Establishing the mood with a captivating electric guitar performance, Catlea opens Lying with introspective depth as she shares a pristine pop vocal with the lyrics, “Stone cold stare, empty glare, you don’t care, why do you pretend?”
The opus expands with poetic prowess and philosophical nuance, to take us on a unique and personal journey with masterful production, cerebral echoes, and a sublime guitar soundscape. Speaking on the meaning of the song, Catlea confesses, “Lying turns the tables on an unfaithful lover, saying I won’t do what you did—lie and cheat—but if I did, I would be happier because the love of a close friend is better than the lies of a gaslighting partner.”
We love the layered vocal design and the subversive middle eight which taps into a more dramatic frequency with an assertive, and self-realized nature. Catlea‘s vocal performance, timbre and range are iconic, and her tangible charisma truly manifests on the track.
We learn that Lying is the second release from Catlea’s upcoming full-length album, Language Barrier, following the release of her successful debut single Like Me, which has already amassed over 1.2 million streams across various platforms and 150,000 music video views!
Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist dedicated three years to crafting, producing, and refining ten captivating tracks for the record. Catlea has collaborated closely with acclaimed producer Jason Boshoff, known for his work with luminaries such as Ed Sheeran, Josh Groban, David Gray, and Rufus Wainwright, and the album was meticulously shaped at Room to Studios in Barcelona, Spain.
We love the direction that Catlea is taking, and have added Lying to our New Music Spotlight playlist, as well as our brand new TRIPPY playlist, whilst we continue to stream Like Me, and anticipate the entirety of Language Barrier, and future releases from the visionary rising star.