Better Can't Make Your Life Better

by Lilys

Better Can't Make Your Life Better cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 September 1996
  • Label: Primary
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:06
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pivoting sharply away from their shoegaze roots, Kurt Heasley steers the project directly into 1960s British Invasion homage. The album meticulously recreates the jangly mod-revival aesthetic, driven by kinetic bass lines, dense pop hooks, and playfully cryptic songwriting.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, complex, lo-fi, guitar-driven, jangly

Tracklist

  1. Cambridge California (2:16)
  2. A Nanny in Manhattan (1:58)
  3. Shovel Into Spade Kit (3:48)
  4. Elevator Is Temporary (2:29)
  5. Can't Make Your Life Better (4:23)
  6. Who Is Moving (3:01)
  7. The Tennis System (And Its Stars) (5:04)
  8. Paz en el hogar (3:34)
  9. Bring Up The Stamp (3:59)
  10. The Sammael Sea (3:06)
  11. Returns Every Morning (3:22)

Credits

  • Lilys - primary artist
  • Aaron Sperske - composed by [composition], arranged by [arrangement], performer [performance]
  • Kurt Heasley - composed by [composition], arranged by [arrangement], performer [performance]
  • Thom Monahan - composed by [composition], arranged by [arrangement], performer [performance]
  • Dave Shuman - featuring
  • Lauren Axelrod - sleeve
  • R. Spencer - sleeve

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