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tiLLie makes loud, sugar-edged alt-pop built from guitars, sticky choruses, and diary-close lyrics.

Bedroom roots, big-room bite

She came up as a DIY writer-producer, posting early tracks and touring small rooms with a minimal rig. The recent shift is a punchier live band behind her, turning the laptop skeleton into a garage-bright pop show.

Songs you will probably shout

Expect a tight run that leans on fan staples like Loud Mouth, Peachie, and Hell Yeah, with a surprise cover slotted near the end. The crowd skews mixed: students up front, a pocket of pop-punk lifers by the bar, and plenty of queer fans swapping lyric bracelets. Trivia: many early demos were cut direct at home to keep street noise out of the takes, and she once toured solo with a looping pedal before building the band. Merch often includes a small-run zine with scribbled lyrics and road photos. Consider these set and production notes an educated read, not a promise; things can change from city to city.

Glitter, Grit, and Group Chants

Expect thrifted tees, platform boots, and bright liner looks next to beat-up sneakers and denim patched with band names. Fans trade hand-drawn stickers and lyric bracelets, and there is a friendly norm of making space for shorter folks when the push starts. The big chant moments hit on the pre-chorus count-ins and any chorus with a Hey or Oh vowel, with claps landing on the backbeat. For the one slower cut, phones come up, but most of the night is bodies bouncing and heads nodding. Merch trends lean to crop tees, postcard prints, and zines that feel homemade. The scene reads queer-friendly and welcoming, and quick banter from stage keeps it conversational rather than theatrical.

Neon thrift, warm hearts

Little rituals, loud community

Hooks First, Flash Second

Live, the vocals ride high and bright, with a little grit at the edges that cuts through drums and synth bass. Verses often sit on tight, palm-muted guitar or a dry beat, then choruses open wide with stacked harmonies for an easy singalong. The band plays to the hook: drummer leans on crisp snare, bassist locks to kick, and guitar jumps between crunchy chords and simple octave runs. Expect a few tempo feints, like a half-time drop before the last chorus to make the final hit feel bigger. A neat detail: some songs are tuned a half-step down live to thicken the guitar, and she sometimes reharmonizes the bridge to set up a call-and-response tag. Lighting tends to color-code sections, cool blues for verses and warm strobes for choruses, without distracting from the hooks. You get arrangement tweaks over spectacle, keeping ears on melody and words.

Tight beats, wider choruses

Small switches, big payoffs

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Fans of Poppy will recognize the flip between candy-gloss hooks and jagged guitar moments that keep a club set moving. If you like talk-rap cadences over crunchy beats, K.Flay sits in the same lane of sharp phrasing and confessional punch. UPSAHL brings the same chant-ready choruses and winked-at drama that make a small room feel loud. The neon snarl and diary-pop honesty of girli match the vibe when the synths get bratty and the BPMs jump. Poppy and K.Flay nod toward genre play, while UPSAHL and girli speak to the hooks-first crowd that still wants guitars. These overlaps point to shows built for movement, quick banter, and a front row that knows every line.

Fans of spiky pop

Shared rooms, shared mood