Lies: Blue, Orange and Red Splatter Vinyl LP

Only a glance at the vast catalogs of cousins Mike and Nate Kinsella shows how wide theirmusical interests have always been, from the idiosyncratic experiments of Nates Birthmarkand his time in the great Make Believe to Mikes twisting path among Capn Jazz, Joan ofArc, Owls, and Owen. But at least right now, Nate and Mikes most recognizable worktogether may be their contributions to American Football, a band that entered its celebratedsecond act after a 14-year absence.

LIES, the new Kinsella cousin duo, represents the first time they have written togetherwithout anyone else. Whats more, their gripping self-titled debut, Lies, rewrites the wayNate and Mike are expected to sound, breaking free of what could have come to definethem. Lies charts the sometimes-difficult terrain of what it is to navigate a relationship, topower past feelings of deceit and doubt and move forward, toward an amorphous hope.