- Record Label: Wharf Cat Records
- Release Date: Oct 29, 2021
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Nov 5, 2021Even if this is her most ‘focused’ release yet, the lingering thought after the snappy 24 minutes of Lily We Need To Talk Now is the abundance of upside she still has left to explore. Though, to her credit, Lily Konigsberg has been doing that every time.
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MojoOct 29, 2021Witty and moving, somewhere an indie movie needs this as a soundtrack. [Dec 2021, p.85]
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UncutOct 29, 2021A heavily disguised break-up album, which secretes its sorrow beneath waves of gushing pop. [Dec 2021, p.29]
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Oct 29, 2021Lily We Need to Talk Now is an unexpected piece of artwork that manages to reflect the liberating now of boundaryless music. With influences from decades of genres and artists – from 70s to 90s to 00s and from The Sugarcubes to Pixies to beabadoobee – this album pieces together the excitement of discovering fresh music, making for a rollercoaster of a listening session.
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Nov 2, 2021Lily We Need to Talk Now is wall-to-wall hooks. She draws on the entire history of pop-rock heartbreak anthems and ties it together with sugary-sweet vocals and a witty, whimsical sensibility.
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Nov 16, 2021Neither bad, nor excellent, this is an album which sounds like a promise.
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Oct 29, 2021They used to make little records like this in the anything goes early 80’s. It’s nice to see Konigsberg bringing it back.