Alas,
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Reviewed 2025-04-17
Reviewed 2025-04-17
ALTERNATIVE FOLK-ROCK; FEMALE SINGER-SONGWRITER
Lily Seabird is a young musician living in Burlington, Vermont. Released in January 2024, Alas, is Seabird’s second album, following 2021’s Beside Myself and preceding Trash Mountain from 2025. She sings in a pleasingly twangy alto, writes all the songs, and plays guitar, bass, and various keyboards. The album blends folky ballads and crunchy rock, song to song, and sometimes within a song. Interesting, introspective lyrics on the dust cover. RIYL Adrienne Lenker, Ani DiFranco, Courtney Barnett
FCC in track 7
1 slow. a tough start. deeply sad & disturbing (2:47)
2 ** mid-tempo, bouncy. met a girl once, she moved in with a gf, still think about her (3:52)
3 * mid-slow. getting older, learning to live as an adult. nice twangy guitars (2:57)
4 * very slow. fondly reminiscing about a past relationship. a gentle, lovely tune (5:44)
5 *** mid tempo. contemplative; full of symbolic imagery; vague but intriguing (6:55)
6 slow electric rocker. brutal: “the more I learn, I think we are damned” (5:28)
7 (FCC: shit) very slow. sad, down-and-out post breakup song (4:32)
8 very slow. dreamlike vocal and quiet acoustic guitar (2:07)
9 * slow. full of tragedy & angst. elec folk-rock with lots of vocal & guitar twang (6:36)
10 slow plodding 3/4 time. getting over a breakup. mostly piano accompaniment (6:07)
Lily Seabird is a young musician living in Burlington, Vermont. Released in January 2024, Alas, is Seabird’s second album, following 2021’s Beside Myself and preceding Trash Mountain from 2025. She sings in a pleasingly twangy alto, writes all the songs, and plays guitar, bass, and various keyboards. The album blends folky ballads and crunchy rock, song to song, and sometimes within a song. Interesting, introspective lyrics on the dust cover. RIYL Adrienne Lenker, Ani DiFranco, Courtney Barnett
FCC in track 7
1 slow. a tough start. deeply sad & disturbing (2:47)
2 ** mid-tempo, bouncy. met a girl once, she moved in with a gf, still think about her (3:52)
3 * mid-slow. getting older, learning to live as an adult. nice twangy guitars (2:57)
4 * very slow. fondly reminiscing about a past relationship. a gentle, lovely tune (5:44)
5 *** mid tempo. contemplative; full of symbolic imagery; vague but intriguing (6:55)
6 slow electric rocker. brutal: “the more I learn, I think we are damned” (5:28)
7 (FCC: shit) very slow. sad, down-and-out post breakup song (4:32)
8 very slow. dreamlike vocal and quiet acoustic guitar (2:07)
9 * slow. full of tragedy & angst. elec folk-rock with lots of vocal & guitar twang (6:36)
10 slow plodding 3/4 time. getting over a breakup. mostly piano accompaniment (6:07)
Track listing
| 1. | Take It | 2:47 | |
| 2. | Grace | 3:52 | |
| 3. | Twenty | 2:57 | |
| 4. | Over and Over Again (Searching for You in the Space) | 5:44 | |
| 5. | Angel | 6:55 | |
| 6. | Dirge | 5:28 | |
| 7. | Cavity | 4:32 | |
| 8. | Domino | 2:07 | |
| 9. | Waste | 6:36 | |
| 10. | The End of the Beginning | 6:07 |