LILI CRANE: Rising Star

I WOULD JUST WRITE AND WRITE AND WRITE MORE SONGS, AND TRY MY HARDEST TO GET SOME LITTLE GIGS.

Ruby Fields, Angie McMahon, Alex Lahey, Jack River, Tired Lion– big names, but who’s next? It’s clear the Aussie music industry has a huge soft spot for solid femme indie rockers, but it’s been a long while since a fresh face joined the ranks. So Australia’s got an itch for a new girl, but who’s going to scratch it?

Well, that might be one Miss Lili Crane. Coming from Newcastle and rocking her very own supergroovy Y2K look with a sound to match, Lili has stormed the indie scene with her new single Lemonade. With her funky, fresh talent, she shows no signs of stopping.

Now, Lili may be a fresh face, but she’s certainly been around the block a few times when it comes to music. After being inspired by a Taylor Swift performance she saw at the young age of 11, Lili’s been driven for nearly 10 years now – and she’s only 20. “I saw a Taylor Swift concert in 2012 and that struck me so hard, and I thought, ‘how amazing would it be to one day get to this point’, and I guess that was a driving force,” Lili said. “Once I listened to that concert I would just write and write and write more songs, and try my hardest to get some little gigs.”

After releasing Lemonade, Lili has begun to reap the fruits of her years of hard work. Everyone from your musicobsessed mate to the likes of Triple J and even Rolling Stone magazine have been giving Lili some solid traction and time in the limelight, and Lili’s more than happy.

“I’m like, so stoked: I couldn’t be happier, I’m really, really, really excited about it,” she said, and with this traction came a serious aspiration for Lili: “I’m also aiming to play Big Sound in 2022, that’s my goal. I don’t know if we’ll get there, but we’ll definitely try.”

Lili Crane may be soon prove to be Newcastle’s first big female artist, so keep your eyes and ears open – Lili’s on her way.

You can download Lili Crane’s single Lemonade from Spotify and Apple Music. For more information about Lili, visit her website at www.lilicrane.com

WRITTEN BY LUKA FORMAN

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JESSICA WRIGHT