Lily Konigsberg - "Proud Home"

The latest from Lily Konigsberg is an oddball little pop song. "Proud Home" sounds a lot like modern day alt-pop. It's light, and fun, and seems like a killer song to have your own little dance to. But, the song is also filled with mid-90's style power pop alt-rock guitar. It's that weird crunchy guitar that seems just slightly off tune that basically soundtracked my college years. "Proud Home" is decidedly more pop than rock, but there is a lot here for aged 90's hipsters to love.

Lily Konigsberg explains the inspiration of her new song (which sonically explains everything):

"This song was inspired by a fictional story I made up in my dreams about my mom being Stacy's mom. It's a song dedicated to Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, who passed away from Covid at the very beginning of the pandemic. I have always loved Stacy’s Mom so much and after his death, realized he wrote a ton of his songs that I really love. Appreciation for a pop ghostwriter."

You can listen to "Proud Home" below. Lily We Need to Talk Now is due out October 29 on Wharf Cat Records. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here. For more on Lily Konigsberg, check out the artist's Twitter and Instagram.

Lily Konigsberg - "That's the Way I Like It"

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Palberta's Lily Konigsberg is set to release a solo album in October, and she's released a new single from that album. "That's the Way I Like It" is an impossibly upbeat sounding single. It's as poppy as indie rock can get before it transitions to pop. It's a bouncy song with fuzzy and chunky guitars. Also, Konigsberg's vocals keep it from being too pop. Her vocals are lovely, but not quite pop lovely. Her voice sounds more like mid 90's indie rock/power pop vocals. "That's the Way I Like It" is an endlessly fun indie rocker, which is a genre not normally associated with fun.

In a press release, Lily Konigsberg explains her new single:

"I said 'I’m going to write a song now' to my friend and then wrote this song in 20 minutes. The chords are symmetrical so it’s really fun to play on guitar. It's a fucking catchy and sassy song about getting what I want when I deserve it. Not whatever I want. Just when I deserve it."

You can listen to "That's the Way I Like It" below. Lily We Need to Talk Now is due out October 29 on Wharf Cat Records. You can pre-order/pre-save a copy here. For more on Lily Konigsberg, check out the artist's Bandcamp and Twitter.