Lilly Hiatt

BIO – PDF

Website: lillyhiatt.com
Facebook: facebook.com/LillyHiatt
Twitter: twitter.com/LillyHiatt1
Instagram: instagram.com/lillyhiatt

LATELY (2021)

Album Credits & Lyrics
Album Announcement Press Release

“The Best Singer/Songwriter Records of 2021” - Magnet Magazine
“The 50 Best Country & Americana Albums of 2021” - The Boot

"Lilly Hiatt's Lately is the artist's most daring, experimental album to date." 4 out of 5 Stars - Slant Magazine

"It marks a certain maturity that underscores Hiatt's authenticity as both an artist and individual, and the strength she possesses when it comes to propelling that presence forward. Ultimately, Lately becomes a timely testimonial to all she's achieved thus far." - American Songwriter

"...if there is any justice in the world, Lately will find the audience it truly deserves." - Glide Magazine

"John Hiatt's daughter continues to impress... a captivating set, aided by a full band that shifts between artful, countryish ballads and cabin-fever rockers." 8 out of 10 Stars - Uncut Magazine

"...a beautiful, compelling witness to the power of human connection in its fragility, vulnerability, and ephemeral beauty... Lately underscores that Lilly Hiatt is a musical force to be reckoned with now and into the future. Hiatt’s vulnerable, poetic writing combined with this menagerie of musical styles render Lately a must listen." - PopMatters

"...she's forged her own distinct fusion of country balladry, confessional indie pop and classic rock." 7.5/10 Stars - Holler

"The change of pace is welcome...and reveals much about where she's been as a person and where she's going as an artist." - Paste Magazine

"...Lately stands out as a forceful document that represents the current times while pointing forward to all that's possible." - The Boot

"It's a compelling, generous work from a songwriter who grows a bit each time she heads into the studio." - AllMusic

"Lately is contemplative and haunted — late-night investigations of time, loss and contingency." - Nashville Scene

"Lately is by far the most immediate and accessible album Lilly Hiatt’s made, packed with Top 40-friendly hooks and choruses, it’s infectiously irresistible." - Folk Radio (UK)

"You'll want to hear this one live amidst dancing bodies, clinking beer bottles and cigarette smoke." - Americana Highways

Press Highlights:
WNYC All Of It with Alison Stewart: 10/15 Episode Here
SPIN: Feature & “Been” Video Premiere Here
The Boot: “Lately” Video Premiere Here
The Bluegrass Situation: “Simple” Song Premiere Here
The East Nashvillian: Cover Feature Here
No Depression: Feature Here
American Songwriter: Feature Here
Magnet Magazine: Feature Here
Magnet Magazine: The Best Singer/Songwriter Records of 2021 Here
The Boot: Feature Here
The Boot: The 50 Best Country & Americana Albums of 2021 Here
The Big Takeover: Feature Here
Fifteen Questions: Feature Here
Americana Highways: Feature Here
Holler: Album Review Here
Glide Magazine: Album Review Here
American Songwriter: Album Review Here
Slant Magazine: Album Review Here
Holler: “Cuts the Deepest” Feature Here
Paste Magazine: Album Review Here
PopMatters: Album Review Here
Americana Highways: Album Review Here
Nashville Scene: Album Review Here

PRESS PHOTOS

WALKING PROOF (2020)

#26 The 30 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2020 - Rolling Stone
#44 The 50 Best Albums of 2020 - Slant Magazine
#34 Reader’s Top 50 Roots Music Albums of 2020 - No Depression
Best of 2020: Singer/Songwriter - Magnet Magazine
Top 25 Country Albums of 2020 - Whiskey Riff
Best Records of 2020 - Old Rookie

Album Announcement Press Release HERE

Press Highlights:
“Brightest Star” Rolling Stone Country Video Premiere HERE
”P-Town” PopMatters Track Premiere HERE

PRESS PHOTOS

VIDEOS

PRAISE FOR WALKING PROOF

"Hiatt proves herself to be Nashville's indie-rocker-to-watch on this collection of Big Star-worthy jangle anthems and introspective psych-folk." - Rolling Stone 

