Step by step, song after song, we are approaching Lila Tristram new record. Here at TRISTE©, you know, we are fond of her voice and her artistic vision since Our Friends pt. I & II were released in 2020, but the record that has conquered our hearts was Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour, a collaborative project with The Last Dinosaur’s Jamie Cameronwas, released on cassette via Modern Aviation in December 2022. Then home -a set of 5 intimate songs- arrived and we were entrapped for good. Now, after a couple of years hidden in a remote countryside studio with a 5-piece “rock” band, Lila Tristram opens a new chapter. First came Sounds Like Easter in May, then the magnificent Baby in July and, yesterday, Closer struck our loving ears.

What She Says: “I first started writing this song in 2019. For the first time I started emerging out of the folk genre… It was like the song had bigger plans for me. In the song I first heard my band, long before I put it together. It was like the music required something greater than I could give it on my own. I noticed my voice sounding stronger, bolder, braver…“

“My love for music takes me to all sorts of unexpected highs and lows. Sometime I wake up wondering what the hell I’m doing, and other days I feel so connected to it that I could cry. Navigating the industry is a bit like navigating love. That’s what Closer is trying to express“.

The track features Gus White on Drums, Ailsa Tully on bass, Jack Handyside on guitar and Tim Gardner on synths. It was co-produced by Lila Tristram and Gus White and mastered by Tim Debney (Sufjan Stevens, Thom Yorke).

Closer is out now on all platforms. Look HERE for more information on Lila Tristram.