Simply Six: Lauren Edman

1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer.  For many it was the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later.  Is there such a defining moment for you?

Hearing Tori Amos's music when I was a teenager had a big impact on me. I was amazed that she could make such uniquely expressive and emotional music. Previously to that, most of the music I listened to that wasn't jazz standards, classical or showtunes was simply Top 40 radio stuff. I liked that well enough, but I had no idea what I was missing. Tori's production and arrangements were so interesting to me, and I'd never heard anyone play piano the way she does. While I didn't want to try to emulate her sound, I started wishing that I could make music that could connect with people the way her music connected with me.

 

2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to?  Who are some of your favorites?

I listen to a lot of alternative female singers - aside from Tori I love Fiona Apple (can't wait for her new album), Lisa Germano, PJ Harvey, Rasputina, Nina Persson, Marissa Nadler, lots of others. The album I bought most recently is First Aid Kit's The Lion's Roar, which is really beautiful. I also like a lot of classical music and symphonic band pieces and some showtunes. The other day I put on a recording of Johan De Meij's Lord of the Rings. Then I listened to the Next to Normal Original Broadway Cast soundtrack. When I play piano for fun, I particularly enjoy playing music by Brahms, Debussy and Scriabin. I'm kind of all over the place in what I like, which explains the variety of styles on my album.

3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?

That's hard to say, but performing in Amateur Night at the Apollo is up there on the list. I did that in 2005. It was terrifying and exhilarating at the same time, having that audience of mostly strangers cheering and booing at the top of their lungs while you're just hoping to get through your song without being tap-danced off the stage. The fact that I didn't get booed off the stage made me think that maybe I have a chance as a singer after all.

4.  Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to?   How much can music influence current events?

Music is different things to different people. It can influence people, but it's a very personal and individual thing. I don't think of music as something that influences current events so much as I think of it as something that illustrates them and can draw people in.

5. How has technology affected the music industry?  How has technology affected your career as a musician?

Well that's a huge question. Technology has made it a lot easier for musicians to make good sounding recordings for a relatively low price. I've definitely benefited from that in recording and producing my own music in my simple home studio, but at the same time I've seen amazing recording studios go out of business because of it, which is depressing as a recording engineer and as someone who loves being in those places, even if I couldn't afford to record in them myself. The music industry as a whole has become a lot more spread out, niche-oriented as well as more dense and hard to navigate with so many options for indie artists. I do think it's great for indie artists to actually have those options and so many ways to connect with fans and new listeners, even if breaking through the din is still tough for musicians just starting out.

 

6.  Now for my Barbara Walters question:  If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?

I would be pretty much any shoe in the Fluevog Operetta family.

Simply Six: Margaret Bernstein

1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer.  For many it was the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later.  Is there such a defining moment for you?

I was in a natural food store in California several years ago when a lady approached me and told me with certainty in her voice, “You are a singer!”

I shook my head, but she insisted that she was a physic and that she knew that I was a singer. I shook my head again and she gave me another hard look and exclaimed ‘Then you want to be a singer!” I realized that that was a true statement-I did indeed want to be a singer and be the voice of the many songs that I had been writing for years.

2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to?  Who are some of your favorites?

I love so many styles of music. Having been brought up on classical music, I particularly love Beidrich Smetana’s “Moldau” from the “Ma Vlast” collection of orchestral tone poems. I also love Brahms Third Symphony, Beethoven’s seventh symphony, Dvoorak’s Slavonic Dances and Rachmaninoff’s Piano concerto #2 in c minor and of course, the music of JS Bach! In terms of songwriters, some of my favorites throughout the years have been Dan Fogelberg (especially the “Home Free” album), Cris Williamson, Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Carolle King, and Tori Amos. I also really appreciate the neo-jazz sounds of Paul Winter Consort and Lyle Mays. Honestly though, most of the time when I am listening to music these days, I am listening to my son practice his marimba and violin or to the car radio playing anything from the latest pop hits to the local college weekly Indian music radio show.

3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?

There have been many great moments in my music career so far so it’s hard to choose. Some of these moments have included playing flute on a recording produced by the Who’s Pete Townsend and also singing my original songs with my awesome band to auditoriums of cheering middle school students as part of the SAFE through the Arts program.

4.  Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to?   How much can music influence current events?

I absolutely believe that Music can change the world and that the power and influence of music is not to be undermined or underestimated! I hope to bring about positive changes through my music, one song at a time. Every time that a middle school chorus sings my song “Believe”, I can feel the positive energy that is being transmitted through the energy and words of the song and I feel so grateful that my music is able to positively affect and inspire others in this way. My ultimate goal is to help to bring more love and compassion into the world through my music.