"...Walking Proof winds through moments of incandescent joy, gentleness, cathartic noise, and even unease...It's as if Hiatt has emerged from a dark, uncertain period as a stronger, bolder artist, winding up with an album that emcompasses a full spectrum of feeling as it rocks with abandon." - Pitchfork 

"...one of the great 21st Century Southern Rockers." - NPR Music 

"At once electrifying and dreamy, the follow-up to Hiatt’s breakout Trinity Lane cements her as a vital voice." - Rolling Stone Country

"...exhilarating..." - Rolling Stone Country

"...she's a striving, self-made heroine of country-accented indie rock" - NPR Music 

“...an irresistible slice of jangle-rock…” Rolling Stone Country

“…an assured next step.” 8 out of 10 Stars Uncut Magazine

"This is music to liberate yourself to.” — 8 out of 10 Stars (Best Albums of 2020 So Far) - Paste Magazine 

"Walking Proof’s balanced blend of quirk, confidence and craftsmanship make it a 2020 standout..." 8 out of 10 Stars - Paste Magazine 

"...the way Hiatt’s songwriting invites the listener to think about their own sense of self by inviting them to surrender to rock ’n’ roll’s freeing release is positively electrifying." 8 out of 10 Stars - Paste Magazine 

"Walking Proof finds Lilly Hiatt in full command of her craft." 4 1/2 Stars out of 5 - Slant Magazine

“It shows, in sharp relief, the difference between an emerging artist and one who has arrived” PopMatters .

"It's truly a kick ass record." 9 out of 10 stars - PopMatters 

“…she feels like a talent who’s grown more quickly than her circle of admirers. While her previous album, Trinity Lane, won over even the most reticent of critics, this one hits the sweet spot.” No Depression

"Walking Proof is Hiatt's strongest work to date." 4 out of 5 Stars - AllMusic 

"Hiatt sounds strong and self-assured on these performances, conjuring the smoke of Bonnie Raitt and the sweet clarity of Dolly Parton, but she can show her scars when she wants or needs to, and there's a level of nuance here that she hasn't reached before in the studio." 4 out of 5 Stars - AllMusic 

"..she's not only exceeded expectations with Walking Proof, she's made an album that will be hard for her to top, though no one who has followed her music so far would count that out." 4 out of 5 Stars - AllMusic 

"...Lilly Hiatt has emerged as one of the finest writers working in the city, as well as one of the best rock bandleaders and frontwomen." - Nashville Scene 

"Lilly Hiatt finds her groove on definitive fourth LP Walking Proof." - Glide Magazine 

"... meaningful songwriting that makes you believe you're not alone in your struggle to find proper footing in the real world." - Saving Country Music 

"...the highlight in an already solid career and the album that all her future records will likely be judged by." - New Noise 

"With Living Proof Hiatt can finally shake the “Next Big Thing” tag as she’s clearly already hit “Dependably Great” status." - New Noise  

"A songstress who can seemingly do no wrong...Walking Proof includes some of her best work to date, and again illustrates just why she’s one of today’s best songwriters. " 9 out of 10 Stars - Take Effect

TRINITY LANE (2017)

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LILLY HIATT’S TRINITY LANE OUT NOW VIA NEW WEST RECORDS

PRODUCED BY MICHAEL TRENT OF SHOVELS & ROPE

GAINS PRAISE FROM NPR MUSIC, ASSOCIATED PRESS, ROLLING STONE, PASTE MAGAZINE, MOTHER JONES, & MORE

HIATT SOON TO EMBARK ON EXTENSIVE NORTH AMERICAN TOURS WITH BLITZEN TRAPPER & DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS

