L'illon
Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States
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L'illon's "Warrior Angel" album:
"Sounds great! Great songs. Great production. Good variety."
- Founder of CD Baby
"Warrior Angel" by Washington based singer/songwriter L'illon is a "must have" album for all fans of female fronted pop music. Her voice is soul touching, her lyrics are straight out and there are many catchy songs like "Love Story" or "Shy Guy" on this release. Enjoy it! - Dominik co-founder CultureLoad.net
- CultureLoad
ASCAP VP Ralph Murphy comments on L'illon's music as "really cool stuff". - ASCAP VP
“Warrior Angel” the latest release by L’illon is a wonderful endeavor and perfect for any pop music fan. L’illon fuses the musical worlds of pop and Latin music together very well, setting the scene for a very ethnic influenced album. Traces of the late Selena can be heard in songs such as “Tu Solo Tu (Only You)” and highlight some well played Spanish guitar riffs. The title track “Warrior Angel” pulls away from the Latin vibe with more of a world music instrumentation and pop sound. L’illon’s artistic arrangements on the CD highlighting her Latin roots but do not let that fool you; this disc is perfect for any lover of female fronted pop music.
- -Shaun H./ RadioIndy
L’illon – Warrior Angel / 2009 Blye Tower / 10 Tracks /
http://www.lillon.com
“Love Story” is a catchy bit of Latina pop that takes on equal parts of
Shakira and Gloria Estefan; that is to say, both older and newer
representations of the style are included. Rather than limiting herself
to a smaller subset of fans, the overtures that are made here on this
introductory track will ensure that anyone lucky enough to happen onto
the album will be sticking with it for the long haul. “Shy Guy”, for
example, goes onto the route taken by Linda Perry (4 Non Blondes) and
ties in the aforementioned Latina influence with amore classic
alternative type of sound, while “I Wonder” has all the magic and wonder
of a Sixpence None The Richer.
Taken together, the tracks on “Warrior Angel” truly construct an idea
for listeners of whom L’illon truly is, and what musical artists and
genres have ultimately shaped her during the recording process for this
album. “Tu Solo Tu (Only You)” is a bonefide hit, as L’illon puts forth
everything that she can to keep up with a very flashy and intense
guitar/drum dynamic. It is the narrative created by these vocals that
makes all five minutes of “Tu Solo Tu” slide by like they were nothing,
feeding nicely into “Thief of the Night”. “Thief of the Night” continues
the Latin influence but is fundamentally different from anything else on
the album. This is due to the fact that there seems to be hints of
smooth jazz placed at strategic points, coupling with these vocals to
appease fans of all ages, be they tuned into the seventies, eighties, or
even later music.
“Untouchable” is another track that breaks from the sound approached
during the earlier tracks on “Warrior Angel”, using a slower tempo to
shine a spotlight on the nuances of L’illon vocals. Where a great number
of artists are unable to keep things fresh over the course of an entire
album, L’illon is able to keep things spiced up and interesting. The
disc’s final (and titular) track, “Warrior Angel”, uses influences as
wide as Enya, Disney soundtracks, middle Eastern ambience, and
prior-pursued elements to make something that both settles everything
brought up during the album while setting things up nicely for L’illon’s
next album.
Top Tracks: Tu Solo Tu (Only You), Love Story
Rating: 8.3/10
James McQuiston
Editor, NeuFutur (print magazine)
Editor, http://www.neufutur.com (e-magazine)
- James McQuiston, Editor - NeuFutur Magazine
Discography
Debut Album:
"Warrior Angel": numerous stations playing tracks from album....
Singles (radio airplay Europe):
"Call me Ma'am"
"Start Livin'"
"I Call 2 U You" - dance remix
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Radio Indy Charts for L'illon (Gold Artist Award):
Also, RadioIndy recently awarded L'illon with a GrIndie Award (Independent Artist Music Awards - Best New Music 2009) for her debut album 'Warrior Angel'.
