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Lilies [LP]

by Echo Ladies

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    Echo Ladies second LP 'Lilies' on Silver vinyl.

    PLEASE NOTE - Different versions in different territories! - PLEASE NOTE

    Silver vinyl (edition of 300) - US, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Japan - Rama Lama Records

    White vinyl (edition of 700) - UK, ROW (all territories excluding the ones mentioned above) - Republic of Music

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    Echo Ladies second album 'Lilies' on CD.

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1.
Fabrik 04:27
It has always been on your terms I feel myself slowly giving in You’re holding back emotions and the truth It has always been your way or no way You’re wasting time You miss the fun I’m holding out a helping hand Don’t close your eyes and then run away Please don’t ever tell me who to be Don’t ever tell me when to speak You’re wasting time You miss the fun Be aware now every single time Be aware now every single time Let yourself go try to have some fun You’re wasting time You miss the fun You’re wasting time You miss the fun
2.
Selfcontrol 04:44
Nothing feels sacred anywhere anymore But no time feels wasted on someone someone like you I just placed the winning bid on myself no selfcontrol And I will breathlessly hunt you wherever you go I’ve never turned my back on anyone before With you I had to leave it was time time to go I really try to look forward trying to forgive forget I try to rediscover who I was and who I am Everything that you told me was just a lie a perfect lie Circumstances are the weakest and our timing is the worst I’ve never turned my back on anyone before With you I had to leave it was time time to go Turning heartbreak into sadness Turning anger into power
3.
You are not only my sweetest memory You’re definitely my darkest story and you You left me with a hundred sleepless nights You should know you really were my biggest adventure You’re everything around me I want to be with you whenever you’re awake I sit and watch when you’re falling asleep but now I’m I’m getting sick of waiting for you to open up I feel so ready for those first long days Sometimes we would have such a good time We were dirty dancing when it still was allowed Sometimes we would have such a good time We were dirty dancing when it still was allowed You’re everything around me Never will give up my dream You’re everything around me Never will give up my dream Sometimes we would have such a good time We were dirty dancing when it still was allowed Sometimes we would have such a good time We were dirty dancing when it still was allowed
4.
Coming Home 03:42
I keep on waiting But you wont open up And I keep, keep on waiting And you said I'm not right in the head I fear I fear your darkness And I sleep with the lights turned on And you whisper “I'm not dead at least not yet” Will you open up I don't want to stop Keep it down Keep it down I can't tell if I am coming home How I hate to see you like this I want you to feel safe Come home to me I'm next to you Will you open up I don't want to stop Keep it down Keep it down I can't tell if I am coming home
5.
Lilies 04:13
I would give every piece to you I would sacrifice my dreams right away Try to distance myself from the feeling Unanswered love is my curse How can there be someone else but you? No one else has been so close but you How can I stop waiting for you? I will never miss anything but you I’ve been told to restlessly carry on I’ve been told to pack my things move on All those lonely nights I wasted on you Will I ever have a chance on my own? How can there be someone else but you? No one else has been so close but you How can I stop waiting for you? I will never miss anything but you Now when I’m alone I’m more like you But you don’t care you’re with someone new You promised me so many things so I Will always save piece of me for you How can there be someone else but you? No one else has been so close but you How can I stop waiting for you? I will never miss anything but you
6.
I am wasting time on stupid things Do not give a damn about breaking rules It is getting on me It is getting on me Sacrificing all my friends I lie and say “let’s stay friends” But it’s getting on me It’s all getting on me It is getting on me It is getting on me I think I drink too much I think I sleep too much Try to just stay the same But try to not stay the same It is getting on me It is getting on me It’s all getting on me It’s all getting on me
7.
Awake 03:56
Counting my steps I see the pattern Everyday a whole new challenge I need someone to cover me I need someone until your gone Stop hunting for everything Self Awareness to be someone Don’t look away just look at me Don’t turn away to feel ok Don’t walk that far ahead Don't act is if I was dead Can’t wait until I'm awake again Don’t walk that far ahead Don't act is if I was dead Can’t wait until I'm awake again Awake again Losing hope In everything Don’t give up now the flame is burning Don’t be a coward keep moving forward So sensitive so sentimental Don’t walk that far ahead Don’t act is if I was dead Can’t wait until I'm awake again Don’t walk that far ahead Don’t act is if I was dead Can’t wait until I'm awake again Awake again
8.
Illness 04:26
I may always choose the backdoor Open up and be yourself now Fearing that my illness will be taking over Hiding from the fact that I am sober You and I we’ll stay together Holding on but not forever Fearing that my illness will be taking over If I am calling don’t answear If I am asking open a bottle You’ll have to empty it You may be sane But I don’t want you to Don’t want you to Always reaching for the better Even though I can’t control it
9.
Strangers 04:11
Diving down the deepest ocean Climbing up the steepest mountain I will find a new way everyday Running from myself again Knocking on some strangers door Hope someone will take me away I will never look away I will never look away You You came in my way You You came in my way Trying hard to build some courage Freaking out for whatever reasons But I will be stronger one day Try to see that I'm enough Letting go of crazy things Somehow I will find my own way I will never look away I will never look away You You came in my way You You came in my way You You came in my way You You came in my way
10.
Funeral 04:51
When you read this I might have escaped I’m far away Please don’t join me run another way I’m far away We must stand together and speak out It's time to deal with this There’s so many things I’ve should've done I’ve should have said We’ll keep watching and help in any way We must stand together and speak out It’s time to deal with this We can not afford to waste more time It's time to deal with this And my demons they don’t stand a chance As I keep on try to reach more days Not been able to sleep to see clear But I’m prepared We can not afford to waste more time This is farewell

about

PLEASE NOTE - Will be released September 8th - PLEASE NOTE

Echo Ladies are Matilda Botwid, Mattis Andersson and Joar Andersén, three school-friends who, after playing in various different bands, realised that they worked best together. In 2014, after looking for “a name that represented their sound”, they became Echo Ladies, partly inspired by the name of the drum machine from a shared favourite band, Echo & the Bunnymen.

After a string of singles and an EP, the band released their debut album 'Pink Noise' in 2018 to acclaim both in Sweden and internationally, including UK tours and praise from Drowned in Sound, Bandcamp, MOJO and more. The band are now back with new material and new full-length 'Lilies' will be released September 8th through Rama Lama Records and Republic of Music.

This album is built on the same foundation that Echo Ladies curated during their past releases, but with a more unyielding presence. Echo Ladies have always tried to balance two emotions at the same time throughout their songs. While their past songs tried to convey the feeling of nostalgia and hope for the future, mixed with worries and anxieties about defining who you are and what you will become, this album instead tries to balance the emotions of sorrow and loneliness, with anger, frustration, and the determination to make a change for the better.

This album really carries the Echo Ladies mantra that "Nothing Ever Lasts". Good things can come to an end, but bad things will also pass.

credits

released September 8, 2023

All music and lyrics written by Matilda Botwid, Mattis Andersson and Joar Andersén

Recorded and mastered by Joakim Lindberg at Studio Sickan, Malmö

Photography by Albin Bogren
Cover Art by Esther Jemth

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