Known for her atmospheric, bucolic folk releases, today Lila opens a new chapter. After two years hidden in a remote countryside studio, working closely with producer Gus White, she put together a band and emerged with an elegiac indie-rock record, described by Annie Needham as “a masterpiece.” 

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Previously, Lila has received international support from labels and industry professionals in the UK, US, Europe and Japan.She has partnered with independent record labels to release her music to CD, vinyl and cassette. She has performed at residencies in the UK and Europe, including Green Man Festival, Bush Hall and The Troubadour. She has been featured in over 50 magazines and publications, and has over 130,000 Spotify streams. She has collaborated with international artists and filmmakers. Her songs have been played on BBC Radio 6 and BBC Introducing and her work has been used for sync by Sony Music. As a journalist, her music reviews have been printed in Loud & Quiet magazine and published online via Folk Radio UK.

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Sister EPs Our Friends pt. I & II were released over the course of 2020 via wiaiwya (UK) and Inpartmaint Inc (Japan). Characterised by melancholic fingerpicking, warm and intimate vocal harmonies and a weaving of bucolic British landscapes, Our Friends received acclaim from the likes of Pete Paphides, Stephen Street and Dan Carey. “Comparable perhaps only to that of Aldous Harding's debut …  striking and bewitching.” (No More Workhorse), the songs which defined Tristram's emergence are a journey to the depths of human longing and belonging. 

 

Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour was released on cassette via Modern Aviation on 9th December 2022. A collaborative project with The Last Dinosaur's Jamie Cameron, the five-song EP combines sparse piano, rich strings and elusive vocals in a mysterious, ghostly soundscape. Described as “exquisite… a must-buy.” by Concrete Islands.

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home, a set of 5 intimate songs were recorded, produced and mixed by Lila Tristram. The EP was released on 19th May 2023, with physical editions released on two labels; handmade CDs are available via Woodland Recordings, and 10" vinyls (created by Lathe to the Grave, the only UK female-run lathe cutting business) are available via wiaiwya. The first track, January, features texan singer-songwriter Austin Basham, with whom Tristram collaborated via facetme during lockdown.

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She has been working closely with producer Gus White at his remote studio in Wiltshire on a forthcoming release, yet to be announced.

 

Alongside writing and performing music, Tristram contributes to Folk Radio UK and Loud & Quiet magazines.