ALL tracks on her debut album, "Warrior Angel", have hit "#1" in thirteen different music categories as of 04/13/09:
Pop - # 1 "Warrior Angel", #1 "Thief of the Night",#1 "Love Story", #1 "I Wonder", #1"Navigate Me Home,
International - #1 "Warrior Angel", #1 "Smile Once More"
Soft Rock - #1 "Sweet Surrender"
Latin - #1 "Tu Solo Tu"
Lounge - #1 "Untouchable"
Love Songs - #1 "I Wonder", #1 "Shy Guy"
World - #1 "Sweet Surrender", #1 "Warrior Angel"
Dance - #1 "Love Story"
Country - #1 "Shy Guy"
Fusion Pop - #1 "Untouchable"
Contemporary - #1 "Sweet Surrender" #1 "Navigate Me Home"
Advertisement - #1 "Untouchable"
Film Music - #1 "Warrior Angel"
With the recent release of her highly anticipated, stylistically eclectic indie debut album Warrior Angel, Washington, D.C. based singer/songwriter Lillon does more than simply break genre and cultural barriers. The multi-talented visionary artist forges a groundbreaking path into a dynamic new realm she has coined as Lucid Pop, a modern sound that blends classical, world and pop elements and creates a musical mood unique from any other.
While Lillon likens her fusion of sonic colors a kaleidoscope designed to get the listener to a place of destination, one of her fans best expressed the way its making thousands of people feel: sing along tunes with masterfully effective lyrics, Lucid Pop will not leave your memory. ASCAP VP Ralph Murphy adds simply that its really cool stuff. When Lillon told Murphy about the unique crystallization of her songwritinga process which begins by being open to impulses, emotions, people, and new experiences --he said, You really are a different kind of muse.
Throughout the ten tracks of Warrior Angel, Lillons compelling sound is intensely patterned, blending bass and guitar grooves, percussion rich beats, surprise string and wind riffs and an emotionally powerful vocal presence that pulls it all together. From the fast, hip swaying opener Love Story (a song about possibilities and surprises that sets the exciting uptempo groove) to the more intense mystical title track, and the enigmatic Sweet Surrender or the Lucid Pop tango Tu Solo Tu (that will get people dancing and romancing for hours), these songs create a musical vision focused on both today and tomorrow.
Rather than begin with music or lyrics first, she lets them merge together as shes creating her incredible songs, like the Tigris and Euphrates rivers coming together. Beyond simply asserting her gifts as a multi-faceted songwriter with the ability to turn hard core rockers into pop fans, classical music lovers into Latin music aficionados, Lillon infuses the ten tracks on Warrior Angelwith a sense of empowerment that can inspire people in these uneasy times. Her belief is that in an era defined by financial uncertainty, music canas it has been during past times of crisisbe a healing force that helps us feel individually and collectively better about ourselves. Her sound strives to openly address the highs and lows of life, portraying these with insight, compassion and resolution.
Listening to Lucid Pop, Lillon says, you can feel a new spark of sensuality and vibrancy so that everyone can feel cool, modern, and sexy in their own skin. She continues, I like to think of it as part of a new musical revolution, drawing from ancient tones, melodic filagree, harmonic complexity, nostalgic old school, blues, pop, rock and modern grooves. I draw inspiration from the classical composers I admire like Verdi, Beethoven, Chopin, Rimski-Korsakov & Saint Saens, as well as modern songwriters like Prince, Jewel, Sting and U2. Its important to fight for change that is good and Im excited to share this new vibe of music with the world.
Judging from the response to the songs on Warrior Angel, the world is quickly catching on and embracing the future of music as Lillon is creating it. Last May, the album won a RadioIndy GrIndie Music Award (Independent Artist Music Award - Best New Music 2009) and tracks from the album have hit #1 in 13 different music categoriestotalling 23 #1s--on the influential site www.radioindy.com.Warrior Angel, Thief of the Night, I Wonder and Love Story hit #1 in the pop category, while Warrior Angel and Smile Once More went #1 on the International chart. The other genres include Soft Rock (Sweet Surrender), Latin/Spanish (Tu Solo Tu), Love Songs, World, Dance, Lounge, Contemporary, Country (an irrepressibly sensual shout out to a Shy Guy) and Fusion Pop. Untouchable was #1 on the licensing driven Advertisement chart, while Warrior Angel hit the top spot on the Film Music list.
Warrior Angel has enjoyed steady internet airplay on a variety of inter
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