{"id":40928,"date":"2018-10-04T13:29:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T12:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=40928"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:29:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T12:29:22","slug":"liily-toro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/10\/liily-toro\/","title":{"rendered":"Liily &#8211; &#8216;Toro&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Liily are from LA and hail the resurrection of feverish, chaotic, and hard rock, with a sound which harks back the 90s. Their new single, &#8216;Toro&#8217;, was released this summer, and is the result of a number of years experimentation with their sound.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comprising five members, Liily are Maxx Morando on drums, Sam De La Torre on guitar, Charlie Anastasis on bass, Aaron Reeves on guitar, and Dylan on lead vocals.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liily&#8217;s sound, a raw passionate fire, feels familiar, but somehow different, a positive sound, with its roots in indie culture but its soul in rock. They remind us of early Foo Fighters, and Rage Against The Machine, and if &#8216;Toro&#8217; is anything to go by, their EP, also titled &#8216;Toro&#8217;, is definitely one to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;Toro&#8217; sees blurry shots, fast transitions, and a whole lot of headbanging. For guys whose oldest member is still only 19, they&#8217;ve got the attitude and sound of long-term rockstars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check out Liily online on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liilytheband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LiilyTheBand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liilytheband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liilytheband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. Stream and download &#8216;Toro&#8217; from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/toro-single\/1412972045?app=music&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4I446SQRo9vRyu8mrp2ed7?si=9wGC_aGISyyIq7hhPhrpag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>. Check out their tour dates on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liilytheband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_24515\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DL2k-h14vl4?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Liily - Toro [Official Music Video]\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DL2k-h14vl4\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liily are from LA and hail the resurrection of feverish, chaotic, and hard rock, with a sound which harks back the 90s. Their new single, &#8216;Toro&#8217;, was released this summer, and is the result of a number of years experimentation with their sound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":40930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9,640],"tags":[16850,16848,27,77,370,1945,203,16849],"class_list":["post-40928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-calfornia","tag-liily","tag-los-angeles","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-rock","tag-toro"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-aE8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24312,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/11\/little-triggers-announce-details-of-new-single-silly-cigs-taken-from-forthcoming-ep\/","url_meta":{"origin":40928,"position":0},"title":"Little Triggers Announce Details Of New Single \u2018Silly Cigarettes&#8217;  Taken From Forthcoming EP","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"21\/11\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Liverpool indie rock band, Little Triggers, have announced the release of their latest track, 'Silly Cigarettes'. 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