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Lost & Found Video: Lilys - "A Nanny in Manhattan" + MP3's

Lilys In 1996 there was no Pitchfork, or the throng of MP3 blogs, or the tech-savvy arbiters of taste that we've been blessed with over a decade later. You went to the record store and either hoped there was a cool clerk to tip you off to something or you just bought everything from a label that you trusted. And there's always been word of mouth among like-minded music lovers. Sometimes you really didn't know what to expect when you were removing that shrink wrap in anticipation of the next great find. Now that I think about it, it may have been more fun that way.

One day I picked up the latest record from Lilys. Being a fan, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. Previously, frontman Kurt Heasley was steeped in the shoegazing space-rock of the likes of My Bloody Valentine; but 1996's Better Can't Make Your Life Better was a major departure from that sound with its rough Kinks-inspired riffs. It was a wonderful surprise and still a record I listen to regularly 10 years on.

Better Can't Make Your Life Better fit right in with the Elephant 6 releases of the mid-90's, but its visibility suffered from the lack of being adorned with the E6 logo on its sleeve. It soon went out of print before being reissued in 1998 after "A Nanny In Manhattan" was featured in a European Levis commercial. The reissue didn't last long either and the album is now only available secondhand. Kurt Heasley has since morphed the Lilys sound many times over—all graced with his knack for writing a great melody.

Lilys - "A Nanny In Manhattan":


As a bonus, savor these MP3's from Better Can't Make Your Life Better.

MP3: Lilys - "Can't Make Your Life Better"
MP3: Lilys - "Shovel Into Spade Kit"
Posted on 06/21/2007
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