A Message In the Mess, by Heather Aubrey Lloyd

A Message In the Mess

by Heather Aubrey Lloyd

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1.	Ask For Me 04:38	buy track
2.	Good Heart 02:32	buy track
3.	Cast Off 02:20	buy track
4.	Lunatic Yell 04:02	buy track
5.	I Don't Know What I Want 03:57	buy track
6.	Even Now 03:38	buy track
7.	The Animal Crackers Song 02:48	buy track
8.	No Lantern 03:47	buy track
9.	Pollock 05:00	buy track
10.	Clear 04:17	buy track
11.	Phantom 04:24	buy track

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Heather's solo album released in 2017. “A Message in the Mess" is populated by colorful, larger-than-life characters: Hippie Tooth Faeries, Jackson Pollock reincarnated as a flock of pigeons and aspiring animal crackers. Lloyd’s stunning and emotive alto ("Melissa Etheridge, Carly Simon, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell blended into a spark plug with curly black locks," says one review), is pushed to new limits in inventive arrangements thanks to a cross-country collaboration with Reno band, The Novelists on mandolin, banjo, upright bass and delightfully bizarre percussion (yes, that really is recorded bubble wrap). "Mess" received the Director's Award for Album of the Year from the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.

Lloyd met Reno-based pop-rock band, The Novelists, teaming for arrangements and instrumentation that mark a polished departure from her alt-folk grit with ilyAIMY. The result: Traditionally folk/acoustic instruments used in unorthodox ways that court jazz, indie, classical and rock. The disc begins with the anthemic pop love song, “Ask For Me,” and passes through the funny glockenspiel/kazoo folk of “The Animal Crackers Song” to end up in the string arrangement of “Pollock” and grinding roots rock of “Phantom.” Through it all, Lloyd‘s dusky, sensual, intensely emotional voice tells her unusual stories. As her CD wrapped, The Novelists won a performance spot on Train’s Sail Across the Sun Cruise. LA-based David Peters of Oak House Recording (Amber Rubarth, Vienna Teng) also mixed/mastered the project.

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released February 24, 2017

Heather Aubrey Lloyd: vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele, percussion, electric guitar
Joel Ackerson: vocals, percussion, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, acoustic guitar, keys
Eric Anderson: vocals
Thomas Beall (aka Gingerwolf): Weissenborn
Paul Cataldo: tuba
Justin Kruger: drums, percussion
Justin McMahon: acoustic guitar
Kristin Pitman: violin
Tanner Porter: cello
Zach Teran: bass, percussion

All songs by Heather Aubrey Lloyd heatheraubreylloyd.com
Produced by Joel Ackerson, True Story Records
Mixed & Mastered by David Peters, Oak House Recording davidpeters.com
Photography by Stevie Oliver stevietphotography.com
Additional design by rob Hinkal, Justin Lloyd & William Schaff

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ilyAIMY Baltimore, Maryland

ilyAIMY is a percussive acoustic rock animal hailing from Baltimore, MD. Mixing genres from rock to folk to soul to bluegrass; flavours as varied as jazz and hip hop curl through what is undoubtedly one of the most exciting sounds in today’s folk(ish) music scene. Instrumentation includes acoustic guitars, cello, djembe, cajon, Irish bones, keyboard, bass, drums & harmonies. ... more

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