Lily Meola Readies Follow-Up To Debut Album

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(Maui, HI, Press Release) Lily Meola is among the most acclaimed young singer/songwriters in recent memory, hailed by Rolling Stone in their recent "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know" as a "powerhouse...(like) Bobbie Gentry and Joni Mitchell went on a vacation to Hawaii together." The 21-year-old Maui-based songstress is now set to spend her summer in Los Angeles, writing and recording tracks for the eagerly awaited follow-up to her recently released debut album, THEY SAY, which is now also available at iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/they-say/id1124674408
 
In addition, Meola will be among the top artists performing at the upcoming OHANA Dana Fest, slated for Saturday, August 27 at Dana Point, CA's Doheny Point Beach. The all-star benefit event - which also features such icons as Lana Del Rey, Eddie Vedder, Elvis Costello, Band of Horses, X, and Mudhoney - will help generate funds to support efforts towards maintaining coastal access in California's south Orange County state beaches. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.theohanafest.com.
 
Produced by Eric Helmkamp (Michael Bublé, Sarah McLachlan) with additional production from artist/musician Micah Nelson and the legendary Buddy Cannon (Kenny Chesney, Chely Wright, George Jones, Merle Haggard), THEY SAY marks an indelible full-length debut for Lily Meola, rich with creativity, confidence, and deeply felt emotion. Among the collection's many highlights are tracks like the smoky opener, "Bad Weather," as well as standout vocal duets with Lukas Nelson ("Sound of Your Memory") and Willie Nelson ("Will You Remember Mine"), the latter song memorably performed by Nelson and Meola at both Farm Aid 2013 and Farm Aid 2014. THEY SAY further features Willie Nelson's instantly recognizable nylon-string guitar stylings on "LA" and "Movie In My Mind," along with a remarkable rendition of the timeless "Me and Bobby McGee," performed as a duet with its celebrated songwriter, Kris Kristofferson. Even with such luminaries on board, the undeniable star of the album is Lily Meola. With her strikingly soulful vocals and timeless approach towards songcraft, THEY SAY stands tall as the surefooted arrival of an original new musical voice.

For more, please see www.lilymeola.com, www.facebook.com/lily.meola,www.instagram.com/lilymeola.

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