Lily Seabird - "Trash Mountain (1 pm)"

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I absolutely adored Lily Seabird's 2024 album Alas, so I'm thrilled and shocked that she already has a new album coming out in April. The first single from her upcoming album, "Trash Mountain (1 pm)," has that Americana meets indie rock sound we loved from her previous album. This one is leaning a little more heavily into the Americana side of things, particularly into alt-country. The song is quite twangy without fully being country. This is the type of song that's obviously going to work for those that love alt-country and freak folk, but it's also going to surprise fans on the indie rock side of things that typically hate Americana.

Lily Seabird says of her latest single:

“It started with thinking about touring and then, late stage capitalism, technology, climate change, my shortening attention span, but also shifting relationships and our ability to deal with the past and move forward. I kinda just ended up at my house feeling really grateful for my friends. The house I live at has been referred to as Trash Mountain because it's on top of an old landfill on the edge of town. It’s also the last place my friend Ryan went before she died, it's really strange how a lot of our close friends wound up moving in here after she passed, she feels very tied to it spiritually.”

You can watch the video for "Trash Mountain (1 pm)" below. Trash Mountain is due out April 4 on Lame-O Records, and is available to pre-order through Bandcamp. For more on Lily Seabird, check out the artist on Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Feb 14 - Portland, ME @ Oxbow*

Feb 20 - Montreal, QC @ L'Escogriffe*

Feb 21 - Burlington, VT @ Foam*


* w/ Dead Gowns

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