''I Love to Lie'' is the debut studio album by
Atlanta
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duo
Lowertown, released on October 21, 2022, by
Dirty Hit
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. The album was recorded in London with
Catherine Marks
Catherine J Marks is a record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer. She has worked with such artists as Foals, Manchester Orchestra, The Killers, Local Natives, Wolf Alice, Beware of Darkness, The Big Moon, Frank Carter & The Rattlesna ...
producing.
Release
The album was announced on August 25, 2022, along with the release of lead single "Bucktooth" and a music video directed by Zev Megasis. Second single "Antibiotics" was released September 15, third single No Way released October 6, and the fourth single "My Friends" was released simultaneous with the album. The album was released on October 21, 2022, by
Dirty Hit
Dirty Hit is a British independent record label founded in December 2009 by Jamie Oborne, Brian Smith, and former England footballer, Ugo Ehiogu. It is currently based in West London, England. Their releases are distributed to digital platforms ...
.
Recording
Avsha Weinberg described his and his bandmate's recording process for the album as "worse" than that of their previous EP ''The Gaping Maw''. The duo recorded in London with
Catherine Marks
Catherine J Marks is a record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer. She has worked with such artists as Foals, Manchester Orchestra, The Killers, Local Natives, Wolf Alice, Beware of Darkness, The Big Moon, Frank Carter & The Rattlesna ...
in the middle of Winter. Olivia Osby had just gone through a bad breakup, both members contracted
COVID-19
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, and the longer recording process meant spending more time away from their newly adopted home in New York City.
Style and reception
''Beats Per Minute''s Eddie Smith writes that there's "an excellent EP" in the album, "yet the surrounding misjudgments on ''I Love to Lie'' result in a record that frustrates and underwhelms."
The album swaps the band's previous
lo-fi
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sound for a more slick tone produced by Marks, and both member's lead vocals are "misused".
Smith concludes by calling ''I Love to Lie'' "not a bad album by any standard, however, the abundance of unfulfilled potential overshadows its better moments".
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DIY
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''s Sarah Jamieson calls the album a "melding pot of differing styles" which "acts as a potent journey through the band's psyche, hung together by the vulnerable lyricism that Olivia
sbyhas become known for."
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God Is in the TV
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'' included the album at 30 in their year-end top 50 albums ranking.
Influence
In an interview with ''Our Culture''s Konstantinos Pappis, the duo mentioned inspirations for the album which included their bouts with illness, the 1970s and '80s
New York punk scene, and the '80s films ''
Down by Law'' and ''
Paris, Texas
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History
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''.
Track listing
Personnel
* Olivia Osby – lead vocals
* Avsha Weinberg – lead vocals
* Catherine Marks – producer
References
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2022 debut albums
Lowertown albums
Dirty Hit albums
Albums produced by Catherine Marks