tiLLie’s new five track EP is out now and it contains some of her best music to date. It opens with “off the hook” a lo-fi instrumentally sparse track with a brutally honest lyric which, for me, describes someone on the edge of a mental breakdown. Next up is “steve” which I believe is a perfect musical painting of the music industry patriarchy. The titular Steve is the everyman male musician who has it easy, certainly a damned sight easier than equally or more talented women in the industry. The riffs rise high and hard and there is a palpable anger in the song. Lyrics like “Wonder what it’s like to live a day in his life. I was born barefoot and he got a hot ride. I just hope I wake up as Steve in my next life” sum up the difficulty of being a talented female in today’s music industry.
The remaining three tracks collect three classy singles originally released last year, kicking off with “wake up and smell the bacon”. The vocal hooks in the chorus scream emo driven punk and stay with you long after the song stops. Is the subject what it’s like to live in this mad world we find ourselves in and that many of us struggle to cope with? I think it is. “earn a living” is currently my favourite song of the five. It showcases tiLLie dealing with the haters and downturns with the confidence of her obvious ability and great friends. The words here are powerful, I particularly love the lines “Maybe I Should Sacrifice The Very Thing That Saved My Life. Nah Fuck That, Something That Good Doesn’t Come With A Price“. The EP closes with “superhero” which is perhaps the poppiest tune on the collection. This is a dark love song which is about a love that is wanted but not yet attainable. This is a classy EP and it is clear that there is a great and bright future in tiLLieworld!
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