NASHVILLE |
DT: DECEMBER 3, 2014
FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MIKE GOWEN
MSO PR
LILI HAYDN
PREMIERES VIDEO FOR
“MY MY CROSS THE LINE”
TODAY ON ARTISTDIRECT.COM
WATCH HERE: http://tiny.cc/gr5aqx
NEW ALBUM ‘LILILAND’ OUT NOW
Screenshot from “My My Cross The Line” video
Singer, songwriter, composer and violinist LILI HAYDN partners with ARTISTDIRECT.COM to premiere the foot-stomping bohemian-style video for “My My Cross The Line” today (12/3). The video was directed by award-winning film director Henry Barrial and shot completely using the 8mm app on an iPhone 5 in Venice, CA where HAYDN lives. Watch here: http://tiny.cc/gr5aqx.
LILI HAYDN wrote “My My Cross The Line” with acclaimed singer/songwriter Marvin Etzioni and David Essex along with musician Itai Disraeli. HAYDN says, “’My My Cross the Line’ was written right after I evacuated my house, and was just starting to feel like I was getting my life back after losing everything in a freak chemical accident. I felt free, finally having fun making music in the studio again, staying up all night grooving and hypnotizing myself with a blend of circus chimes and funky bass…I think of it like if Tom Waits were in a Tim Burton movie about a violin playing jungle girl.” “Speaking of jungle girl,” adds LILI, “I was raised with almost no pop culture, and didn’t realize when I wrote this song that the chorus was almost the exact same melody as David Essex’s ‘Rock On.’ By the time I was alerted to this fact, the song was too far along to change, so I reached out to Essex to split the song!”
The song is off LILILAND, HAYDN’s full-length album which was released September 16 via MRI/RED. The disc was produced by the Los Angeles-based artist herself and mixed by Darrell Thorp (Radiohead and Beck), with drum work spearheaded by Matt Chamberlain (Pearl Jam, Lana Del Rey and Tori Amos). The 12-track album is a blend of quirky pop hooks, soulful melody, and raw grooves. It’s all unified by her unique brand of violin virtuosity, nakedly honest vocals and poignant lyrics that reflect her passion for social justice and personal soul-searching. LILILAND is available via iTunes and Amazon here: http://tiny.cc/3cewpx
The album features “Sea of Gold” which has been featured on Nic Harcourt‘s nationally syndicated radio program “Connections” and added to several non-commercial and college radio stations around the country. There is also a uniquely arranged rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic “Kashmir” as tribute to the legendary band. Watch the recently released music video for “Kashmir” here. HAYDN performed the song live in 1995 with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at The Forum in Los Angeles and subsequently opened for them on their last U.S. tour.
Upcoming LILI HAYDN performances include: Thursday, December 4 in New York, NY performing at the Ginetta Sagan awards for Amnesty International and Sunday, December 14 in North Hollywood, CA at Federal Bar as part of KCRW’s Gary Calamar’s Mimosa music series. LILI will also be performing Saturday, December 20 as part of KPFK 90.7 FM’s Holiday Concert & Benefit Show at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA.
PRAISE FOR LILILAND:
“Few artists are as eclectic as Los Angeles-based Lili Haydn…likely the most sought-after rock violinist on the planet.”
–Wendy Geller, YAHOO! MUSIC, 9/9/14
“Hadyn’s skill with the bow and strings can be seen all throughout her latest outing, Lililand, which comprises 12 tracks that highlight her top-notch violin playing, honest lyricism, and musical creativity.”
–Brice Ezell, POPMATTERS.COM, 8/28/2014
“Haydn’s vision is illuminated in the richness of the textures, the pulsating imagery and vibrant alchemy that glows within the charmed sonic landscape of LiliLand.”
–Dan Kimpel, MUSIC CONNECTION, September 2014
“LiliLand is a playful, upbeat, moving, genre-transcending, mystical journey in which the darkest explorations illuminate the most enlightening insightful, funkiest grooves, filled with whimsical improvisations and sensual connection with the divine…”
–Ira Israel, HUFFINGTONPOST.COM, 9/26/14
“Watching audience reactions to Haydn’s no rules, emotionally-jarring playing, you can feel whatever venue she’s in pulse with the power of her intensity and her unrivaled proficiency on her instrument.”
–Lily Moayeri, BOXX MAGAZINE, 9/30/14
“LiliLand finds the 38-year-old showcasing those [violin] skills — she’s been likened to Hendrix with a violin, which is no hyperbole either, if you’ve ever seen her live — in sprawling arrangements made more dramatic by her flair for candid lyricism.”
–Kevin Bronson, BUZZBANDS.LA, 9/11/14
ABOUT LILI HAYDN:
Rolling Stone has called Lili Haydn’s music “fiery and virtuosic…” and George Clinton praised her as “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin.” She has released three critically acclaimed major label recordings, as well as two EPs. Her last album Place Between Places (Nettwerk Music Group) was praised by NPR as “A mix of neo-psychedelic flower child and rock star virtuoso…Heifetz meet Hendrix.” (2008) Lili performed the single “Strawberry Street” on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Showtime hit series “Californication.” Lili is also known for her legendary collaborations; she has played with, sung with, and opened for everyone from Roger Waters, Herbie Hancock, Sting, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Josh Groban, Seal, Cyndi Lauper, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and George Clinton’s P-Funk All Stars to name a few. In addition to Lili’s extensive recording and touring career, Lili’s music has been licensed for TV, film, and commercials, and she is the featured voice and violin on several films with Hans Zimmer, among many others. Lili is also a film composer in her own right, with ten feature films to her scoring credit, Additional Music credits on several films, and a Film Composing Fellowship to the prestigious Sundance Film Institute. Lili was just nominated for Best Music at the 2014 Milan International Film Festival.
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