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Iridescent local pop-rock quartet Lillydale are happy to be out of the studio and on to the task of celebrating the release of their ambitiously conceived and gorgeously produced debut, The Art of Becoming One's Own Shadow. Thanks to the impressive ears of producer Johnny Sangster and frontman Joe Markiewicz's sensuous knack for crafting startling lyrical detail, the band has assembled a very thoughtful and occasionally theatrical collection of harmony-saturated everyman anthems that gracefully tackle themes of grief, failure, redemption, and resolution, all while miraculously avoiding cliche or overt sentimentality. Built upon the remains of the band members' collectively difficult private lives over the last couple of years (littered with a shocking number of personal trials, splintered relationships, and unexpected deaths, all of which are alluded to within the album's artwork), the record should immediately appeal to Arcade Fire fans. -Hannah Levin, Seattle Weekly