The Worst Kind of New, by The Lied To's

The Worst Kind of New

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"THE WORST KIND OF NEW IS THE BEST KIND OF HURT." - FOLK RADIO UK
The brand-new album, The Worst Kind of New, by The Lied To's. 10 new songs including 8 new originals and 2 cover songs - Clay Pigeons (Blaze Foley) and Long Way Home (Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan). Produced by Doug Kwartler.

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1.	Midnight Kiss 03:02	info	buy track
2.	It's Not Who You Love 03:55	info	buy track
3.	Winter of the Winter 04:28	info	buy track
4.	Long Lonesome Road 04:12	info	buy track
5.	Missing You 02:23	info	buy track
6.	Brokedown Jamboree 03:17	info	buy track
7.	Time 04:03	info	buy track
8.	Two Days 04:18	info	buy track
9.	Other Side of Gone 03:34	info	buy track
10.	Clay Pigeons 03:36	info	buy track
11.	Long Way Home 02:31	info	buy track
12.	It's Only Love 04:24	info	buy track
13.	The Lesser of Two Evils (Live) 03:25	info	buy track
14.	Wishing (Live) 02:29	info	buy track

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"The Worst Kind of New is the best kind of hurt." - Folk Radio UK

The Lied To’s, made up of musicians Doug Kwartler and Susan Levine, previously released their 2015 self-titled debut and 2018’s The Lesser of Two Evils, which chronicled the losing and rebuilding of relationships in the wake of divorce. The Worst Kind of New is the next step in the life cycle. Kwartler and Levine both lost parents during the making of the record, which profoundly impacted their perspective. The characters in these songs are no longer lamenting about being lied to or hurt by others, but instead are looking at the lies they tell themselves and belief systems that may no longer serve them or hold true.

The album’s sonic landscape feels tastefully understated yet also deep and cinematic. The musical palette ranges from a lone vocal to full-band with textured guitars, strings, synthesizers and organs. “I wanted to slightly break away from the more traditional ‘Americana’ sounds,” Kwartler says. “And also blend in an impressionistic landscape that reflects the stories in the album and the questions they ask, which are often ambiguous and mysterious.”

The album opens with a resolution: in “Midnight Kiss,” Levine acknowledges her tendency to look at the negative things in her life, and her desire to cultivate gratitude. “Like anything, knowing what to do is easy, but actually doing it is harder,” Levine says. “My mother’s death was very sudden, and that kind of loss – where you don’t have the chance to say the things you want to say - is the worst kind of wake-up call. You need to appreciate what you have and tell the people in your life you love them while you can.”

Time and memory wind their way through the record as integral threads in the non-linear patchwork of grief. “Long Lonesome Road,” written by Kwartler after his father’s death, is a haunting country lament that turns the cliche ‘time heals all wounds’ on its head. Later in the album, Levine’s song, “Time,” explores the same terrain as it relates to a failed romantic relationship. The narrator claims that the best thing about time is that memories fade, all while recounting their relationship in excruciating detail.

The narrators in the rowdy country rocker “Two Days” and the contemplative ballad “Other Side of Gone” could be characters on opposite sides of the same story. The first is waiting for his partner to tell him whether she’s staying or going, and the second is struggling with whether she should stay or go, and how to move forward without letting the past drag her back.

Covers of Tom Waits’ “Long Way Home” and Blaze Foley’s “Clay Pigeons” beautifully showcase the interplay between Levine and Kwartler’s guitars and vocals.

The final song of the record, “It’s Only Love” begins with a stark, lone fingerpicked guitar and culminates in the soaring chorus, “It’s only love/it’s only love/a song rings down from above/and then it fades into the dust/and drifts away/it’s only love.” Completing the journey of the album, it continues to ask rather than answer the question of what gets left behind when the people we love are gone.

Levine and Kwartler were award-winning solo singer-songwriters when they first met at a folk festival in 2009. After reconnecting at an open mic in 2013, Levine began recording in Kwartler’s recording studio. The two started sharing gigs and discovered that they were a match both musically and personally. Three albums and nine years later, the pair, who took their name from The Everly Brothers' song, “When Will I Be Loved,” continues to share music and life. Between them, they have been finalists at the Kerrville Folk Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, and the International Songwriting Competition, among others. Kwartler is a respected music producer who owns and runs Hollow Body Recording Studios in Chelmsford, MA.

credits

released March 11, 2022

Produced by Doug Kwartler
Songs 1,3,5,7,9 written by Susan Levine JoeTheDogMusic (BMI)
Songs 2,4,6,8,12 written by Doug Kwartler J45 Songs (ASCAP)
Clay Pigeons written by Michael
David Fuller (Blaze Foley)(BMI)
Long Way Home written by (Tom) Waits/Brennan (ASCAP)
Bonus song (#13) Lesser of Two Evils
Live at Old New Coffeehouse (Kwartler, ASCAP)
Bonus song (#14) Wishing
Live at Amazing Things Arts Center (Levine, BMI)

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Doug Kwartler at Hollow Body Studios, Chelmsford, MA
Susan Levine and Doug Kwartler: Lead & harmony vocals, acoustic rhythm guitars
All other instruments: Doug Kwartler (Including Drums & Percussion, bass guitar, upright bass, electric & steel guitars, keyboards/synth/strings, pump organ and Hammond organ, baritone ukulele, banjo)

Thanks go out to our kids (Susan: Huck & Cal), (Doug: Hannah & Sadie), and our families, friends and fans for their support. We couldn’t do it without you!
Thanks to all the venues who book us and all the radio DJs who play our songs. We definitely couldn’t do it without you!
This album is dedicated to Pam Levine and Richard & Sheila Kwartler. We love you and miss you every day.

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The Lied To's Boston, Massachusetts

The Lied To's are Susan Levine and Doug Kwartler, two award-winning songwriters who came together in 2013. Taking their name from the Everly Brothers' song "When Will I Be Loved," the Americana duo has been praised for its gritty instrumentation, impeccable harmonies and honest songwriting. The Worst Kind of New is their 3rd studio release. ... more

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