Concert Review: Liily Sings To Life’s Edge At Mercury Lounge
I can, sincerely, say that I walked away from Liily’s Mercury Lounge show a little bit deafer. Every punk iteration, from noise to post, has always will been quantified as LOUD. Why? BECAUSE IT IS! This is not a genre to go quietly into the night. This is a genre to yell at the dark skies so that, even if you are not seen, you are heart. It is symbolic in that sense, and Liily were epically heard.
As they went around the stage head-banging and bashing into air like they were being electrocuted by the moment, I, suddenly, realized how many 5 hour energies I would need to drink to compete. (not kidding) They were so combustive and fiery throughout their set that it took the audience aback, which was perfect. There was no music courtship or “Let me try to win you over and have a quick chat.” It was unfiltered, unadulterated, and insane noise connecting four young guys that played to living life on the edge and putting a middle finger up to anyone that tried to push them off it.
Liily – Toro [Official Music Video]
Sometimes, you need to yell. Sometimes, you need to break a plate or not give ANY cares as to how you look or what you say in your pain. JUST LET IT OUT! This seemed to be the goal for lead singer Nash. He jolts and jangles his body as if his limbs were solely tied by guitar-stringed melodies. He is in constant motion, even widening his mouth as if every note was a snake escaping a vocal pit. He had no qualms embracing the blurred lines between wildness and darkness, and how punk-rock comforts those that have seen “looking good” never made the work better.
Liily – Sepulveda Basin [Official Music Video]
Wearing a refined suit or playing with a cutesy Instagram filter, does not mean you are a good person. Yet, we do think that these are signs of a “harmless person.” Watching them perform, I kept on thinking of shows like Skins, Euphoria, and how their soundtracks include bands, like Liily, because they embody the youths’ realization that social norms are BS. Yet, we are loud and vibrant in our battle to not conform to them, and, at Mercury Lounge, Liily were the most vibrant and loud of all. For More Information On Lilly Click Here.
