One of those days when nothing seems to work out turns into one of those weeks: “Lily” feels stuck. Though long since a grown-up, she finds herself vulnerable as a child again. Haunted by insomnia, smoking one cigarette after another.
Tiziana Greco (voc, git) lends her words to that experience. Those who listen may empathize and find comfort. The song serves as a would-be accompaniment to a tumbleweed being blown along sandy streets through vacant villages. The beat by Aline Stadler (drums) drags along, while Beda Mächler (guitar) and Mirko Geiger (bass) endure the emptiness, only filling it occasionally.
The quartet is thus releasing the first harbinger of the album “Blue Star Soft Eyes” (release date: 18.10.24) recorded at Timo Keller (Studio vom Dach: Kush K, Mnevis, Hanreti). The album marks an expansion of the project – both in terms of personnel and musically. The quartet has been playing together on stage and in the studio since spring 2023. Now they are ready to share the songs with the world. Their sound is characterized by acoustic simplicity with warm chords and bouncy melodies. The synthesizer, which previously played a leading role in Luce's music, now provides occasional accents. The guitar, on which Tiziana Greco also wrote “Lily got no Sleep”, now often takes center stage.
This folk-rock song feels its way forward gently, but surely. On to the next day, the next week. Gently, it gets better. Surely – with this song as the soundtrack.
