Continuing with "Lillix's" music (and my waiting until the last minute to to find an album to review) today's review will be of their second album, "Inside the Hollow". The album was released in 2006 but didn't receive a worldwide release due to their label dissolving. The album was also the first and only album to feature new drummer "Alicia Warrington". Here's my track by track review:
1) Blackout: The verses start slow but it becomes upbeat when the chorus comes in. The song is about being rejected by a guy and feeling like an outcast. Sad but sometimes it happens. 8/10
2) Little Things: This song talks about a relationship that started off good but later got boring for the guy and he break ups with the narrator. The music almost stays exactly the same throughout the whole song. 7/10
3) Every Girl: The first 8 seconds make it sound like it's an acoustic song but then the chorus kicks in and it becomes upbeat. This song talks about experiencing heartbreak and trying to cover it up for the world but on the inside you feel like crying not just for the break-up but for being a guy despite warnings that he's no good. 7/10
4) Sweet Temptation (Hollow): The first and sadly only single on the album. The video showed the girls performing in a white room with scenes of people dancing to the song. It's a very upbeat song but the girls seem a little bored in the video. It took awhile for me to like the song. 9/10
5) Doughnut: This song talks about a relationship that seems like it's going well but at the end of the song it's revealed that the guy doesn't want to commit to the relationship. You're mad because you wasted your time on him for nothing. It's one of my favorite songs on the album, but I have no idea why they named the song "Doughnut" when the word's never used in the song. 10/10
6) Wishing Well: This song seems to be talking about a relationship that ended and took away the fantasy of a "happily ever after" moment which leads you to face reality, which can suck at times. It's a pop/rock ballad that's pretty good after a couple listens. 8/10
7) Just Like You: In video called "Ask Lillix 6" "Lacey-Lee" said that she wrote the song about her grandfather who had past away and the memories her and her sister "Tasha-Ray" had with him. I actually thought it was about a friend moving away when I first heard it. Either way it's my favorite song on the album and I wish it was a single because it's a beautiful song. 10/10
8) Got Off Easy: This song is an upbeat song about the narrator cheating on their partner and getting away with it. Even though I hate it when people cheat on their boyfriend/girlfriend, I really like this song. Does that make me a bad person? 10/10
9) Turpentine: This song is about feeling like an outside and not knowing where you belong. I would've loved to see a video for it. 10/10
10) Tempo Change: The music reminds me of their song "Invisible" from "Falling Uphill" until the chorus comes in with a "tempo change". It's a weird song to me and I don't listen to it that much at all. 5/10
11) Poor Little Girl: This song is about a girl who shows the world that she's happy but on the inside she's hurting inside but is constantly told to be happy even when you're not. It's an okay song but I don't listen to it that much. 7/10
12) Stay: The longest song on the album that seems to be about a relationship that is ending but you still want that person to be in your life. I haven't listened to the song that much but it's pretty good. 7/10
After their label folded "Louise" and "Alicia" both quit the band leaving "Tasha-Ray" and "Lacey-Lee" as the only members in the band for awhile. "Lacey-Lee" would later talk about the aftermath of their label folding and the struggles they faced. My favorite songs on the album are: "Just Like You", "Got Off Easy", "Doughnut", "Turpentine" and "Sweet Temptation (Hollow)". Out of 120 points I give the album 98 points which is 81%, a B.
Thank you for reading this review, and I'm sorry it's come so late! I'll try to get tomorrow's out earlier.
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