Telltale Releases Lie Your Way Out EP

Telltale released their Lie Your Way Out EP on March 25, 2022 via Rude Records. The Richmond, VA pop-punkers previously shared the singles “Lie Your Way Out”, “COBAIN”, “Slowburn”, and “Out of Control” leading up to the EP’s release.

On the new EP, the band shares: “The idea behind Lie Your Way Out is being transparent about our lives and emotions during such a chaotic period. We’re alive during a global pandemic, witnessing the world quite literally burn and experiencing rapid political & social changes in our home country all at the same time. It’s quite a lot to process and function through. The four of us have spent the better half of two years combining our reactions and emotions to these events and building them into five uniquely inspired tracks. Lie Your Way Out touches on some heavy topics that we want to make clear where we stand. We fully understand that sometimes life just sucks and no matter how hard you want to see the glass as half-full, it still looks closer to empty.”

Speaking about the EP’s title track, vocalist John Carteret says: “‘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.”