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You should go see Lily Seabird in concert. Last week the Burlington folk-rock singer-songwriter kicked off her tour at Rumba Cafe in Columbus, where I live. The show was a fandom-intensifying experience. <\/p>\n
I’ve heard and enjoyed Seabird’s music up until now, but I did not expect her live show to rip. And please understand, it ripped so hard. It was like seeing Neil Young minus the mythos. It was like when Big Thief rocks out. It was like being visited by the ghost of Hop Along. It was like that one song on Magnolia Electric Co.<\/em> where Scout Niblett sings, except explosively loud and raw.<\/p>\n “Demon In Me,” Seabird’s new single out today, reflects that ethos. According to a new interview with Matter News<\/a>, Seabird has a new album coming later this year, the follow-up to last year’s Trash Mountain<\/a><\/em>. Whereas Trash Mountain<\/em> had a stripped-down, demo-like quality that led Seabird to perform solo, the new record is louder and heavier, hence the return to performing with a band.<\/p>\n I don’t know if “Demon In Me” is on the new record, but it definitely fits the description. There’s some Neutral Milk Hotel to the way the six-minute track moves from a delicate waltz backed by trombone and clarinet to blown-out distorted grandeur halfway through. Seabird says the song is on “the dark side, probably a symptom of anxiety or depression.” She continues, “The beginning of the song I talk about this longing for freedom. Whether it\u2019s freedom from the demon or letting the demon be free, I\u2019m not really sure, but by the end the music is supposed to embody that.”<\/p>\n Watch Noah Lenker’s video for the track below, where you’ll also find Seabird’s tour dates.<\/p>\n