“From Fremantle, Australia, singer-songwriter and poet Billie Reid offers independent music fans his own unique lyrical and musical vision. Reid breaks out of the blocks with the violence of rap, delivering a stream of barbed couplets and kickass lyrical imagery, delivered through the musical force of punk. Reid’s lyrics traverse a range of different topics, both personable and political, which are always delivered through his cocksure lyrical stylings and artistic idiosyncrasies. Put more simply, Reid is a poet and he motherfucking knows it. Reid’s uncompromising spirit shines through the course of these 14 tracks. This is a man with ambition; a man whose footsteps aim to re-find the path set down by the luminaries of the independent music scene. While the machine-gun delivery of his words recalls the lyrical fire and brimstone of Bob Dylan, as well as the acerbic energy of Johnny Cash. Resultantly, Billie Reid’s music is a volatile hybrid, combining the purebred folk compulsions of bluegrass and rockabilly, infused with Reid’s own punk-influenced approach to songwriting. This street walkin’ cheetah with a heart full of napalm has a lot to say about love, loss, and the state of the world at large”
Liam Allen

“Easy listening is a tagline that’s often attached to artists of a sombre character, and songwriters who pen democratic pieces of love and loss. These musicians selflessly offer their material for listeners to adopt the world over. Their lyrics are captivating beasts that embody the fragile and complicated nature of society and, in particular, the way in which we engage with one another. Their words are usually pivotal to their music, not just because of their demanding nature, but because of the way they’re delivered – carefully, with control, but also with ample feeling. The description of ‘easy’ does little to reflect the soulful depths of these purveyors of heart. In fact, it can corrupt the representation

All that said, a standout aspect of Lily’s career to date is undoubtedly her vocal. The 25-year-old’s voice contains wisdom well beyond her years, calling out to the depths of time to expose an enduring and unforgettable quality. It’s the kind of soulful power that her peers crave and her seniors strive to get back. Lily can paint a thousand pictures with a simple croon, and we wouldn’t have it any other way” Tiffany Daniels

“Billie Reid is one intriguing cat. I’m hearing a rich hybrid telling me that he’s been absorbing and assimilating for a long time; that he understands the power of words, of poetry even. He’s plainly a rocker at heart but just as plainly there’s a lot going on in his heart and head – from skittering banjo to grinding blues to playful pop. There could even be some whirlygig jugband going on and, dare I say it, a nod or two to His Bobness (both Zimmerman and the acerbic Irish Knight – Geldof). One gets the feeling that Billie’s not overly concerned with expectations or categories, that he’s having a whale of a time and if you want to come along for the ride that’s fine by him. How did The Hombres put it all those years ago? “Nobody knows what it’s all about. It’s too much man, let it all hang out.” ….”
Glenn A. Baker (Australian Rock Historian)

Tony Hartney: “…. “Ode To The Dudes” runs one minute twenty six seconds. It sounds like to me that it should be an eight minute opus but it’s not”….

John Young: “I felt he just got into the first verse then he stops. It has this fantastic Ry Cooder landscape guitar evolving right at the beginning. You think this is nice, where’s this going then suddenly it’s over …… yeah, one of the best!”