5. How has technology affected the music industry?  How has technology affected your career as a musician?

Technology has changed the ways in which we create music, listen to music and sell and buy music. The most noticeable way that technology has affected my career as a musician has been the use of the Internet, which has enabled worldwide communication and sharing of music, especially through the social networks. It has provided a platform in which I can be more involved and control in the business aspects of my music career. The downside is that the wide spread use of music via the Internet has also deflated the monetary value of music.

6.    Now for my Barbara Walters question:  If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?

I would be a classy lace up low heal boot with orthodics inside. This choice of shoes would enable me to be in style while still being practical. The orthodics would give me extra support whereas the low heals would provide me with plenty of comfort. This boot is a perfect analogy for me because I am always making forward strides in my career in the most practical way possible, while still stepping out with plenty of style! J

SIMPLY SIX: Strange Lights

Strange Lights are a duo from Colorado.

1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer.  For many it was the appearance ofElvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later.  Is there such a defining moment for you?  

Lonny: Singing wasn’t exactly what I was looking for in life. I really would have rather been a guitar player. It really came as a shock when ten years later the singing was becoming more primary. It was a very gradual change though and somewhat undefined.
Deb: I must have had a defining moment at about the age of 6...because I remember sitting on the sidewalk in front of my Bronx apartment building with the song book to "scarborough fair", singing to it and waiting to be "discovered"!..I just don't remember what brought it on. Now, every time I see a well executed artistic performance,(be it graphic art, drama , music, etc.) it is a "re-defining" moment of being in love with the "creation of art". 

2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to?  Who are some of your favorites?

Lonny: My musical tastes are similar to Deb’s minus the Beethoven, and Dvorak, and adding some old Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. I love the modern indie sounds and the old rock to a slightly lesser degree.
Deb: I listen to the likes of The Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, the Shins, Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M., Margot and the Nuclear So and So's,The Dandy Warhols,Nick Drake, Wilco, Tori Amos,Neutral Milk Hotel, Elliot Smith, The Delgados, Crooked fingers, as well as Beethoven, Dvorak, and some Native American music that incorporates elements of that culture and newer music. Pink Floyd is a long lasting favorite which I can hear by just thinking about it! 

3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?

Lonny: Any show that we have managed to show an audience a good time has been pretty much equally the top of my list of great moments. There is absolutely nothing more satisfying and beautiful than a set of music that creates a true connection with an audience.
Deb: My greatest moments are associated with artistic triumphs of creating something I am really satisfied with...Our new album "Light Bright" has made me very happy in this way, and is the latest "great moment". Going on tour with The Flaming Lips could be the next! 

4.  Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to?   How much can music influence current events?

Lonny: Music is more a force of rebalancing than a force for change. Our natural state is probably the most amazing possibility to achieve. Music definitely nudges us back to that state. The current world is constantly pushing us towards thousands of external stimulations per day for most of us. The actual miracle is probably closer to who we are and how we interact. Music is a true compass to bring us back to the rare and exceptional thing we call reality.
Deb: Music changes the world, as does everything that happens. I consciously try to make music that helps everything evolve in a positive way. You go in the direction you are looking, and that's where I try to keep my eye on. Sound in particular is intrinsic to our physical presence...the original "creation" of life, as interpreted by physicists, was an organization of matter BY sound waves that "compressed" and "stretched out" matter... Music to me is an incredible flow of energy that is not limited by the physical or time realm. Music is limited in it's "ability" to change "current events" by how much consensus it does or does not have...Most of the time that music is a by-product or reflection of what already exists. 

5. How has technology affected the music industry?  How has technology affected your career as a musician?

Lonny: A large subject to broach I must say, and clearly a mixed blessing. In a nutshell, with technology, music making is accessible to every Tom, Dick and Harry. This is good because we all have an opportunity to express and grow, however individuating yourself is exceedingly more difficult than in the past. You pretty much have to be a genius and very hard working to break through the musical clutter out there. Electronica and Hip Hop are now such different forms of electronic sound that have changed the soundscape in fairly dramatic ways. These forms of music have fairly clear pluses and minuses of there own. I am probably not saying anything new here.
Deb: Everybody has heard the news that the "old" music industry is dead, long live...what?
The digitizing of our world's information, including music has opened up a lot of abilities as what can be accomplished by fewer individuals using less resources,so there is a lot more music just a mouse click away. For artists there is exposure to a lot of different influences that I think has increased the interaction of different "genres", and, as this gene pool mixes, sped up the development of "new" genres. Listening to some of the younger artists I am really impressed at how, despite this age being so information-saturated.they have filtered through it, finding an original sound that reflects their exposures. As a musician, technology is the interface that connnects my music with the public, except when I am playing live for the audience.,.so it is a lot of how the music gets heard, and how the audience gets their say. Also, for recording music, technology has made it possible for our band to record our music in our own studio at our own pace...for a band without a big recording budget it enabled us to produce exactly what we wanted, and made us better musicians in the "reaching higher" process. 

