Lily Perdida | ||||
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Released | 20 January 2009 | |||
Length | 40:57 | |||
Label | Mush Records | |||
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Lily Perdida is the third studio album by Clue to Kalo. It was released through Mush Records on 20 January 2009. [1] The album tells the story of the title character from the perspective of those around her. [2]
Clue to Kalo's Mark Mitchell says of the album's concept:
I wanted to make a folk record which was about one particular person based on what everyone else was saying about them. I read a lot of old traditional song lyrics and absorbed the language that was used. A lot of key words came up in these songs, so I wanted to have echoes of that language, but take it out of its context and use it in a modern story. [3]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100 [4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Cokemachineglow | 55% [5] |
Exclaim! | favorable [6] |
No Ripcord | 8/10 [7] |
PopMatters | [8] |
Spectrum Culture | 1.5/5 [9] |
XLR8R | mixed [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]
Alan Ranta of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, stating, "It is [Mark] Mitchell's most organic fusion yet, dripping with indie psychedelia through delicate melodies of acoustic guitar, harpsichord, flute, and anything under the stairs he could squeeze through his soundcard." [8] He added, "It's as impressive as it is warm and charming." [8] Ian Gormely of Exclaim! commented that "this cycle of heavy-hearted pop tunes is spiritually reminiscent of '60s concept records like Pet Sounds and Odyssey and Oracle — fun and heartbreaking all at once." [6] Dominic Umile of XLR8R wrote, "This is a dense, challenging ride, where the search for the big hooks is sometimes derailed by an onslaught of smaller ones." [10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lull for Dear Life" (By the Parents) | 4:20 |
2. | "User to a Carrier" (By the Sister) | 3:57 |
3. | "Hail to the Full Release" (By the Boy) | 3:35 |
4. | "It's Here the Story's Straight" (By the Peers) | 3:30 |
5. | "Mine Disaster After Theirs" (By the Brother) | 4:21 |
6. | "The Infinite Orphan" (By the Familiars) | 3:34 |
7. | "Of Him on Her Heels" (By the Narrator) | 4:47 |
8. | "What Went Down Around" (By the Eavesdropper) | 2:22 |
9. | "Which Notice to Your Next of Kin?" (By the Confidante) | 5:37 |
10. | "All's Made Meaning" (By the Chorus) | 4:54 |
Total length: | 40:57 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.