When Hannah Liuzzo of Boston pop band Lilith is ready to close a chapter of her life, she writes. Perhaps she is closing the chapter on continuing that one toxic friendship. Or, maybe she\u2019s closing the chapter on faking it for the sake of someone else’s feelings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to put it in box and close this chapter,\u201d Liuzzo explains. \u201cWhen you song write, you can take something really ugly \u2013 like if you\u2019re having an ugly feeling or an ugly reaction \u2013 and you can put it in a cute little box and put a little bow on it and put it away. The next time you reflect on it, it\u2019s in the form of something you enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n
These neatly wrapped boxes \u2013 filled with newfound catharsis and self-acceptance \u2013 make up Lilith\u2019s debut record, Safer Off<\/em>. Inside each, listeners can find their own path to empowerment detailed in these winsome and impassioned tunes.<\/p>\n For the members of Lilith, the release of the effervescent and fearless Safer Off<\/em> has been a long time coming. Guitarist and singer Liuzzo, bassist Kelsey Francis and drummer Adam Demirjian all met at band camp as teens and have remained tight-knit for 16 years now (back then, Liuzzo and Francis both played flute while Demirjian played guitar).<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think I knew at the time that we would be lifelong friends, but I think I knew they were my people,\u201d Liuzzo says.<\/p>\n The friendship between Liuzzo and Francis in particular \u2013 just imagine a blockbuster buddy comedy come to life \u2013 is the lifeblood of Lilith. This bond is what makes Lilith instantly authentic and relatable.<\/p>\n The two do pretty much everything together. They go out to eat. They work out. They go to the movies.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like a lot of the time we are doing things that end up inspiring us or being some route to creativity,\u201d Liuzzo says. \u201cI think it just makes it so our creative input is somewhat similar, and then we have a lot of time to hash things out and riff and work stuff out.\u201d<\/p>\n Safer Off <\/em>was the culmination of Liuzzo unpacking the past few years of her life. To do so, she sifted through her old journals and revisited her memories \u2013 the good and the bad.<\/p>\n Although she doesn\u2019t write every day, Liuzzo still finds it vital to journal, taking the advice of humor author David Sedaris.<\/p>\n \u201cHe released a bunch of his journal entries from the seventies to the 2000s. At the beginning of the book, he\u2019s like you just have to let go of the idea that you have to write down something important every day, and you\u2019ll eventually start to notice what you find important.\u201d<\/p>\n What Liuzzo found in her journals was how strong she has become as she has grown older. Through her writing, she became more self-aware of what she has overcome and what\u2019s best for her own future.<\/p>\n Although her confident songwriting details crumbling friendships and doomed relationships, the sugary sweet melodies celebrate conquering these challenging times.<\/p>\n