6.  Now for my Barbara Walters question:  If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?

Lonny: I have to invent this one. Merrell’s Morphing shoes, hiking shoes completely able to be very nice looking on an evening out. Fashionable, durable and forever lasting? I am just a man you know.

Deb: Shoes I would be Italian,leather, dark brown, 1 and 1/2 inch heel,side buckle...are boots allowed?

SIMPLY SIX: Kelly Harper

Kelly Harper is a singer/songwriter from

1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer.  For many it was the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later.  Is there such a defining moment for you?

My defining moment was sitting in a restaurant in NYC, I was writing in my notebook and it just hit me that this was what I wanted to do, along with when I was younger listening to the artist "Jewel" and other songwriters I admired. 

2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to?  Who are some of your favorites?

My range is so diverse. I listen to classical, jazz, inspirational,  pop, rap. I am into listening to Nina Simone, Lily Allen, andTori Amos right now, some of my new songs are reflecting a bit of a jazz vibe with still being pop.

3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?

I would say being able to record and write recently with Christopher Ward, he wrote Black Velvet with A. Myles

4.  Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to?   How much can music influence current events?

Of course music and change the world for sure, Music is such a huge influence to people. Music can influence current events so much, especially if the music is talking about things that are not good for kids to listen to. Hence; the rise in suicide, depression, drugs, and rebellion. We are the people kids/teenager/people look up to, we need to set a good example.

5. How has technology affected the music industry?  How has technology affected your career as a musician?

Music has changed sooooooo much, some for the better, and some for the worse. It has affected it in a bad way, because the record stores are out of business almost and people aren't buying music like they used to, so we are having to come up with other ways to make music and brand yourself.

6.  Now for my Barbara Walters question:  If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?

               I would be a pair of "Chloe's" love her shoes they fit my very well. 

SIMPLY SIX: Marina V

Marina V is a singer originally from Russia now living in California.

1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer. For many it was the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later. Is there such a defining moment for you?

I guess the defining moment for me was when I was my first year in college and entered into a talent competition. Until then,
I had never played my songs for anyone, but I performed the song I wrote in front of several hundred people and ended one

winning the first prize. That was the beginning of my career :) And then the next day, I got a few emails from students

and faculty saying how much my song moved them, a couple of them even had tears (it was a sad song)... I never thought

about my music touching others, because I always wrote for myself.. But those 2 days, I was so inspired by the reaction

of people to my song, that I decided to pursue music. Hope this answer makes sense:)

2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?

I still love the Beatles. My favorite. And I have lots of songs from hundreds of artists on my iPod, and I

love to put it on shuffle. Anything from Willie Nelson to Rob Zombie to Howard Jones to Russian pop to Tori Amos to.... you name it:)

3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?

I still hope for the greatest moment yet to come, but I've had so many amazing moments on stage

where I just felt elated... One very fun one was performing on the stage at the Kodak Theatre

and being in the dressing rooms. I was thinking - wow, every Oscar-nominated actor within last few

years has walked on this floor and sat in these green rooms... It was fun:)

4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?

I think music has the power to move people in different ways. So yes, changing the world too. Why not?

Artists throughout centuries have been at the forefront of big social and political movements, and I think it's exciting!
I'm trying to make my little difference too (with my song and music video for "HOPE", for example).

5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?

I love the internet and the ability to connect to so many people. and I love being able to quickly find the song you want

on iTunes or elsewhere. I think it's a great benefit for musicians!

6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?

I would be elegant yet sturdy fake-leather black boots:)

SIMPLY SIX: Ariane Mahryke Lemire

Ariane Mahryke Lemire is a singer/songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer. For many it was the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later. Is there such a defining moment for you?

There was no particular defining moment. I started making up songs as soon as I could talk and later put on recitals and plays along with my cousins that lasted much too long. I decided I was going to be a writer after reading "Anne of Green Gables" when I was about 12...I had forgotten about the music. It came again, later, when someone asked to use some of my poetry to put to music. When I went to the concert and heard how my writing had been butchered, I decided that I would be doing to composing and singing from then on.

