Released September 1992 Release date September 1992 Genre Shoegazing | ||
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Producers Jay Sorrentino, Ken Heitmueller Similar Lilys albums, Shoegazing albums, Other albums | ||
Lilys in the presence of nothing 1992
In the Presence of Nothing is the debut album by the American indie rock band, Lilys, co-released in 1992 by Slumberland Records and SpinART. The album was written and recorded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Contents
The album's title is a dig at Velvet Crush, who released In the Presence of Greatness the previous year. The album features Lilys frontman Kurt Heasley backed by members of Velocity Girl, The Ropers and Suddenly, Tammy!, and the band's early My Bloody Valentine influence is strongly in evidence, with Jason Ankeny of Allmusic even going as far as calling the album "the quick follow-up to Loveless that My Bloody Valentine never made", and Douglas Wolk of Trouser Press calling it "even more a product of hero-worship". Ankeny also called the album "a wonderful testament to shoegazing's brief but seminal moment in the sun."
Elizabeth colour wheel
Track listing
All songs written by Lilys
- "There's No Such Thing as Black Orchids" – 5:14
- "Elizabeth Colour Wheel" – 6:58
- "Collider" – 4:20
- "Tone Bender" – 3:16
- "Periscope" – 5:14
- "It Does Nothing for Me" – 4:08
- "Snowblinder" – 4:34
- "The Way Snowflakes Fall" – 12:09
- "Threw a Day" – 3:44
- "Claire Hates Me" – 4:33
Personnel
Songs
1There's No Such Thing as Black Orchids5:14
2Elizabeth Colour Wheel6:59
3Collider4:20