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As London continues to fall to their unique, charismatic sound and image, Lilygun adheres to no rules. A guitar based rock band with brutally honest lyrics; Lilygun was formed by Anna-Christina, the songwriter, guitarist and singer.
Her unusual combination of classical roots mixed with intense aggression has resulted in an uncompromising and unpredictable Rock that has an edge to it. Her music has been described as a shower of bullets and petals.

Many new moons ago Piranha joined forces with Anna-Christina and they have been inseparable ever since. He added a new dynamic to the band, not to mention his flamboyant sense of fashion! An immediate connection and uncanny understanding between the two has made the pair exceptionally individual, weird and wonderful.

Lilygun is a band free from rules, fashion trends and the common trappings of most rock bands. Not often nowadays do you see bands that offer something different. Not willing to submit to the norm, Lilygun has the ability to create a strange and captivating atmosphere when playing live. When the question arises of who or what they are like, it's always met with the same reply, "I dun no"!

Anna-Christina's unconventional upbringing plays an interesting part in Lilygun but more fascinating is her spectacular comeback and triumph over tragedy when her life was almost cut short in 2005. Clawing out from the pit of despair and defying all odds, she made an astonishing recovery and her pure determination and iron will led Lilygun to new heights in 2006.

The name "Lilygun" was just two words thrown together at first but as they progressed, it took on a meaning all on it's own. It's a perfect representation of the many contradictions the band has. Something beautiful inverted into darkness. Aggressive and heavy in parts of the set they play to soft and fragile. All inventive, all projected with a sense of glamour. At the end of the day it just comes down to a band, following their own path and having fun whilst doing so.

After much strife and tragedy that Lilygun has been through, a new era has begun. The extraordinary comeback of a singer who has been to the gates of hell and back has become a major part of Lilygun's history.
Where will it go from here?

Latest News:


LILYGUN ARE NOW FINISHING OFF THE NEW EP!


New Website
You should see it... Go to WWW.LILYGUN.COM now.

New Reviews
Lilygun's first single Diamonds, is making waves and has received amazing reviews. Check them out on the new PRESS page at lilygun.com where you can also read comments from various companies plus recent magazine reviews for Lilygun's past demo in The Talk Magazine and Devolution Magazine from last year.
The band were also given great live write-ups from the Surface Unsigned Festival gigs which you can also read at lilygun.com or below.

Radio Interview
Last years interview with Anna-Christina and Piranha has been added to lilygun's myspace playlist on the Lilygun Extra page at www.myspace.com/lilygunmusic
Why this "Extra" page you say... This used to be the main Lilygun myspace page until it was suspiciously blocked last year! It's back running as normal now so this page has been designated for "other" stuff, such as interviews and other bits that don't make it on this main page. Genius no!

Classical Moonlight:
Click here to listen to the classical version of Moonlight. Produced and created by Anna-Christina, drums mixed by Xplicit, this beautiful new version of Moonlight really catches the imagination and is worth hearing.

Gig Reviews:

Author: DJ69 10th May 2009 - Islington Academy with Aaron John and Robin Guy
Another year and another Gotham saw the annual all day meeting of all that is dark and sometimes delicious return to the Islington Academy after a year at Dingwalls. This event in the recent past has seen some fine performances from bands such as NFD, Star Industry, Gothminister and Killing Miranda.

Next up were Lilygun. Although not strictly goth, Lilyguns dark alternative music presented the crowd with one of the most interesting sets of the day. Influences from the likes of Smashing Pumpkins and Skunk Anansie can be heard throughout the set, with dark versus giving way to unobtrusive choruses, backed up by understated gothly bass lines. Frontwoman/guitarist Anna-Christina is the main focal point, with her vocals helping create an atmospheric sheen around the music - music for a understated generation.

Author: Keith Butland 10th May 2009 - Islington Academy with Aaron John and Robin Guy
Lilygun were almost out of place on the bill today with their All About Eve style hippy goth rock. The singer had a great voice and the band sported another comedy bass player. What was really impressive though was the fact that the guitarist and drummer quit the band 3 weeks ago and the two people playing today had stepped in to fill the breach and you would never have known that they were new to the band. It was nice to see a band really enjoying themselves.

Author: Ryan 24th July 2008 - Borderline
You want to be underground, in a concrete bunker, on one of the hottest days of the year. Bunker is misleading - with it's white-washed walls, fairy-lights and wooden bar, the Borderline reminds me of a restaurant in Tenerife. Suffice to say, it was hot. Like HOT.
Being an idiot, I missed half of Lilygun's opening set. They set the standard for the rest of the evening - no fucking around, these were serious musicians doing what they do best. With their rhythm section missing, the band had called in some favours, but the last minute replacements didn't cut them down.

Anna-Christina is a captivating presence, very much the core of a band she writes as well as plays for. Playing the face, she is polite, self-effacing; bordering on shy between songs. "Moonlight" and closer "Diamonds" stood out - beautiful, melodic, with just enough fireworks to get my Canarian tapas bar jumping. I left, sweat-soaked, and my neck resents me a little bit today. This is the London I love.

Author: Dominic Nicholls 2nd June 2008 - The Purple Turtle
Led by singer/guitarist Anna Christina, London rockers Lilygun strike a fine balance between heavy riffs and delicate, drifting treble. It’s all a question of timing you see, as one of their main influences The Smashing Pumpkin’s admirably demonstrates. Mixing intricate shades of subtlety with a melancholic twist, their sound has a sweet sadness all of its own. It was an engrossing set devoid of cliché and offered up with a solemn dose of genuine experience.

Author: David Couchman - Stage 2 Showcase of Surface Unsigned Festival May 27th 2008
When I first heard this band I wasn’t sure what was gonna happen so I decided to throw away any pre-judgements and get myself a beer. So when all said and done what did I think?
Lilygun had a real dark thing going on which I liked. They reminded me of The Cure in many respects. Their music has the ability to be both positive and giving as well as dark and haunting. It can be full of romance or it could be the funeral march for a broken heart.

Author: RF 17th August 2006
A genre defying act, Lilygun offer an indie take on grunge-metal.
Lilygun's female singer is strident about songs and messages, tunes punctuated regularly by accusing cries. Like the singer, the rhythm section dwells on the dark side, with full hooky bass-buzzing and stomping drums that crack, pump and rumble. But the sunshine is not far away, as rasping thrash guitar gives way to frills and jangles, delicately mournful picking, a shimmering waterfall of strings.

The songs seem intensely personal and they're delivered with passion to suit. "Give me my poison", "There were times when all I wanted was some honesty", and "The many other masks you leave behind". Not to mention the sweat-drenched t-shirts you leave behind.

The Lilygun set is an impressively varied romp through distinctive and individual songs. There are heavily strummed ballads, angry punk belters, and juddering PJ Harvey blues-stomps that pull-up refreshingly short. The last song is a tight popsicle, complete with phaser fx and squealing climax. This is an array of sounds you could use to create a new Skunk Anansie, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cure side-project The Glove, or a psychedelic reinvention of Hole. Lilygun's music rains like a shower of petals and bullets. Just like the snow in Summer.