A Liar Wrote This

A Liar Wrote This is the sixth studio album by post-hardcore band The Bunny the Bear, released through Victory Records on July 24, 2015. It is the band's first release without founding clean vocalist Chris Hutka, and the first and only release to feature Haley Roback. The album's title is derived from Tybor's side project, "A Liar Wrote This Symphony."

A Liar Wrote This
Studio album by
The Bunny the Bear
ReleasedJuly 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)
RecordedJanuary–May 2015 at Watchmen Recording Studios, Lockport, New York
GenrePost-hardcore, experimental rock, alternative rock, symphonic rock
Length42:44
LabelVictory
ProducerDoug White, Matthew Tybor
The Bunny the Bear chronology
Food Chain
(2014)		 A Liar Wrote This
(2015)		 The Way We Rust
(2017)
Singles from Stories
  1. "It's Not Always Cold in Buffalo (Revisited)"
    Released: 25 May 2015
  2. "Lover's Touch"
    Released: 16 June 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Noise Magazine[1]
New Transcendence8.5/10[2]
Rock Revolt Magazine[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]

The album was recorded in early 2015 shortly after the departure of Chris Hutka. The album was announced in June 2015, with an accompanying single, "Lover's Touch." A re-recorded version of "It's Not Always Cold in Buffalo" (originally on Stories) was included on the album and released with an accompanying music video.

Three of the album's tracks: Curtain Call, Somewhat Standards, and Sleep Sequence, were originally recorded by A Liar Wrote This Symphony in 2012.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Vows"0:25
2."Love, Trust and Compromise"2:40
3."Curtain Call"4:42
4."Sick, Sad Eyes"3:25
5."Empty Hands"2:51
6."Lover's Touch"3:06
7."Oblivion"3:22
8."It's Not Always Cold in Buffalo (Revisited)"3:33
9."Sleep Sequence"4:48
10."Somewhat Standards"3:16
11."Loose Lips"2:54
12."Dead Leaves"3:58
13."Motions"3:50
Total length:42:44

Personnel

The Bunny the Bear
  • Haley "The Bear" Roback - clean vocals
  • Matthew "The Bunny" Tybor - unclean vocals, songwriting, lyrics, producing, bass

Additional personnel
  • Doug White - guitars, producing, engineering
  • Matthew McGinley - drums, percussion, additional production
  • Joe Mosey - guitar on "Love, Trust, and Compromise"
  • Jacob Boyce - additional guitar on "Curtain Call"
  • Steve Drachenberg - bass on "Sick, Sad Eyes"
  • Nate Blasdell - guitar on "Sick, Sad Eyes"
  • Brandy Wynn - violin
  • Val Hill - drums on "Loose Lips"
  • Ali Lander-Shindler - album artwork and layout

References
  1. "Album Review: A Liar Wrote This - The Bunny The Bear". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. "Album Review: A Liar Wrote This - The Bunny The Bear". New Transcendence. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. "Album Review: A Liar Wrote This - The Bunny The Bear". Rock Revolt Magazine. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. "Review: A Liar Wrote This". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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