Lily of the Valley (album)

Lily of the Valley
A slightly distorted, red, white and green-tinted image of a lily of the valley at the top, and a black-and-white image of a splashed liquid at the bottom separated by a black bar showing the band's name and album title
Studio album by
Funeral Suits
Released2 July 2012 (2012-07-02)
Length43:33
LabelModel Citizen
ProducerStephen Street[1]
Funeral Suits chronology
Lily of the Valley
(2012) 		Islands Apart
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4057/10[2]
DIY[3]
The Irish Times[4]

Lily of the Valley is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band Funeral Suits. It was released on 4 June 2012, by Model Citizen Records.[5]

Singles

The first track from album, "Machines" was released as a music video on 5 February 2009.[6]

On 14 April 2011, Funeral Suits released the second music video "Colour Fade".[7]

Critical reception

In a review for DIY, El Hunt wrote: "On the ominously named Lily Of The Valley - with all its symbolic associations with death and mourning — the listener happily gobbles it up for breakfast lunch and tea. This is in part due to the band's impressive command of their craft, and also the album's place in the almost foolproof hands of Stephen Street."[3] At The 405, critic reviewer Alex Walker noted: "Although the record is not revolutionary, nor would it have been even if had been released a year and a half ago. It is however a very solid debut release; heartfelt and sincere, brimming with a variety of well conceived ideas. The band have a genuine knack for crafting big, epic, extravagant guitar moments complimented throughout by intelligent electronic arrangements."[2]

Track listing

Lily of the Valley track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Mary's Revenge"4:22
2."Colour Fade"3:47
3."Health"4:00
4."Hands Down by Your Side"5:14
5."All Those Friendly People"4:38
6."We Only Attack Ourselves"3:21
7."Adventures Misadventures"4:04
8."Stars Are Spaceships"4:32
9."Florida"3:30
10."Machines Too"3:15
11."I Still Love the High"2:50

References

  1. ^ "Track of the Day - Funeral Suits". Goldflakepaint.co.uk. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Alex (16 June 2012). "The 405 Review". The 405. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Hunt, El (3 June 2012). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ^ Murphy, Lauren (1 June 2012). "The Irish Times Review". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ Jennings, Harriet (28 May 2012). "Funeral Suits - Lily of the Valley". DIY. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Funeral Suits - Machines". YouTube. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Funeral Suits - Colour Fade". YouTube. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2021.