Crux Lies – The Hearth

Crux Lies released their debut full length album The Hearth. The album was released via Cleopatra Records and is available on all streaming platforms as well as on CD via their Bandcamp page.

In this album the band manages to masterfully blend the sounds of classic post punk with a newer, modern touch and approach. The result is beautiful melodies, clear vocals, and a nostalgic sound that takes one straight back to the 80’s.

Creux Lies gave us a first taste of the sound of The Hearth with the single Portals, that was released mid July of this year to great response from fans and journalists. The album and its lyrics were influences by tarot and mysticism, particularly the concept of duality and/or confronting multiple problems at once. This point of view let the band to find the artist who would eventually do the cover art for the album, Alex Kanevsky. Creux Lies approached Kanevsky about the cover, to which the artist agreed after listening and liking the new album.

The creation of the record was the product of a lot of experimenting. Some tracks are based of older songs, while others are the result of simple riffs and melodies coming to life in the studio while playing around with various instruments. Creux Lies also believes it would be remiss not to credit Californian red wine in the writing process of this album.

The band completed the production of The Hearth in late 2017, recorded at Earthtone Studios in Sacramento. The album was tracked under the innovative care of producer/engineer Patrick Hills (King Woman, Tera Melos, So Stressed).