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""Heasley's grown into an expert..."

“. . . Heasley's grown into an expert songsmith, and . . . each [song] does offer something unique for your time: an unexpected drumbeat, a lone guitar wail, an oddly timed burst of vocals.” - Amanda Petrusich – Pitchforkmedia


"The Journal News"

“. . . songs like "Catherine (Let a Positive Stream....)" and "Perception Room" act mainly as agents of deceit, leading the listener deep into melodies that suddenly turn and leave one lost in shifting guitar(s). . . .”

- Sean Glennon – The (New York) Journal News


Discography

In the Presence of Nothing -- 1992 (Slumberland)
A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns -- 1994 (spinART)
Eccsame the Photon Band -- 1995 (spinART)
Better Can't Make Your Life Better -- 1996 (Che/Elektra)
Services (For The Soon To Be Departed) -- 1997 (Che/Elektra)
”The 3 Way” -- 1999 (Sire)
Zero Population Growth: Bliss Out 15 -- 1999 (Darla)
The Lilys/Aspera Ad Astra -- 2000 (Tiger Style)
Selected -- 2000 (File 13)
Precollection -- 2003 (Manifesto)

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Bio

The present-day Lilys formed in Philadelphia nee Boston nee Washington DC some time ago when Kurt Heasley (writer) and Torben Pastore (agitator) fell upon one another in a Cambridge bar amidst the sounds of breaking bottles, a then-form of music criticism. Lilys had begun to prepare the release of the Better Can’t Make Your Life Better LP and Kurt was rummaging for the touring band. Torben had just stormed out of a coffeehouse folk performance (his own) amid his happy denouement that what he really wanted was to be in the best rock band he could handle. A bond was formed, and a wash of touring and recording ensued complete with a nod to passing ambulances, a live performance on Top of the Pops, tall tales evoking images of orbicular face paint, and a single in the UK to which many an ass shook. Through epic versions of trial and error the band recruited Chris McAllen (awpshawer) for a 2003 tour of the US where, along the way, Trish Scearce (percussion and instruments) was rescued from a casino. Who wants a body massage with a magic show?