L.A.-based Alex Lilly, a veteran musician in bands with Beck, Lorde, follows-up her own band experiences with debut solo LP, out today.

The New York Times says 2% Milk “delivers structural and emotional complexity with deceptive nonchalance.” Stream full album now here.

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Alex Lilly as photographed by David Black.

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Alex Lilly –In The Press

“Through heartache, rejection, workplace harassment and pervasive disillusionment, Alex Lilly’s songs keep their cool on her debut album, 2% Milk.” — The New York Times

“Pretty freaking awesome.” — The FADER

“‘Distracting Me’ is a peppy, synthy prance between handclaps and bass that stop and start in a way sort of mimicking the distraction itself.” — Buzzbands LA

“Lead single ‘Distracting Me’ is a light (but not slight) pop song with a punchy beat and engaging twisty-turny melodies.” — L.A. Record

“Madonna with a more poetic bent.” — PopMatters

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Los Angeles! See Alex Lilly live on Sun., Jan. 20^th as part of the weekly Mimosa Music Series upstairs at The Federal Bar. 11AM, All Ages!

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“It’s a weird Los Angeles fantasy world where the digital realm crosses into real life and there’s a lot of cats all around,” says The FADER in its premiere coverage of the music video “Distracting Me” by Alex Lilly.

[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFbFnvVmf1A

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PopMatters calls Alex Lilly, “Madonna with a more poetic bent.” Listen here or at the link below!

[STREAM | MP3]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/AlexLilly-PornographicMind

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Los Angeles-based artist Alex Lilly is a renaissance female.

In addition to the writing, arranging, producing, and playing of her own music, Lilly has established a notable career out on the road as a part of the touring bands of such esteemed musicians Beck, Lorde, Ry Cooder, and the bird and the bee. When Lilly’s in L.A, she has stayed busy throughout the years with her own projects such as Obi Best, The Living Sisters, Touché, and Zero DeZire.

Now Lilly is bringing all of her talents, ideas, and her singular voice to the table in the form of 2% Milk, her debut full-length album, out now via newly-formed Release Me Records.

Lilly’s ability to take a song out of the realm of merely entertaining to intriguing is all over the album’s first single “Distracting Me,” a tune dedicated to the idea of enjoying the annoying. See music video for the song via an exclusive premiere at The FADER.

“What better testament to loving someone than when you enjoy their interruptions?” Lilly explains of the tune. Of the video, Lilly says, Jason Greene (aka iconic gender fluid actor, Freckle) had previously killed me in a music video and danced around with my blood. This time I wanted her back in a more playful role as a relentless kitten that pulls me away from my digital addiction.”

The latest single taken from 2% Milk is the intriguingly titled “Pornographic Mind”. In its premiere coverage of the song, PopMatters says, “The tune is a combination of classic AM radio pop, of the kind that has inspired Lilly’s sometime bandmate Inara George, as well as breezy, late '80s synthesizer pop, think Madonna with a more poetic bent or Belinda Carlisle momentarily expressing an appreciation for the avant-garde.”

Lilly’s songs – she describes her sound as “sexy psychological thriller” – are synthy, syrupy, and suspicious i.e. there’s something going on here that’s not only pop, but actually pops. The intrigue that abounds on 2% Milk moves the listener beyond toe-tapping and finger-snapping, straight to brain-mapping.

2% Milk, the debut album from Alex Lilly, is out now. Lilly tours with KOLARS in February and March. See below for dates.

Alex Lilly is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Alex Lilly – Live

(*= w/ KOLARS)

01/20/2019: Los Angeles, CA The Federal Bar (Mimosa Music Series)

02/21/2019: San Diego, CA @ Casbah *

02/22/2019: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *

02/23/2019: Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones *

03/01/2019: Costa Mesa, CA @ Wayfarer *

03/21/2019: Denver, CO @ Larimar Lounge *

03/22/2019: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *

03/28/2019: Eugene, OR @ Wildcraft Cider Works *

03/29/2019: Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern *

03/30/2019: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir *

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Alex Lilly

2% Milk

Out Now

(Release Me)

  

[STREAM]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/AlexLilly-TwoPercentMilk

Track Listing:

01. Confucius Says

02. 2% Milk

03. Distracting Me (STREAM | MP3 | VIDEO)

04. Pornographic Mind (STREAM | MP3)

05. Boomerang

06. Night Drive

07. Infantile

08. Cold Snap

09. Hypothetical

10. Firefly

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Alex Lilly Links

ASSETS : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : INSTAGRAM : TUMBLR : RELEASE ME RECORDS

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion

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J Hacha De Zola to release John Agnello-produced (Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Waxahatchee) new full-length “Icaro Nouveau,” March 8th.

