[Machine Translation] A Lily, whose last album "wake:sleep" sold exceptionally well and became one of the most popular artists in Japan, has released her long-awaited second album after a four-year absence. A Lily has released her long-awaited sophomore album, which is an extremely dreamy and colorful pop album that envelops you in a sweet euphoria and a sense of elation. The first album "wake:sleep" ( 2006 ) released from Dynamophone Records in the U.S. recorded exceptionally long sales and is very popular among Japanese electronica fans. A Lily, a solo project of James Vella, has released its second album after a four-year absence. The last album captivated listeners with its sweet and dreamy laptop-based sound (one track was included in p*dis' hit electronica compilation "Songs of Seven Colors"), and was released in 2008. ), and a very limited EP released in 2008, in which she took the vocals herself and presented a pastoral and folky sound with more live instrumentation. The long-awaited new album, "Thunder Ate The Iron Tree," is not only the culmination of A Lily's past works, but also an ambitious work that goes far beyond the scale of her previous works. James wrote most of the lyrics, composed and recorded the album by himself, but various guest musicians participated, including Efterklang's brass section and Icelandic female singer Emiliana Torrini (Rough Trade) on vocals (Tr4). The album was mixed by David Edwards aka Minotaur Shock and mastered by Japanese artist naph. The album features James' gentle voice, delicate yet bold electronics, and beautiful orchestral arrangements of acoustic guitar, banjo, piano, strings, woodwinds, harp, etc. ... and a wide variety of live instruments, including electronica, pop, modern classical, jazz, calypso, and ensemble. The result is an extremely colorful and dreamy pop album with a mixture of exciting vibrancy, heart-pounding elation, and sweet happiness!