[2015-10-02] The Black Lillies "Hard To Please" (Attack Monkey/Thirty Tigers)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14210

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At the beginning of 2015, things had never looked better for The Black Lillies. Winning legions of fans through relentless touring and riding a wave of critical acclaim, the band had already successfully surpassed their PledgeMusic fundraising goals, selected a producer and booked studio time to record their new album when frontman Cruz Contreras was hit with unexpected news: two of the group’s five members would be amicably moving on. Contreras contemplated the group’s future and faced down a looming deadline to finish writing the new album for a yet-to-be-determined lineup.

‘Hard To Please,’ the band’s fourth studio album, is an alternately rip-roaring and deeply intimate record, showcasing both Contreras’ lyrical evolution as a writer and a more sonically sophisticated side of the band than we’ve heard before. Whether it was due to the pressure of the ticking clock, the injection of creative energy from recording with new faces, or simply the steadfast desire of a hardworking band to always outdo themselves, the album stands as the finest yet in The Black Lillies’ outstanding catalog.

Hailed as “buzzworthy, genre-mashing roots music” by Rolling Stone Country and praised everywhere from The Wall Street Journal to Entertainment Weekly, The Black Lillies’ eclectic sound is reflected in their raucous live show, which prompted NPR’s Ann Powers to name them a “top pick” at SXSW 2014. It has also earned them festival slots from Bonnaroo to Stagecoach, as well as the honor of playing The Grand Ole Opry more than any other independent band in history.

Tracklist
1. Hard To Please
2. That's The Way It Goes Down
3. Mercy
4. The First Time
5. Bound To Roam
6. Dancin'
7. Desire
8. 40 Days
9. Broken Shore
10. Fade

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Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14210

[2015-10-02] The Black Lillies "Hard To Please" (Attack Monkey/Thirty Tigers)

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