Big picture

"The third album from the Bristol singer-songwriter furnishes complex storytelling in cozy, lived-in atmospheres".

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"There's a similarly delicate, melancholy sigh to Big Picture as to its predecessor, despite a new production team (Brad Cook and Lily herself) and its in-the-moment inspirations. She sets the stage with "Map of Japan," whose sultry, midtempo twang, active bass, spare drums, vibraphone-style Mellotron, and breathy vocals could pass muster as a tribute to Mazzy Star. That band is a fitting reference point for the hazy, ruminative zone of Big Picture, which (...) has occasional gritty electric guitar interjections, including on this song. The album goes on to offer a range of dreaminess, arguably reaching its lushest and loudest point on the jammy outro to "Superglued," its liveliest on the appreciative, post-breakup "Lights Light Up" (...), and its sparsest on the brittle, comfort-seeking "Henry"".

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"Third album of quietly intoned, personal vignettes brings a level of healing and catharsis that few others will match this year".

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"Frisson aplenty supplied by her impervious cool and Joe Sherrin's radiant guitar, Lily's best work yet invites you into her newly crowded space to hear some stories - with a wince, maybe, but never a flinch".