Sometimes young people get in trouble for talking to the trashy media, or for writing first-person essays. Then everyone gets all upset and exercised. So it is, so it has been for some time. Ask May Marcy McClellan, who scandalized Europe by talking smack about the Italians—and became the launching-off point for a Henry James novel.
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There's a certain beauty to melancholy, a desire towards sadness.
It's difficult to define exactly why this is. After all, no one wants to be unhappy - yet we're quite content to consume a deluge of mournful songs from heartbroken troubadours.
Lily & Madeleine aren't old enough to know about real sadness, about real struggle. Still in their teenage years, the Indianapolis duo probably have day jobs, the type of thing which pays reasonably well but deadens the soul.
However they can certainly break our heart. Slow, soft country harmonies with a noir edge, Lily & Madeleine will release their debut LP 'The Weight Of The Globe' through Asthmatic Kitty on June 10th.
Before then, though, the pair have shot a series of films showcasing their music. Filmed in black and white, ClashMusic have obtained a performance of 'Tired' - and it most certainly mirrors out mid-week weariness.
Almost perfectly beautiful, Lily & Madeleine have that seductive sensibility which can only shatter our soul.
Watch it now.
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'The Weight Of The Globe' is set to be released on June 10th.
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