The Chain: Out today: CREUX LIES

"In essence, Goodbye Divine is a celebration to the post-punk lore that already exists, and it does this task with a penetrating gusto. It’s a succinct ride, densely packed with shimmering guitar work, melancholic synth, and a deluge of chorus effects. The overall aesthetic feels like a romantic love story, plonking its protagonists on top of a serene hill, beset by the end of the world unfolding around them."

– Sputnik Music

"Creux Lies have definitely become a tight unit live, playing shows with Clan of Xymox, Drab Majesty, Soft Kill, Glaare, Actors, Vowws. If you are a fan of the fore-mentioned bands, Creux Lies will definitely appeal to your ears, and should be part of your record collection."

– Northern Transmissions

"'With the dark, frenetic energy of bands like Editors, Interpol, and even a hint of Duran Duran, Creux Lies delivers a track that is both highly infectious and deeply unsettling.”

– Post-Punk.com

“CREUX LIES is making me wish I had a field to dance the pain away in as the autumn air starts to sift through Vancouver with its clammy fingers. I’m watching the video for their single ‘Becoming’ and their uplifting darkwave-tinged post-punk is helping me to welcome the dark days ahead.”

– Cvlt Nation

Check out the visualizer for track "PS Goodnight," via Northern Transmissions, here.

Stream the single “Becoming,” via New Noise Magazine, here. You can also enjoy the accompanying video for the same track, premiered via Cvlt Nation, here.

Watch the spellbinding video for the album’s first single, “Misunderstanding,” via Post-Punk.com, here.

Residing in Sacramento, CA, CREUX LIES describe themselves as “Californian gazed-out romantic post-punk party-goth.” Having already shared stages with a roster of notable acts such as Clan of Xymox, Drab Majesty, Soft Kill, Glaare, Actors, Vowws and others, Creux Lies have been inspired to develop their own headlining performance antics, including powerful performances with dramatic visuals and lighting effects. Releasing their debut full length, The Hearth, on Cleopatra Records in 2018, the band bring both departures from and revivals of elements of their prior work with the release of their newest album, Goodbye Divine, to be released on Freakwave, new label for contemporary Post-Punk and Cold Wave.

Goodbye Divine will be released today on new label, Freakwave. It will be released digitally on all streaming platforms as well as on CD and limited edition 12” deluxe gatefold black vinyl. Vinyl/CD and t-shirt bundles are also available. Order it, here.

Following the release and subsequent year of our first album, “The Hearth,” Creux Lies began nurturing some new compositions for a second release. Taking off in many directions, lending greatly to the band’s dynamic sound once harnessed, led to a good departure from playing their previous album live for two years, and there was plenty of new material to work with and whittle down. Then, the pandemic hit. Suddenly isolated, the band was left trying to make responsible choices on how to continue writing and recording. This was a challenging endeavor for a band that typically relies on each member to bring their own perspectives to their sound. They began experimenting using virtual sessions, file sharing, utilizing home production, creating and flying around edits and changes to one another over the months leading up to their time in the studio. Around the end of Summer 2020, Creux Lies finally had the demo tracks prepped enough to start working with their engineer and producer, Patrick Hills of Earthtone Studios. With the tedious and trippy experience of creating during a pandemic, the album took almost a year to finish recording and mixing. This album does, in true Creux Lies fashion, offer a complete range of emotions throughout the album; prepare to find yourself ass shaken and watery-eyed before you raise the needle on Goodbye Divine.

Goodbye Divine: