John Fullbright - The Liar

Released 30th September 2022.

If you cant say it, you dont have to, sings John Fullbright on Bearden 1645, the opening track to his new record The Liar, out September 30, 2022.

The song details Fullbright finding refuge in playing the piano, starting as a child and still today. For fans, it may feel like a bit of a rebuttal to Happy, the opener from 2014s Songs, one of several in his repertoire that speak explicitly about mining ones angst in order to make music. In that way, Bearden 1645 is also a firm nod to the fourth wall: Fullbright knows youre thinking about his songwriting. He is, toobut not quite the way he was before.

The public at-large hasnt heard much from him since the critically lauded Songs, a chasm of eight years that seemed unthinkable for an artist with so much hype surrounding his early career. Why did it take so long?

Honestly, I dont know, and thats been the scariest question to think about and the hardest