{"title":"lilo","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sleep-country","title":"Sleep Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe emerging duo of lilo release their debut EP,\u003ci\u003e Sleep Country\u003c\/i\u003e via Practise Music. On their winsome new song, \u003ci\u003eBeach (Real Love)\u003c\/i\u003e, lilo have crafted a warm, elegant and profoundly enjoyable slice of earnest folk-rock. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band explain: “Beach (Real Love) explores the different ways that love can manifest in our lives; it’s about how, often, it’s in friendship that we encounter love in its most authentic and enduring form. When it came to production, this was one of those rare songs where everything just seemed to fall into place. From the first time we played it to producer Joseph Futak, he knew the direction we should take it in, and sonically it has felt quite fundamental in establishing our harmony-led folk-pop sound.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough London-based duo lilo have only recently emerged, theirs is a bond that runs a decade deep. Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon met at school in Winchester aged 11, and from that day forward have forged an unshakeable creative bond with their gossamer harmonies and finely-spun acoustic arrangements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth previous singles ‘Scarecrow’ and ‘Change’ are crystallised moments of calm and contemplation with vocals that are grounded and confessional alone, but together they soar. Their music gives the magical sense that you’re on the inside, witnessing friends coming of age and discovering the world for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s a sound that calls to mind the ethereality of Laura Marling, but that is only the first glimpse of the versatility of lilo’s sound, their new material is set to break new ground in the UK indie-folk landscape. They hold the promise of a more full-bodied, band-driven direction, weaving elements of slow-core and offbeat country-pop refractions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elilo began recording their debut EP \u003ci\u003eSleep Country\u003c\/i\u003e with close friend and collaborator Joseph Futak in August 2020. Over the five tracks that make up the EP, Christie and Helen explore new perspectives on love and friendship often through the frame of loss. 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Starting out with homespun recordings and YouTube covers, by the time they moved to London in their late-teens, they had an unshakeable creative bond that forms an incredible bedrock for them to flourish from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir exceptional debut EP\u003ci\u003e Sleep Country\u003c\/i\u003e (Practise Music) came out in late-2021. Taking cues from alt-folk and classic country, it showed a maturity and dexterity that belied their years. As Loud \u0026amp; Quiet said of the band in a recent interview, \"what sets them apart from their contemporaries is a real understanding of Americana-influenced folk’s lineage as a genre. Think Emmylou Harris’ soul bearing and the pitch-perfect vocal glide of Karen Carpenter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew EP, \u003ci\u003eI Don’t Like My Chances On The Outside\u003c\/i\u003e, is a truly brilliant follow-up that underscores that we're no longing talking about promise with this duo. Working with producer friend Joseph Futák, they're now firmly in their stride, deftly counterbalancing delicate moments and harmony-led pop highs across a full-bodied band sound. Their lyrics speak for their generation too, encapsulating the panic, anxiety and love of twenty-somethings at a time of great uncertainty; from single \u003ci\u003eSettled\u003c\/i\u003e where the financial realities of needing to move back in with your parents to the sheer relief of ending a relationship on 'I Don't Love You Anymore' and 'Just A Thought's failing attempts to pull a friend away from a bad person (\"It's your hill to die on,\" they warn), nothing is off the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA triumphant EP that rewards over repeat listens, this beautiful first pressing comes on red vinyl and is limited to just 300 copies. 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