2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?

Dad was a classical guitarist so there was always something playing on the jukebox or the stereo. My standard go-to s are the 60's classics (everything pop to Jimi, Janis, Jethro, King Crimson...). Other staples: Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Ricki Lee Jones, Tom Waits, Ryan Adams, Djavan, French singer-songwriters, and then there are the up and comers: Eamon McGrath, Andrea Lindsay, Geneviève Toupin, Scott Cook, Derek Frank, Madame Moustache, Joe Nolan...the list goes on and on and on...

3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?

The circus that is producing TWO albums at once! It's almost over, they're almost finished, and it's been one heck of a ride. From picking the songs to organising the recording sessions, to handling the budgets (and lack of budget), working out the arrangements, and the absolute thrill of seeing it all come together.

4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?

Music has always played an imperative roll in society. It used to be a way to transmit news from village to village, to transmit heritage and tradition from generation to generation. It can soothe or torture...Governments have used music to influence the population: rally songs, party songs, jingles...anthems. Music plays a powerful roll in triggering emotions. Just as it can put a baby to sleep, it can compel a group to battle. My 87 year old great uncle told me being an entertainer was as important to the a society as a bus driver, a lawyer, a teacher or a loaf of bread. He says that for many people, seeing a play, a movie, or going to a concert makes the rest of the week worth living.

5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?

Technology, its accessibility and relatively low cost, has allowed pretty much anyone to make their music accessible to the masses in one form or another. It's the doubled edged sword. On one hand, there is an increase in people listening to a larger variety of styles, languages, etc.. Labels and the music industry are no longer dictating what we listen to. Music can have a global reach much faster. The resourceful can make a career of what they love doing. On the down-side, it is becoming increasingly difficult to create a long lasting bond between the listener and the creator. Everyone is constantly bombarded with a plethora of new artists. Then again, this could also be a good thing since it pushes us to work harder at upping the quality, originality, and honesty of what we put out. I guess what I'm trying to say, in regards to that question is.....?.

6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?

If I were a pair of shoes...I'd have to be some weird cross-breed of spiked heels, skate shoes, flip-flops, and mid-calf boots.

SIMPLY SIX: Melissa Ferrick

Melissa Ferrick is a singer/songwriter from Boston.

For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer. For many it was the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later. Is there such a defining moment for you?
1,....Probably the first live show i saw which was Culture Club and everyone turned on their lighters and i was in the cheap seats and it looked so cool and there was a universal feeling i remember everyone singing along and swaying and i thought,..I want to feel like this every day for teh rest of my life.

When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?
2....i actually don;t really listen to much current current music outside of
friends of mine who make records and my probabaly obvious favorites like jack Johnson, D.M.B., Ani, Tori Amos, Death Cab, Tegan and sara...etc... etc...popular singer singwritters mostly,..though i listen to NPR classical and jazz...

What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?
3...i am lucky to feel like i've had a few,..but the most recent was at the 100th anniversary of Progressive Magazine on stage with
Ani DiFranco, THe Indigo Girls, Dar Williams, Hammel on Trial, Catie Curtis, and Peter Mulvey,....Nice hang,..great voices,....great magazine!

. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?
4....well,..i think people change the world,..and music reflects and mirrors life, i don't think music itself can change the world but i do believe a great song can make people feel united and "in sync" and from there people do it.,...i think it is more likely that music reflects current events,..its a back and forth thing,..sometimes its hard to know which came first,,ya know,..the song or the movement..

. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?
5....wow this is a HUGE question,..how hasnt it,.is really the question i guess,...more interestingly for me is the way music is still an organic thing for me ,..becasue it starts with a guitar adn a lyric,.not a beat,.although,..even beats can be organic,.so,.i guess the only thing technology hasnt changed is the fact that someone has to write it...:)
Technology has only Positively affected my career certainly in its ability to turn more people onto my stuff and the ability for people to access my music and information.

Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?
6....black Vans with a big toe hole.

SIMPLY SIX: Stark

Stark is Lani Ford with changing members rounding out the band since they started in New York City in 2003.

1. For many artists, they cite a defining moment for themselves when they knew they wanted to be a singer. For many it was the appearance of Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show, to another generation it was the Beatles’ appearance on Sullivan half a decade later. Is there such a defining moment for you?

My mother was a classical pianist and church organist. I heard classical music and hymns since before I was even born so as soon as I could make noises I started singing. As soon as I could talk I started making up my own songs…about 3 years old. Later, I voraciously listened to any music I could find, memorized all the words and made up song and dance acts. After seeing Wizard of Oz and getting a Judy Garland album, you couldn’t stop me. Glen Campbell, Judy Garland and Linda Ronstadt were my mainstays before 10 years old. Don’t ask me why.

