Lilly Winwood On Her New Album “Time Well Spent,” Life In Nashville, Future Plans & More
After feeling that the countryside of her native Gloucestershire, England felt too familiar, and London was — in her own words — “so big, so expensive, and reeked of havoc and loss and all that good stuff,” Lilly Winwood decided to spend a few weeks in Nashville, where she spent her childhood summers, but ended up staying instead. As the daughter of classic rock legend Steve Winwood, she grew up playing and writing, and her debut EP Silver Stage chronicled the journey through earnest coming-of-age narratives and an English take on traditional American roots music. Around this time, Winwood also collaborated with Nashville based Americana artist Don Gallardo on his 7-track EP In The Name of Good Intentions where Lilly’s vocals are featured on more than half of the songs. Rolling Stone deemed Winwood and Gallardo’s “Shine A Light O Me” one of the “Top 10 Best Country, Americana” songs to hearin 2019, amongst recordings by Trisha Yearwood and Tanya Tucker.
Lilly Winwood is gearing up to release her debut full-length album Time Well Spent on January 29, 2021. Explained Winwood of the album itself: “I’m excited to share with you what I’ve been working on for nearly a decade. These songs are very dear to my heart and hopefully I’ve created something that listeners can relate to and get their toes tapping along the way,” says Winwood. In December 2020, Winwood’s music video for her current single “Few More Records” entered into rotation on CMT’s CMT Edge. In agreemeent with Rolling Stone, per the published words of The Country Note contributor Michelle Kennedy: “‘Few More Records’ is a pure country tune with exquisite vocals that goes from rock steady to rock heavy, with plenty of piano and drum beats that’ll become an easy fan favorite.”
On January 11, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Lilly Winwood via Zoom, as embedded below. More on Winwood and Time Well Spent can be found online via www.lillywinwood.org, www.twitter.com/lillywinwood and www.facebook.com/LillyWinwood.
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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."
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