Kieran Binnie: acoustic, electric and lap steel guitar, mandolin, violin, hammond organ.
Jon Gibbins: vocals, acoustic guitar.
Influences
Ryan Adams, R.E.M, Whiskeytown, Gram Parsons, Eliza Carthy, Jesse Malin, Neko Case, Smog, Johnny Dickinson, The Decemberists, Kate Rusby, Beth Orton, Mark Lanegan, Gillian Welch, Neil Young, Jeff Klein, The Band, Emmylou Harris.
Sounds Like
Summer days, the ocean, dust mites floating in sunlight, empty train stations, railway lines, sunsets, old friends, family bibles, smoky campire evenings, old postcards, sepia photographs, day dreams, the taste of the surf, stories your grandfather told you.
““Your mandolin work is stunning, like deep subcutaneous chills stunning!”
— Ridgely Schantz, NYC Artist
““A dreamscape set to music…”
— Lisa-Marie Ferla, music journalist
““Wonderful, emotive, evocative songs…”
— David Rogers, Mastering Engineer on The Boy with Pomegranates in His Eye EP
Introducing Cake for Lily
Mining a heady mixture of acoustic Americana and English folk.
Playing music for summer days and smoky campfire evenings, Cake for Lily is an acoustic duo born of a love of English folk and 1960’s inspired Americana, along with a strong DIY and community ethic.
Through the shifting textures and layers of guitar, mandolin and lap steel guitar from multi-instrumentalist Kieran Binnie - together with Jon Gibbins’ exposed vocal lines - Cake for Lily present a dreamy musical vision so pretty and wistful it aches; however this never strays into the realm of the twee: inspired by the likes of Ryan Adams, Neko Case and Eliza Carthy, there is a hidden undercurrent to the songs that lends a bittersweet edge.
The debut release The Boy With Pomegranates In His Eye is now available directly from the band, and features a supporting cast of stripped down percussion and string quartet and vocal harmony accompaniment, as well as community participation from local photographers, film makers and graphic designers. To order a copy please send an email to shop@cakeforlily.com.
