Lala Lala
The Lamb
Release Date: Sep 28, 2018
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Record label: Hardly Art
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Album Review: The Lamb by Lala Lala
Excellent, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 8.5/10
Grief, paranoia, and sobriety. These are states of mind in which our faith in humanity dissipates. That's exactly the case for Lillie West's Hardly Art debut, The Lamb. West, a Chicago-based songwriter and a driving force behind the current DIY scene within Chicago, experienced all three of these since her 2016 debut, Sleepyhead, in which she emerged as Lala Lala— the death of a friend, a home invasion, and a personal struggle with addiction.
Based on rating 8/10
Approaching her sophomore album, Lillie West actively imagined the end of the world. Recording as Lala Lala (backed by Emily Kempf on bass and Ben Leach on drums), The Lamb came about, "during a time of intense paranoia after a home invasion, deaths of loved ones and general violence around me and my friends," West explained in a press release. You know, the little stuff.
Based on rating 7.5/10
Lillie West has not been writing songs or playing guitar seriously for very long. The idea of doing so only dawned on her in 2014, while tagging along during a tour with brazen dance-pop outfit Supermagical. But her first record, 2016's Sleepyhead, delivered on the simple promise of her band's name, with melodies and rhymes easy enough to land on first listen.
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