“Catchy, pretty, and weird in roughly equal measures.” – Stereogum
Today LIES (Mike and Nate Kinsella) share their new single ‘Camera Chimera‘, out now via Big Scary Monsters. along with an accompanying music video. The latest song from the duo is their most propulsive and driving release yet. A cooing vocal and synth combo starts things off on a deceptively subdued note before distorted percussion jars the listener to attention. A slight of hand that plays into the meaning behind the song’s lyrics as explained by Mike Kinsella. “’Camera Chimera’ is about the scary – and often crippling – side effects of interacting / existing on social media. It’s about not only feeling manipulated by others, but also being confronted with the reality and consequences of your own lies and manipulation, and how that can mentally and emotionally cause one to spiral.”
Watch the music video for ‘Camera Chimera’ here: https://youtu.be/YQybuKLIFC4
Stream “Camera Chimera”: https://lies.ffm.to/liestoobigtohide
“Our inspiration for the video,” says director Rachel Cabbit of POND Creative, “started with the meaning behind the creature of the single title, a chimera, or a mythical hybrid creature. Through the lens of the viewer, we wanted Nate and Mike to become more and more distorted as the video went on, a hybrid form of themselves. We leaned into our abstract analog technique of printing and scanning thousands of frames to further the distortion to create a mysterious lo-fi visual that lives alongside LIES’ new releases.“
‘Camera Chimera’ follows earlier LIES singles ‘Blemishes‘, ‘Echoes‘, ‘Summer Somewhere‘ and ‘Corbeau‘. The new songs have garnered positive attention from the likes of Pitchfork, Kerrang, Brooklyn Vegan, The Line of Best Fit, Under the Radar and Stereogum who aptly described the music as “catchy, pretty, and weird in roughly equal measures.” This December, LIES will play two shows in Chicago on Dec 2nd and 3rd with Into It. Over It. at Sleeping Village (Tickets).
Watch the music video for ‘Summer Somewhere’: https://youtu.be/lEmjiUGKTg0
Hear ‘Corbeau‘, ‘Blemishes‘ and ‘Echoes‘
Keep a vigilant watch for more LIES to come in the months ahead.
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Role: Photographer / Reviewer / Interviewer
Chief, the one that bugs the team for team for their reviews and images. Creator and founder of The Bristol Gig Guide. Can usually be found swamped in admin or getting cramp kneeling at the front of a gig.
Available for: Gig Shoots, Gig Reviews, Photo Shoots, Album and Single cover shoots, Videography work, Interviews and Touring
First attended gig: Republica, circa 1996.
First gig shot: Hands Off Gretel, at The Louisiana!
Dream gig: Huge metalhead and my ultimate dream gig would be shooting my heroes Slipknot at a huge stadium gig, or as festival headliners. And to experience shooting a headline tour outside the UK
