Lilies on Mars
Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Crafting adventurous dream pop reminiscent of <a href="spotify:artist:5isqImG0rLfAgBJSPMEVXF">Blonde Redhead</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0X0TajZO1RmY3D8u1JymYq">Au Revoir Simone</a>, Lilies on Mars is the project of Sardinians Lisa Masia and Marina Cristofalo, a pair of old friends and multi-instrumentalists who moved to London in the 2000s to pursue their musical career. Experiences like collaborating with <a href="spotify:artist:4lianjyuR1tqf6oUX8kjrZ">Franco Battiato</a> on various film and music projects and creating a tribute show for <a href="spotify:artist:2Gu6Q05ExIGwHTF43kqLBI">David Lynch</a> inspired them to form Lilies on Mars, and they released their self-titled debut album in 2008. Along with performing with <a href="spotify:artist:4lianjyuR1tqf6oUX8kjrZ">Battiato</a> and on their own, Masia and Cristofalo welcomed former <a href="spotify:artist:3AGD2O4k13jjo8OQvIOCsF">Sunny Day Sets Fire</a> member Matthew Parker as Lilies on Mars' drummer, and this version of the group recorded the sophomore album Wish You Were a Pony in 2010. That year, the band also won a remix contest held by <a href="spotify:artist:2DoQBgPsB9AdmWpIa2hUSz">Christian Fennesz</a> for their reworking of his previously unreleased song "The Seventh String." After Wish You Were a Pony's release in 2011, Lilies on Mars made their way to 2012's South by Southwest festival. <a href="spotify:artist:0jPLDwuZUzb6qZdfi5XPHz">Valentina Magaletti</a> became the band's drummer in time to work on Dot to Dot, which was released in Italy in 2013 and featured the single "Oceanic Landscape," another collaboration with <a href="spotify:artist:4lianjyuR1tqf6oUX8kjrZ">Battiato</a>. Dot to Dot received a wider release in 2014. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
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