Lilo will perform in the West End as part of their headline UK tour this spring.
The pair, made up of Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon, will take the stage on Monday, April 7 with tickets going on sale this Friday from 10am.
Lilo have also today announced the exciting news of their debut album,‘Blood Ties’, which they have announced is being released by Dalliance Recordings in March.
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They also plan to share a new song from the album called ‘It’s Not The Same In Winter’.
The track begins with a gently plucked guitar part that ushers in the duo’s signature vocal harmonies as they breathe a cool sophistication over a song that explores dissociation in the midst of a crisis, artfully comparing it to the depths of winter.
The band said: “We can’t believe we get to put out a debut album this year. It’s been such a long time coming and we feel incredibly lucky to have got to make this record together.
“The album encompasses some big feelings; it ricochets between anger and joy and sadness and everything in between.”
And Helen expands on their new single: “It’s Not The Same In Winter comes from being in the full throes of a breakup.
“I’d gone away to do some writing, hoping to channel my woes into something brilliant.
“The trip was terrible, I didn’t write a thing and actually started to feel like whole sections of my brain had gone missing.
“I phoned Christie. I said: it’s so weird, I can’t remember a single thing about my ex.
“I can’t picture what he looked like, and all the memories I have feel like they belong to someone else.
“I tried looking at photos to trigger something and nothing happened, I felt like I was looking at a stranger.”
Childhood friends Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon believe their music reflects the life of twenty-somethings in and out of love and luck, with this human element perfectly weighted alongside their arresting harmonies and rich instrumentation.
While informed by a deep understanding and love of folk music, with references to Karen Dalton and Julie Collins a regular occurrence, their music is also modern, in line with the likes of Julia Jacklin, Laura Marling and Mitski.
They say they like to give their songs “a poppier lean” saying: “want to have fun and try not to think too much about genre. We just write what we feel makes sense for the sentiment of each song.”
