Review Fix Exclusive: Lily Lane Talks ‘Supernatural’ and More

February 10, 2016 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer Lily Lane, who discusses her the creative process behind new single “Supernatural.” Lane also discusses her goals for the future and how her last EP had a massive effect on her sound.

Review Fix: What was the creative process for “Supernatural”?

Lily Lane: I worked with the amazing Scott Jacoby on Supernatural and he had an amazing instrumental he had done with Nikki Gregoroff and thought it was my vibe so when he played it for me I went nuts over it and immediately started writing the melody and lyrics. I knew exactly what I wanted to write it about and it kind of just flowed out of me.  He and I refined that together and had fun playing with the wordplay and keeping the theme of the mystical supernatural eerie almost “spell-on-you” type of love. Once we lay down the vocals we had a ton of fun playing with vocal effects for the ad-libs to make it sound older to pay homage to the retro vibes and Motown songs I adore and was inspired by. Finally, we reworked the track after doing the melody and lyrics to keep my voice the focal point but also because I felt something was missing and couldn’t shake that feeling until Scott and I had the idea to put that amazing lively horn section in the chorus to bring it to the next level.  Then we knew it was done. It was a long process but I wasn’t going to quit until it was perfect, I feel like its kind of my baby.

Review Fix: What do you think is the standout song on the album? Why?

Lane: ”Supernatural” or a song called “Gettin’ over You” which I always loved but was overwhelmed by the response I got when I played it for my friends and team. I was like “wow I’ve really got something here.”

Review Fix: How did “Nothing But Trouble” influence your new album?

Lane: Nothin’ but Trouble was the project on which I really found my sound on, the first thing I released that I could look at it and say, “yep this is who I’m meant to be”. So I kept that vibe but that EP was kind of a downer. It was beautiful but I was in a different not as happy place so not counting remixes there are no upbeat songs on that album. This time I just kind of went for it and most of the songs are happier and upbeat, so I’m the same person with the same sound just a different more positive dance-y feeling now.

Review Fix: What was it like to work with Scott Jacoby?

Lane: Amazing. He’s not only the most incredible producer but he’s an amazing guy and we immediately clicked. I’m a little eccentric but he totally got me from the beginning and loved me for it and brought out the best in me.

Review Fix: How does it feel to get praise from Just Jared, Perez Hilton, CeleBuzz, Nylon, and Teen Vogue?

Lane: Immensely flattering, and excited because if they liked my older music they ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Review Fix: Who do you think will enjoy this album the most?

Lane: Those who have been through tough times and come out stronger, those who are happy or looking for happiness, those who are in love or looking for love, and those who love good meaningful pop or soul.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Lane: The world.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13872 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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