Lily We Need To Talk Now is a record Konigsberg has
been slowly chipping away at since 2016, revising and
re-recording the songs over the years. The eleven-track
collection is her first proper full length, following her
anthology of EPs and unreleased tracks, The Best of
Lily Konigsberg Right Now, released in 2021 by Wharf
Cat Records. The new record is catchy the whole way
through, like much of her poppy and plainspoken indie
rock output that's made her a fixture of the NYC underground in recent years. Her voice twists and turns and
dashes around her clever wordplay in new ways; there
are hints of power-pop, pop-punk, and downtempo introspection, all dotted with easter eggs of winking humor.
True to it's title, this collection of songs is like a check in
with herself. "On "That's The Way I Like It," with backing vocals from longtime collaborator Paco Cathcart,
she reflects on the feeling of "struggling with someone
you love, and how you can get all evil about it, like a
brat, like a baby." On "Proud Home", she sings one of
the records boldest earworm hooks ("You've got a lot
of f***ing things to be proud of!") and tries to comfort
a friend who has a crush on her mom. "I really cracked
myself up with the lyrics," she says. "It's kind of a Stacey's Mom riff. I decided it's a dedication to Adam
Schlesinger [of Fountains of Wayne]." "Roses, Again" is
a new take on a familiar Lily tune (originally on Good
Time Now) re-recorded at the request of her current
live band, who have evolved the song on the road