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Tilly And The Wall
O
Team Love
June 17, 2008
I love both records Tilly And The Wall have made so far - Wild Like Children with its 60’s melodies produced by Conor Oberst and sophomore record Bottoms of Barrels with its youthful pop songs and Mexican mariachi twee-ness. O, produced by Mike Mogis (of Bright Eyes), is just as uplifting. The fact that Tilly And The Wall are signed to Oberst’s independent record label Team Love makes O an album you have to hear if you’re into anything that’s come out of Saddle Creek records or the Omaha music scene. I love when you can hear a band’s progression through their albums, so was totally happy to hear a whole bunch of new sounds with the new album on top of the usual (and amazing) acoustic guitar, trademark tap dancing, and youthful, shouty and exuberant vocals that caught the attention of their fans in the first place. This time the record comes with an added punk spirit (well I say ‘boo hoo’/and I say ‘fuck you!’), more handclaps, foot stomps, and a whole bunch of youthful rebellion. Their lyrics have also taken on a punkier theme – maybe they've been listening to some old punk records from the 70’s, ‘cause they seem a little more loud and confident. At one time Tilly And The Wall would have been happy just shouting over an old microphone and acoustic guitar while stomping around, but now they’ve added some confrontational lyrics, even louder foot stomps and harder guitar sounds that make for an amazing third album that I’m sure won’t disappoint the other fans out there. - TotalTrash
Highlights / Pot Kettle BlackLabels: 2008
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I agree with this review -- I just downloaded 'o' and at first listen really, really like some of the songs and a few are still growing on me.. but overall, fun Tilly stuff.
Speaking of fun Tilly stuff.. have you seen this interview with them yet?? We chatted with them back in March and just published the footage... watch it here!
http://www.uncensoredinterview.com/artists/187-Tilly-And-The-Wall
Enjoy!
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I agree with this review -- I just downloaded 'o' and at first listen really, really like some of the songs and a few are still growing on me.. but overall, fun Tilly stuff.
Speaking of fun Tilly stuff.. have you seen this interview with them yet?? We chatted with them back in March and just published the footage... watch it here!
http://www.uncensoredinterview.com/artists/187-Tilly-And-The-Wall
Enjoy!