Lily Kershaw released her debut album Midnight In The Garden in 2013, featuring the break-out single “As It Seems.” The album scored millions of streams and critical acclaim as she landed syncs on Criminal Minds, Grey’s Anatomy, Finding Carter, and more. She followed it up with her 2018 EP Lost Angeles and her 2021 sophomore album Arcadia, which received acclaim from Nylon, American Songwriter, Vulture, Earmilk, Refinery29, and more. Along the way, Lily cut her teeth on tours alongside Radical Face, Mason Jennings, The Weepies, and Joshua Radin, to name a few, and today has amassed more than 80 million streams.
Check out the refreshingly vulnerable and stripped-down alt-folk ballad “Call Whoever This Makes You Think Of (Except Your Narcissist Ex)” from Kershaw. Built on a steady piano push, Kershaw’s voice is focused and alive, swirling through synthesizer swirls and experimental guitar musings. Paired with a music video that invites us directly into the artist’s world, Kershaw is ready to show the world what she has been working on, as the forthcoming record will be toured in support of a solid US run of shows.
“When I wrote this song, I was really struggling to do laundry, to get out of bed. I wasn’t telling anyone, and I was living alone. It was deep pandemic.” She composed the track to say now what she couldn’t say then. “When the song was finished, I didn’t know what to call it. So I thought, well I hope that this inspires someone to call someone and say the thing they need to say, but then I got worried that they might call someone who’s not good for them, like a toxic ex. Thus ‘Call Whoever This Makes You Think Of (Except Your Narcissistic Ex)’ was born. While it’s long, I’m happy it is very clear,” smiles Lily.
