The Sun Show
© Copyright-Nillah
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Record Label: Two Sheds Music
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"If the sound of chiming Rickenbacker guitars turned up to ten makes your heart flutter, then Nillah is just what the doctor ordered." - AMG All Music Guide
"This band just plain has it." - Impact Press
Nillah is a power pop institution in its hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. The four-piece band, noted for bass player Elisabeth Eickhoff's lush vocals, has been riveting critics and audiences alike since 1999. After countless performances and two highly-acclaimed releases with Shut Eye Records, Nillah recently signed with renowned indie label Two Sheds Music to prepare its January, 2005 release entitled: The Sun Show.
The Sun Show continues Nillah's focus on accessible, hook-laden songs, but adds a harder edge and broader sonic palette than demonstrated on its previous recordings. These new musical dimensions were fully realized through the band's collaboration with producers Armand John Petri (Goo-Goo Dolls, 10,000 Maniacs) and James Majors (Outkast). Look for The Sun Show to continue Nillah's already impressive list of accomplishments:
-Music featured on MTV, ABC and independent promotional films.
-Top 100 album chart position: The Power of Pop - CMJ Radio 200.
-Cover feature in Southeast Performer magazine. -Performed at the CMJ Music Marathon (NY, NY) and Music Midtown (Atlanta, GA).
-Live radio interviews, features and on-air performances: 99X (WNNX Atlanta); DaveFm (92.9 Atlanta); New Rock 90.7 (Tuscaloosa, AL); 91 ROCK(Chattanooga, TN); WRAS 88.5 (Atlanta) (regular rotation: The Power of Pop).
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Moves from punk to pop
author: M. L. Downey
This band rocks. On “The Sun Show,” Nillah pulls out the stops with rockers like the ferocious opening cut “Fire Sanctuary” through the powerful “Believing” to the churning “Turn Back the Clock.” Vocalist Elisabeth Eickhoff moves effortlessly from the punkish screamers to the popish title cut and the sincere acoustic-driven “Leave it Behind.” Rich with hooks, “The Sun Show” sounds better with each play.
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Nillah is still stuck in 1986, not such a bad place to live.
author: Lee Valentine Smith- Creative Loafing Atlanta
It's a good thing Nillah wasn't snapped up by a major label in the late '90s when the pop band first started releasing music. Otherwise its new disc would probably not have seen the light of day in this age of disposable heroes. Released by local indie Two Sheds, the aptly titled The Sun Show radiates with irrepressible anthems and an admirable lust for life that's missing from so much of today's brooding, ominous fare.
"Fire Sanctuary" opens the disc with a swirling guitar call-and-response maelstrom eerily reminiscent of the Cult. Bassist Elisabeth Eickhoff's vocals add a cheery but unforgiving bristle. And thanks to the dynamic guitar interplay of Greg Gentry and Justin Sonfield, the amped-up model of Nillah rocks a little harder and harsher than on the band's two previous outings.
"Bed and Breakfast" is like a soaring, lost R.E.M. classic from back when they didn't suck. We're talking pre-Green here. Gentry's instantly recognizable Rickenbacker sound, anchored by Jeff Dehner's tasteful drumming, propels the entire collection with the same jangly combustion as before, but now the band's collective songwriting is greatly improved, with tight and concise lyrics and musical compositions.
There's still a definite U2 influence throughout, but it's less overt than in the past. The album peaks with the double chime of the title track and "Turn Back the Clock." It's proof that Nillah is still stuck in 1986, bless their hearts, but from the glow of this sunny delight, that's not such a bad place to live.
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