Treeball: Liars In Love (Kinkt Records), released 12th April 2006

Treeball return with their 3rd full length album Liars In Love. Inspired by the writings of American novelist Richard Yates (the title Liars In Love is taken from a Yates novella), the album is a concept preoccupied with the disintegration of a once loving relationship.

Over a series of painfully honest duets, Triani & Astrid Swan trade compliments and insults relating to love lost and its cynical repercussions.

“We decided to make a record that was cohesive in its content, focussed on one subject. Richard Yates’ books are full of characters who are quite tragic, who once had a lot going on for themselves, but always seem on the brink of domestic disaster. The voices on Liars In Love are expressing similar feelings,” Triani states.

Recording for the record started in March 2005 at Pink Noise Studios, with the band taking a different approach than on previous albums. Triani explains, “I wanted to catch the spontaneity of the songs, so we didn’t rehearse tracks prior to going into the studio. We also decided to swap instruments on a lot of songs. I wanted to stay as close to the original feelings that the songs were written with, not get lost in detail too much. Loose was something I wanted, no smooth sound. This applied to the lyrics as well. Me and Astrid would often write the lyrics just prior to the vocal takes, so no mannerisms could creep in. Most stuff on the record is first or second take, with no editing.” Mixing for the album was completed in November 2005.

Liars In Love still finds Treeball in love with the 3 minute pop song, but throws in a few extra quirks and surprises. The sound is on the raw side, to capture the emotion of the songs, but this still means there is space for string arrangements, mandolins, timpani drums, glockenspiels and all manner of instrumentation.

Following on from the Canadian IPX split release with Aaron Booth on Endearing Records, Liars In Love is the most realised example of Treeball’s music yet. Released through new label Kinkt, 2006 heralds a new chapter for the band, where fans and critics worldwide await their latest offering.