IN THE PRESS:
"Concert of the Year" - The Lils, Wellington, The Carpark. August 1991. - John Piley (Rip It Up Magazine)
"High octane , polished guitar pop" - Donna Yuzwalk (Rip It Up Magazine)
"Overall the songs here really shine and it's a credit to both the Lils and Failsafe to have such a fine debut in the shops" - Steve Cochrane (New Zealand Musician)
"An impressive wide bodied Indie Guitar sound over catchy pop tunes" - John Saunders. (Evening Standard).
".. Lodestone is loaded with thirteen wonderful pop gems. ...an album that ably captures their pop sensibilities. The Lils have avoided the plague of hipness and instead stuck with their own guns. The result being one hell of a good debut album" - Grant McDougall (Critic Magazine)
"Songs like "Bloodfest Orgy", "Think Nothing", and "Safer Now" are downright impressive. ....songs that definitely deserve to give this band a greater profile..." - Jill Graham (NZ Herald - Auckland)
OUT OF THE PRESS:
The Lils were a New Zealand indie power pop band from the late 80's, early 90's. They toured the country a number of times and in early 1992 they put out an album called Lodestone that was released on Failsafe Records in Christchurch.
Lodestone garnered positive reviews in the press and a number of tracks were in high rotate for the summer of 91/92 on student radio throughout the country.
They later contributed the song Tumi to the Failsafe "Good Things" compilation.
The band's live performances also earned them accolades from the press and fans alike.
They worked hard, played fast, met some awesome people and mostly had a pretty bloody good time.
Carl James is currently in the US writing and recording in the band
Goldbug
Boyd Thwaites later played in Auckland band Cane Slide and currently makes drum and bass music with his brother Darcy. Together they run the historic Devonport live music venue, the Masonic Tavern.