2. When you’re not creating music what are you listening to? Who are some of your favorites?

Depends on the mood I’m in. I have extremely eclectic tastes in music but the theme of either angst or misery with some kind of rebelliousness is probably always present. I listen to a lot of local/independent bands like Bantam. New Professionals, I.C.U., F.P.ToZ, Statues of Liberty . I love Marianne Faithfull, Etta James, Janis Joplin, Sass Jordan , Tori Amos, Eminem, Rosemary Clooney, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Sabbath, Agnostic Front, AC/DC, Heart…I could go on and on.

3. What would you say is your greatest moment so far as an artist, either on record or live?

Every time someone says they can’t stop listening to one of my songs or that they felt like someone got them when they heard my song. That’s always so humbling and inspiring and makes me remember why I keep torturing myself with all this.

4. Do you believe music can change the world or is just something to listen to? How much can music influence current events?

I’d like to believe music can change the world. I think it keeps some cultures alive when people are taking part in it. Can Nickelback write a song that will stop war? I don’t think so.

5. How has technology affected the music industry? How has technology affected your career as a musician?

I think technology has taken a lot of the artistry away. It’s become formulaic. I don’t know if my career would have ever been really any different but I still do analog recording which if a defiant move away from the technology. I think we’re even going to go vinyl for the new album…but we’ll also have download cards…so technology won’t go away…you have to use parts of it and just do what you believe in. I like that old fat sound so pro tools just doesn’t do it for me.

6. Now for my Barbara Walters question: If you were a pair of shoes what type of shoes would you be?

Combat boots.

Lily Holbrook

This week’s Voice to Hear is another MySpace discovery. Though this time it didn’t come to me as a request. I found her site while browsing someone else’s site. I wish I could remember who I started off with to discover her, but it’s lost in my slowly senile drifting mind. Whoever it was I owe a big thanks, because I have become hooked on Lily Holbrook. As soon as I landed on her page and the music started I was entranced. She has one of those voices that just reach out and grabs ahold of you and doesn’t want to let go.

Lily Holbrook is a young singer/songwriter that started her career busking on the streets of Boston while she was in college. Busking is another name for those street musicians you see on the side of the street or in the subway stations playing their guitar and singing with the guitar case opened for tips while most people wander by without even stopping to listen. Lily started her career this way because she was too shy to appear on stage and figured this was an easier way to sing in front of others. She soon gained enough confidence and a following that she started to play the local clubs in the Boston area and began to attract a following. Local busker and now recording artist/singer Mary Lou Lord calls Lily “Boston’s best kept secret.”

In 1999 Lily released her independent debut Running From the Sky. Drawing comparisons to Tori Amos and Kate Bush with her writing style and her singing/playing the album creates it sound with simple guitars and some strings. Her voice reminds me of Jewel, hauntingly beautiful.

Next up Lily was featured as one of 16 street musicians in the documentary Playing For Change. This documentary featured 16 different street singers and told their story. Her appearance in the movie helped secure her a contract with Backporch Records, a subsidy of EMI/Virgin.

Her next album was the Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt. For my money this is one of the best album titles I’ve seen. I like it when an artist titles his album something besides the name of his latest hit song. To me it sounds better when they dig a little deeper and name the album for some feeling or emotion they’re trying to convey with the entire album. Lily captures that perfectly with the title of this album.

This album uses a wider range of musical equipment and her folkie tendencies are joined with a wider range of musical noise. Writing that makes it sound like a terrible sound, but Lily pulls it off. She doesn’t lose her sound from her first album, she just adds a bigger musical palette to paint with.

A lot of Lily’s music concerns itself with beauty and physical appearances and what today’s society expects of women. On her new album she does a cover of Ozzy Osborne’s “Mama, I’m Coming Home” in tribute to her late brother. This is a beautiful cover of the song that slowly builds to a stunning climax.

Lily has left Boston for the warmer streets of L.A. While in L.A. she was presented with the idea of becoming the “next” Brittney Spears, but decided she would rather make music that mattered to her and not just sing formulaic pop songs. She’s since left L.A. for a life on the road and is touring in support of her music. Her last album was released two years ago, here’s hoping she’s working on a new one and also that her tour will bring her down this way.

As an added note and bonus Lily is one of the artists that I sent an interview to and has already emailed me back that she's working on it. I'm looking forward to seeing her Simply Six.