Jersey City songwriter details the use of his “reductive synthesis” method of song production to achieve signature “Urban Junkyard” sound.

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J Hacha De Zola as photographed by Robin Souma

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“Dangerously delightful, whirling, and rhythmic,” says The Big Takeover about “On A Saturday,” a deep cut from the upcoming new J Hacha De Zola full-length, Icaro Nouveau. The John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Waxahatchee)-produced album arrives March 8^th via the Caballo Negro label.

[STREAM]: https://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/jhachadezola-onasaturday

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/jhachadezola/jhachadezola-onasaturday.mp3

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J Hacha De Zola – In The Press

“The kind of alluring character found in old children’s books.” — UTNE

“A wild man in the vein of such fire breathing artists like Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Captain Beefheart.” — Paste

“A large, spinning rock ‘n’ roll affair as enticing as it is distant and strange.” — MAGNET

“Dangerously delightful, whirling, and rhythmic.” — The Big Takeover

“Bound to light the way forward and inspire a legion of imitators.” — PopMatters

“A compelling all-over-the-map collision of jazz, blues, show tunes, garage rock, and Latino flavors.” — BLURT

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J Hacha De Zola kicks off this week’s episode of Break Thru Radio’s “Spotlight On The City,” focusing on Jersey City, NJ. Click to hear the show and to check out another advance track from Hacha De Zola’s upcoming Icaro Nouveau.

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“This is an Urban Junkyard record.”

It’s a descriptor that J Hacha De Zola has been casually using over the course of three album releases. With the upcoming full–length Icaro Nouveau (out March 8^th), the Jersey City–based musician defines the genre in detail.

Produced by iconic engineer John Agnello, a career–long cohort of another “J” – J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, and most recently the man behind albums by Waxahatchee, the new Hacha De Zola songs are described by the artist as full of “villains, spells, desires, romance, danger, redemption, and revelations.”

He adds, “and a eulogy,” referring to “Ode To Ralph Carney,” about the late, legendary saxophone sideman of Tom Waits (and many others), who served not only as a player, but more importantly, as a spiritual guide for Hacha De Zola over the course of the latter’s young career.

“My heart aches,” Hacha De Zola says about the man he calls “Johnny Marinara” on the tune, directly lifting Waits’ own nickname for Carney. The “Icaro” of the new album’s title speaks to that aching; the word refers to “language taught through other worldly sources intended to heal those who hear it.”

Indeed, Carney was Hacha De Zola’s compatriot in developing the Urban Junkyard sound that now has a life of its own on Icaro Nouveau.

“He was an integral part of this sound. He was my secret weapon,” Hacha De Zola says. “His horns were ever–present, as was his input. Not having him around for Icaro Nouveau was unsettling for me.”

Fortunately, Carney’s spirit was still in the room, and helped Hacha De Zola get in touch with his creativity in a new way, with greater depth. More specifically, the “Nouveau” portion that completes the new album’s title.

“I’ve been developing my own new language, through the elements that are most familiar to me,” Hacha De Zola explains. “My neighborhood – ‘mi barrio’ – where I’m from, and the diversity of cultures and vibes there.”

“Environment is everything,” he continues, “There’s power in the intent behind words and in their delivery. You might not even understand a certain language, but can get a sense of the intent when it’s spoken.”

You can feel it in the Urban Junkyard.

J Hacha De Zola’s fourth full-length album Icaro Nouveau is scheduled for release on March 8^th, 2019. Hacha de Zola is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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  “Syn Illusión,” the current EP by J Hacha De Zola, is out now via the Caballo Negro label.

 “J Hacha De Zola sings a song of unrequited love with ‘Syn Illusión’. As songs on the matter go, this is one that’s bound to light the way forward and inspire a legion of imitators.” — PopMatters | Check out J Hacha De Zola’s “Syn Illusión” at PopMatters or via the links below!

