Artist description "The music is like a drug induced psychedelic trip laced with strange imagery and feeling." - Michael Allison - THEGLOBALMUSE.COM "The mood of Lazy Lane is a surreal and mature kind of dementia and I was easily drawn into their murky world of mischief"-Matthew (starvox.net)

Group Members greg--guitars; lily--keys,vox; aaron--bass, nathan--drums

Albums the chiLLs

Press Reviews Lazy Lane (self-titled) ~reviewed by Matthew www.starvox.net "I am a total sucker for bands that take seemingly disparate genres and blend them together. In the case of Lazy Lane, a small indie group that lurks on the fringes of Pittsburgh’s scene, the elements of psychedelia, folk, shoegaze, and Goth collide beautifully. This debut CD definitely stands out when compared to the stacks of promos I have received so far this year. Lead by the smoky vocals of Lily Lane, her voice resembles that of Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) and Alison Shaw (Cranes). Her playful yet wry vocals elicit a slight waywardness and veiled sensuality. The lyrics read like stark, demented faerie tales, the mood further accentuated by the dreamlike voice that delivers them. This kind of nursery rhyme vibe usually turns me off (Switchblade Symphony springs to mind!) but the mood of Lazy Lane is a surreal and mature kind of dementia and I was easily drawn into their murky world of mischief. The music is a seething blend of The Doors and The Bad Seeds; the Cranes and Mazzy Star. A nice variety of guitar work is used, ranging from strummed acoustics, watery leads, and swelling ebow wails. The bass lines are at times, under cut with a free form jazz technique as well as a straightforward post punk strum. The production is damn good for an independent band, and the entire disc is awash with a feverish and fuzzy reverb that only further enhances it’s vintage feel. “Waking Up Buttercup” is probably my favourite track, (Hah! You guessed it; it is the darkest one!), the song swirls around a brooding bass line, bluesy guitars, an ominous church organ drone, with Lily’s pouty vocals capping it all off. Tribal drums and an eerie flute passage provide a stark break between the verses, and then back to the plodding gloom reminiscent of the darkest moments of The Doors and Syd Barret era Floyd. The only contemporary band I could even think of comparing these guys to are Babylonian Tiles, but even that is a bit of an injustice as Lazy Lane holds their own wonderfully. Another track that stands out especially is the thoroughly amusing “Black Cat,” with its swinging rhythmic strut and frisky vocals. Kind of like if “Love Cats” wasn’t so overtly manic, this is like the Munster’s Halloween psychedelic jazz party! Again, I am not too easily sold on this kind of tongue-in-cheek stuff, but this is just so irresistibly catchy, and it features an awesome explosion of guitar work worthy of Robby Krieger himself toward the end of the song. Perky Goths� will dig this immensely, but this particular gloomy Goth liked it just fine. This is definitely a band to watch. Check out their Mp3 site at the link below, especially if you are a fan of stuff like Mazzy Star, Mojave 3, the Cranes, and other forms of dark psychedelia." “Lazy Lane delivers a moody pop style that possesses a psychedelic aura. The music is like a drug induced psychedelic trip laced with strange imagery and feeling. The vocals are the fuel that feeds the mood here. The vocals have that haunting and sad quality that gives the music it's flavoring.” - Michael Allison - THEGLOBALMUSE.COM

Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - USA

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