Lilly Hiatt’s Trinity Lane is out now via New West Records. The 12-song set was produced by Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope and engineered by Andy Dixon at Trent’s Studio Bees in Johns Island, SC. In addition to her backing band, Trent is featured as a musician throughout, and is joined by his wife and Shovels & Rope partner Cary Ann Hearst for backing vocals on “Everything I Had.” Trinity Lane released August 27, 2017 to widespread critical acclaim with NPR Music calling it “courageous and affecting,” and Rolling Stone Country adding, “...the most cohesive and declarative statement of the young songwriter’s career.” Additionally, Mother Jones comments, “While the sound of Trinity Lane encompasses everything from brooding garage rockers to jangly country-tinged laments to sentimental ballads, Hiatt’s commanding presence and eloquent songs tie everything together.” The Associated Press deems Hiatt “a confessional songwriter who rocks out with a twang," while PopMatters raves, "You’d have to be out of your skull not to appreciate her talents.” Hiatt recently wrapped up a successful U.S. headlining tour, which included multiple celebrated performances at Nashville’s AmericanaFest, before joining the Old 97’s on the road earlier this month. The Line Of Best Fit praises, “With a tremendous amount of swagger, [Hiatt] wields her guitar like a weapon while that distinctly southern accent of hers delivers vocal melodies that are in turns deep, bluesy, fearless and sweet.” Hiatt is soon to embark on an extensive North American support tour with Blitzen Trapper that culminates in a hometown show for the Portland, OR-based rock band on December 8. She has also just announced a support tour with Drive-By Truckers at the start of 2018, which includes shows in Kansas City, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and more. Please see below for full tour details.

Prior to its release, NPR Music premiered the album as a “First Listen” stating, "On Trinity Lane, the third album by this fixture of Nashville's indie scene and first for New West...she's devoted to excruciatingly revealing expression, deftly manipulating the tone and perspective of her songwriting from track to track. Her treatment of pain can, remarkably, feel both considered and diaristic." Listen to the full stream HERE. Paste Magazine previously premiered the Will Morgan Holland-directed video for the album’s single "The Night David Bowie Died,” which can be seen HERE; and Rolling Stone Country also premiered the Michael Carter-directed video for the album’s title track HERE, stating, "The daughter of John Hiatt, she keeps the family tradition alive, mixing Southern influences - Americana, folk and left-of-center country - with a raw approach that’s better suited to the garage than the saloon.”

Hiatt’s love of the ‘90s alt-rock she was raised on shines through on Trinity Lane in the distressed guitars and urgent backbeats. She cites the Pixies, Breeders, Dinosaur Jr., and her favorite, Pearl Jam as influences, but there is also something distinctly Americana lurking in the songs. After moving out of an ex’s house, Hiatt settled into a new apartment off of Trinity Lane in her East Nashville neighborhood and went on tour with friend John Moreland to the West Coast and back. The intensely personal, autobiographical album was written largely upon her return, in isolation, facing the issues she escaped while on the road. Every time she wanted a man, she picked up her guitar. Every time she wanted a drink, she picked up her guitar. Hiatt says, "Love will take you to the darkest places but also the most honest places if you let it. Learning how to love myself is something I’ve always been lousy with, and I spent some time on that. I thought about my sobriety, what that means to me, the struggles I’d had throughout the years, since I was a 27-year-old and hung up my toxic drinking habit. I thought about my mother, who took her own life when I was a baby, not far from my age at 30 years old, and I related to her more than ever. As you can see, there was plenty of time spent on my own. I didn’t talk to that many folks, albeit a few close friends, and leaned into my family. I stayed away from men, and danced alone in the evenings, looking out my window observing my humble and lively neighborhood. I found power in being by myself. I found peace in the people I was surrounded with - we didn’t really know one another, but we smiled when passed on the street. One time I almost rear-ended an older woman in her car backing out of my driveway and I said, ‘Oh man, I’m just not used to any cars coming around this bend. She replied, ‘This is our little hideout, baby,’ And it really was." She continues, "After a while, I had all these songs to play, and wanted to share them. I wanted to get out of town to get some distance from everything, so after an ongoing conversation with Michael Trent, I took my band to Johns Island, SC and we holed up for a few weeks. I poured my heart out, and trusted them with it, and these guys gave it right back. I think we all understood what it’s like to question home, intention, demons, love...I think most people understand that."