[STREAM | MP3]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/JHachaDeZola-SynIllusion

[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjPfN_ApBF0

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J Hacha De Zola

Icaro Nouveau

(Caballo Negro)

March 8^th, 2019

Track Listing:

01. Anarchy

02. El Chucho (Hooko)

03. On A Saturday (STREAM | MP3)

04. Juan Salchipapas

05. A Song For Her

06. Hollow Trees

07. A Fool's Moon

08. Ode To Ralph Carney (STREAM)

09. Super Squeaky

10. Hacha's Lament

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J Hacha De Zola

“Syn Illusión” EP

(Caballo Negro)

Out Now

  

Track Listing:

01. Syn Illusión (STREAM | MP3 | VIDEO)

02. Otro Lado

03. Lejos De Mi

04. El Mago Negro

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J Hacha De Zola Links

ASSETS (LP) : ASSETS (EP) : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : YOUTUBE : INSTAGRAM : BANDCAMP : TUMBLR

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion

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Jane Frank pens addictive folk-rock dis track, draws inspiration from Buddy Holly, Weezer for “The Big Squeeze” debut, out now.

“She owns the song and its message with unwavering confidence and inveterate wit,” says For Folk’s Sake. Hear “Practical Jackets” now.

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Jane Frank as photographed by Iran Ramirez.

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[STREAM | MP3]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/JaneFrank-PracticalJackets

“If Weezer wrote a smash hit called ‘Buddy Holly’, Jane Frank inhabits a space in her sound that blends the former’s knack for captivating with breezy matter-of-factness with the actual Buddy Holly’s pure sense of confounding cool.” – Jonathan Frahm, For Folk’s Sake

“Indie rock musician Jane Frank is ending 2018 on a particularly high note, with the release of her stunning, layered new track ‘Fight or Flight.’” – Meredith Schneider, Imperfect Fifth

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“I hate all your practical jackets, Dress like you’re 40 when you’re only 37,” sings Jane Frank on “Practical Jackets,” the lead single from her just-released debut album The Big Squeeze.   The song is essentially a quirky, spastic, but still solidly rhythmic, toe-tapping indie rock version of a dis track.

 “‘Practical Jackets’ is about when you’re heartbroken, but you’re still in love, and you’re so mad, but since you’re in love, you want to hate the person, but you can’t, so you just act shallow and petty instead,” Frank explains.

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Hear “Practical Jackets” by Jane Frank here.

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“I asked her how to write a song,” the Boston-by-way-of-San-Francisco-based musician recalls.

Frank interviewed Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley when the former was a reporter for her college newspaper. Frank was thinking about becoming a songwriter herself – she had been writing her whole life – journals, stories, and now journalism – but the process of songwriting baffled her.

 Fortunately, Frank figured it out.

Jane Frank’s debut album is comprised of gutsy, autobiographical songs with influences that range from the 1950s (Buddy Holly), the 70s (Blondie), into the 90s with Weezer, and all the way up to the indie rock surge with the aforementioned Rilo Kiley.

 Add in Frank’s musical theater background, and The Big Squeeze may seem like a scattered amalgam of styles and influences on the page, but when heard, outlines a unique, memorable voice and fun style that is all Frank’s.

 “There’s a pop-punk song, an R&B-inspired song, a waltz with a beat, some synth. It’s all there,” she explains.

 Recalling the first year of creation following her fateful interview with Jenny Lewis, Frank remembers, “I bought a guitar, taught myself some chords, and wrote a lot of songs.” Frank later spent seven years developing those songs, show, and sound in San Francisco before her recent jump to Boston to further her education.

 “Through all the moving around, music has been such a huge part of my journey and healing,” she concludes. “Even when I’m not making music, I’m listening and am constantly inspired or consoled.”

 And that’s how you write a song.

The Big Squeeze, the debut album from Jane Frank, is out now. Jane Frank is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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Jane Frank

The Big Squeeze

Out Now

(S/R)

  

Track Listing:

01. Washington

02. Can’t Stop Thinkin’ ‘Bout You

03. Fight or Flight (STREAM | MP3)

04. Goldeneye

05. You’re a Star

06. If I Didn’t Know Better

07. Practical Jackets (STREAM | MP3)

08. It Was a Good Dream

09. Oh Science

10. I Believed in You

11. The Big Squeeze

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Jane Frank Links

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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion

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