Lily Konigsberg is back, and it's been too long. Four years since her last release, which feels wild when you remember how prolific she used to be, both solo and in Palberta and My Idea. Anyone who spun 2021's Lily We Need To Talk Now knows this woman writes hooks like it's breathing. "Free Byrd" is the new track, and it's a gem.
There's a skip in its step. The guitar parts have real verve, the drumbeat pushes forward, and Konigsberg's melodies keep shifting in that conversational, off-the-cuff way she does better than almost anyone. It's a pop song that refuses to sit still.
That restless energy has always been her signature, from the jagged Palberta records to the sweeter turns of her solo work. Now she folds it into something bright and immediate. A stunner, plain and simple.
Welcome back moments don't get much better than this. Play it loud, then play it again.