has brought to life their debut album, framing their unrestrained creativity with an expert refinement." - EARMILK
"Liily seethe with a new found riotous energy that dictates every twist and turn." **** - DIY
"The real beauty rears up within the band’s ability to let the noise subside before seamlessly turning into a brand new beast. Additionally, toying with the chaotic structures of jazz suits them, fracturing expectation, and carving out their own little niche in that dirty rock’n’roll world." - DORK
"'The Suit That Sold Itself' is the epitome of Liily's insanity with its experimental and industrial cacophony, while 'Anvil' is an extraordinary hypnotic ballad with shoegaze overtones. While the tortured interpretation of Liily is predominant, the contribution of melody brings a clever cocktail that allows them to push their limits." **** - The Line of Best Fit
"TV Or Not TV is constantly twitching and lurching, wriggling into deeper, darker sounds and then climbing back out of them again [...] They’ve grown up amid the chaos and confusion of the internet age, fed constant information at a terrifying rate. Their frenzied, abrasive, kitchen-sink approach to rock’n’roll encapsulates that perfectly." **** - NME
"As opposed to grabbing listeners by their necks with chaotic, frenzied instrumentation and banshee-like screams, it shakes them awake with droning static and marching drums. It’s a definite change in pace, a breather amidst a high-energy sequence of tracks that adds another trick up the band’s sleeves." - Flaunt Magazine
"Caustic and deliberately raw, their new single 'I Am Who I Think You Think I Am' is a real statement, a crunching manifesto." - Clash
"Strange and abrasive but with considerable emotional girth. The track contains the unbridled energy of Liily’s early shows and singles, but feels stripped of anything passive or unintentional." - Post-Punk
"The track channels elements of punk rock, industrial, electronic, and a garage rock rawness that becomes something of its own thing as it goes along. You can only imagine the way this one would absolutely melt your face if you took it in live." - We All Want Someone to Shout For
"Laced with organ throughout, the first half of the hypnotizing song upholds the tradition of neo-psychedelia introduced by the Velvet Underground and the 13th Floor Elevators, and later carried afloat by the Black Angels and the Brian Jonestown Massacre." - The Big Takeover
"A fiery work that shows the band’s propensity for mixing hardcore with experimental nodes: think Can jamming with Every Time I Die." - Glide Magazine
"An irresistible reintroduction and statement of purpose for the band, and a frenzied addition to their growing canon of killer tracks." - Under The Radar
"Releasing tracks that are everything from thoughtful and slow burning to searing hard rock bangers, to tracks that transform from one to the other, the outfit are at their most prolific and exciting right now, and every new release has you at a loss for what to expect." - CLOUT
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