Lilly Hiatt Trinity Lane Track Listing:
1. All Kinds Of People
2. The Night David Bowie Died
3. Trinity Lane
4. Everything I Had
5. I Wanna Go Home
6. Imposter
7. Records
8. Different, I Guess
9. Rotterdam
10. Sucker
11. So Much You Don’t Know
12. See Ya Later

praise for Trinity Lane

"...courageous and affecting..." - NPR Music

"A confessional songwriter who rocks out with a twang..." - Associated Press

"...one for the books." - Paste Magazine

"...the most cohesive and declarative statement of the young songwriter’s career." - Rolling Stone Country

With a tremendous amount of swagger, [Hiatt] wields her guitar like a weapon while that distinctly southern accent of hers delivers vocal melodies that are in turns deep, bluesy, fearless and sweet." - The Line Of Best Fit

"While the sound of Trinity Lane encompasses everything from brooding garage rockers to jangly country-tinged laments to sentimental ballads, Hiatt’s commanding presence and eloquent songs tie everything together." - Mother Jones

"Trinity Lane is honest, well-crafted, and hits an emotional bulls-eye: it's Lilly Hiatt's strongest and most moving work to date." - AllMusic

"...[Hiatt's] most accomplished effort to date." - Glide Magazine (9 out of 10 stars)

"Hiatt’s voice is unmistakably unique and special." - No Depression

"There is us, and then there is us when we are lost in those moments all to ourselves that only the best music can provide—music like the stuff found on Lilly Hiatt’s Trinity Lane." - Saving Country Music

"As good as the performances are, they're not the most special thing about Trinity Lane: that distinction goes to Hiatt's keen eye and ability to see a story from multiple angles." - Chicago Reader

"You’d have to be out of your skull not to appreciate her talents." - PopMatters

“If Hiatt is the new face of rock and roll, the future is looking bright.” - Glide Magazine

PREMIERES

NPR Music – First Listen

Rolling Stone – "Trinity Lane" Video Premiere

Paste Magazine – "The Night David Bowie Died" Video Premiere

American Songwriter – "Everything I Had" Premiere

"BEST OF 2017" ACCOLADES

NPR Music – "Ann Powers' Top 10 Underheard Albums Of 2017"

Rolling Stone – "40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2017"

Rolling Stone – "25 Best Country Songs of 2017"

Paste Magazine – "50 Best Songs of 2017"

Garden & Gun – "The 17 Best Southern Albums of 2017"

PopMatters – "15 Best Americana Albums of 2017"

Wide Open Country – "8 Country and Americana Albums You May Have Missed in 2017"

The Boot – "Top 10 Americana, Alt-Country, Bluegrass and Folk Albums of 2017"

Glide Magazine's – "Best Albums of 2017"

Bitter Southerner – "The Best Southern Albums of 2017"

Nashville Scene – “Best Local Americana Album”

Innocent Words – "Favorite Full Length Albums of 2017"

FEATURES

Associated Press – "John Hiatt's Daughter Lilly Follows Her Own Musical Path"

Rolling Stone Country – "Lilly Hiatt on John Lennon, Sobriety and New Album 'Trinity Lane'"

Houston Chronicle – "Wiry Defiance Winds Through Lilly Hiatt's Music"

Nashville Scene – "Lilly Hiatt Balances Refined Songwriting and Exploratory Rock on 'Trinity Lane'"

The Boot – "Lilly Hiatt Opens Up About Her New Album, ‘Trinity Lane’"

The East Nashvillian – "Lilly Hiatt Bares Her Soul on Trinity Lane"

APPEARANCES/SESSIONS

NPR's World Cafe Live

WNYC Soundcheck

Paste Magazine NYC Full Session

WUGA's "Just Off The Radar" Session

LIVE REVIEWS

Rolling Stone Country – "AmericanaFest 2017: 20 Best Things We Saw"

The Current – "Five Favorite Finds From AmericanaFest 2017"

The Line Of Best Fit – AmericanaFest 2017 Review

ALBUM REVIEWS

Mother Jones, AllMusic, Pop Matters, Glide Magazine, No Depression, Saving Country Music, Chicago Reader, Flagpole, Old Rookie, Innocent Words, The Contributor, Twangri-La

Tour dates

CONTACTS

Management: Vector

Britti Himelfarb – britti@vectormgmt.com

Press: New West Records

Brady Brock – bradybrock@newwestrecords.com

Radio: New West Records

Joel Habbeshaw – joel@newwestrecords.com

Booking: New Frontier Touring

Peter Loomis – peter@newfrontiertouring.com
Alex Fang – afang@newfrontiertouring.com