Lily Seabird - Alas,
Lily Seabird is a perceptive songwriter who can channel moments when everything feels raw and overwhelming into something healing and galvanizing. With Alas, she confronts grief with palpable clarity on tracks that careen from delicate folk to blistering indie rock. While it’s her second LP, it serves as a proper introduction to an undeniable and idiosyncratic voice. Though Seabird is now known as a solo artist and collaborator in Burlington’s vibrant music community, her journey started in Pennsylvania when she picked up the saxophone at 9. By 14, she learned guitar and started performing as Lily Seabird—after a brief stint in New York City she moved to Vermont which has been her home since 2018. "When I first came to Burlington, I was playing solo a lot," says Seabird. "The music started to strengthen once I played in other people's bands, and I invited them to join mine." The songs on Alas, came from a particularly unmoored period for Seabird, including the loss of a close friend t