Vakili Band

“An electric blend of rock, soul, and psychedelia…”– Under The Radar

New Album - Honey - Release Date Sept. 8, 2023
Honey Tour Dates - TBA Aug 10, 2023

Vakili Band is a fiery five-piece rock band with a trio of albums under their belt, fronted by Lily Vakili, a savvy street poet who finds the sweet spot in the nexus formed by Patti Smith’s loose-limbed punk swagger, Grace Slick’s inviting psychedelia and the throaty blues-belting of a Janis Joplin, not to mention the full-throated howl of a Grace Potter or Brittany Howard.

‘HONEY’ is Vakili Band’s follow-up to 2018’s ‘OH ALRIGHT’ and 2021’s ‘WALKING SIDEWAYS’ (along with a pair of previous Lily Vakili solo efforts, making five releases over the last decade). Produced for the first time by Vakili herself, the album exemplifies the collaborative bacchanalia of lead guitarist Ben St. Jack, harmonica player extraordinaire Joel Dorow, and the four-on-the-floor rhythm section of bassist Matt Jovanis and drummer Gordon Kuba, having honed their distinctive sound in the studio as well as on tour up and down the East Coast. Recorded at Mozart Studio in Little Falls, NJ, ‘HONEY’ comes across like the band is playing together live in the same room.

“That’s it - the whole objective was to capture my feel of how the band sounds live,” Vakili, who also sat in on the mastering sessions at Sterling Sound with the renowned Greg Calbi, explains. “We set the bar for ourselves. It’s what I’ve worked for these last 10 years, and the direction I wanted to go in. We’re taking responsibility for our sound and not leaving it to anyone else.”