lilo - Blood Ties

Released 28th March 2025

One of the best new British bands around, lilo are releasing their debut album exclusively on vinyl first as a Dinked Edition, presenting it in a stunning mirri-board gatefold sleeve and pressing it on glass clear vinyl with a bonus 7 added.

Friends since meeting in their first week at secondary school, Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon write songs that cut deep, reflecting the life of twenty-somethings, in and out of love and luck. While informed by a deep love of folk music, with references to Karen Dalton and Judy Collins a regular occurrence, their music is also in line with the likes of Julia Jacklin, Laura Marling and Mitski.

Signed to Dalliance Recordings (Francis of Delirium, HighSchool, Gia Margaret, Rowena Wise), their debut album, Blood Ties as its title suggests reflects the pairs enduring bond after years spent together.

Coupling feelings of numbness, break-ups and hardship with day dreams,