I Love to Lie

I Love to Lie is the debut studio album by Atlanta duo Lowertown, released October 21, 2022, by Dirty Hit. The album was announced August 25 along with the release of lead single "Bucktooth", which also came with a music video directed by Zev Megasis. The album was recorded in London.[1][2][3] Second single "Antibiotics" was released September 15,[4] third single No Way released October 6,[5] and the fourth single "My Friends" was released simultaneous with the album.[6]

I Love to Lie
Studio album by
Lowertown
ReleasedOctober 21, 2022
StudioLondon
LabelDirty Hit
ProducerCatherine Marks
Lowertown chronology
The Gaping Mouth
(2021)		 I Love to Lie
(2022)
Singles from I Love to Lie
  1. "Bucktooth"
    Released: August 25, 2022
  2. "Antibiotics"
    Released: September 15, 2022
  3. "No Way"
    Released: October 6, 2022
  4. "My Friends"
    Released: October 21, 2022

Background

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 in the middle of Winter. Olivia Osby had just gone through a bad breakup, both members contracted COVID-19, and the longer recording process meant spending more time away from their newly adopted home in New York City.[7][8]

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.[7]

Style and reception
I Love to Lie ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute64%[9]
DIY[10]
God Is in the TV8/10[11]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[12]

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 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".[9] DIY'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 [Osby] has become known for."[8]

Year-end lists
I Love to Lie year-end lists
Publication # Ref.
God Is in the TV 30 [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Avshalom Weinberg and Olivia Osby. All tracks produced by Catherine Marks and Lowertown.

I Love to Lie track listing
No.TitleLength
1."My Friends"3:29
2."Antibiotics"3:07
3."Bucktooth"3:30
4."I'm Not"3:06
5."It's It's It's"3:46
6."No Way"4:45
7."Scum"4:17
8."At the End"3:20
9."Goon"3:52
10."Waltz in Aflat Major"3:55
11."It's Easy for Me"3:37

Personnel
  • Olivia Osby – lead vocals
  • Avsha Weinberg – lead vocals
  • Catherine Marks – producer

References
  1. DeVille, Chris (August 25, 2022). "Lowertown - "Bucktooth"". Stereogum. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. Pappis, Konstantinos (August 25, 2022). "Lowertown Announce Debut Album I Love to Lie, Share Video for New Single "Bucktooth"". Our Culture. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  3. Corcoran, Nina (August 25, 2022). "Lowertown Announce Debut Album I Love to Lie, Share Video for New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  4. DeVille, Chris (September 15, 2022). "Lowertown – "Antibiotics"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  5. "Lowertown share new single "No Way"". DIY. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  6. Holden, Finlay (October 21, 2022). "Lowertown have released their debut album, I Love to Lie, alongside the new single, "My Friends"". Dork. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  7. Pappis, Konstantinos (October 21, 2022). "Lowertown on How the New York City Punk Scene, Down by Law, Illness, and More Inspired Their Debut Album I Love to Lie". Our Culture. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  8. Jamieson, Sarah (October 21, 2022). "Lowertown: "It's Nice to Hear People Who Embrace a Manic Way of Living"". DIY. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  9. Smith, Eddie (October 25, 2022). "Album Review: Lowertown - I Love to Lie". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  10. Wright, Lisa (October 21, 2022). "Lowertown - I Love to Lie review". DIY. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  11. Auton, James (October 21, 2022). "Lowertown – I Love to Lie (Dirty Hit)". God Is in the TV. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  12. Hyde, Greg (21 October 2022). "Lowertown I Love to Lie". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  13. Auton, Jim (December 12, 2022). "Albums of 2022 Poll Results: 50-26". God Is in the TV. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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