Telltale have announced that their new EP Lie Your Way Out is set to be released on March 25 via European label Rude Records. The EP features recent singles “COBAIN,” “Slowburn,” and “Out Of Control!” as well as newly released title track “Lie Your Way Out.”
“This record is our viewpoint on being a part of the apocalyptic generation,” the band shares of the EP, “We obsess over zombie films, live in fear of the daily news, and constantly foresee the end of the world. Or rather, the world as we know it. A generation written off as lazy and self-centered, we’re taught to think that something broken can’t be fixed from within.”
They continue, “Movies I grew up on, like The Hunger Games, taught us that to make change, you have to topple this big establishment. But the most simple and effective tool we have is embracing our individuality. We’re taught that the arts are inviable, and that society’s rules are firm. But maybe we were taught wrong. Pick up that guitar, drive cross-country to California, write a song about the environment, go for broke. Real life is messy.”
About the EP’s title track, vocalist John Carteret reveals, “‘Lie Your Way Out’ seems to be this pervasive mentality when it comes to mental health. As someone who struggles with Bipolar Disorder, it’s often difficult to be open and honest about my headspace. As a result you end up lying to your family, your friends, even yourself. It becomes easier to just exit a conversation rather than explain why you’re staring through that person on the other side. Put on a face, go to work, be a ‘functional’ member of society. Most of us lie every day.”