CAMERON LISTER: Open Liar

Cameron Lister

Open Liar

© 2007 Cameron Lister (837101423168)

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Open Liar is an emotionally powerful exploration of dark and timeless themes – the search for love, and its loss, the despair and uncertainty of youth and yearning, death and human cruelty.

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October 13th, 2007

ANOTHER BREAKOUT CD FROM THE BOSTON MUSIC SCENE

Cameron Lister OPEN LIAR

Open Liar is an emotionally powerful exploration of dark and timeless themes – the search for love, and its loss, the despair and uncertainty of youth and yearning, death and human cruelty. But this strong follow-up to Lister’s EP length debut “Shades of London” also references hope and the deep satisfaction of love gone right.

The universal appeal of stories about the pain, gain and ambivalence of maturing emotional judgement shines through many of the songs. On the driving rhythms and tuneful narrative of “You’re No Good For Me”, lyrics co-written with Erin Barra, Lister smilingly confesses the original concept was finding a metaphor for Erin’s quitting smoking! And “If You’re Going To Go” (“then leave your key….make it quick ‘cause this is killing me”) puts the end of a relationship in a nutshell.

The multi-talented Boston-based twenty four year old (singer, guitarist, songwriter and lyricist, not to mention engineer and producer) finds inspiration everywhere. In “Gone”, a television news report of a soldier’s death in Iraq becomes a touching tone poem of two broken hearts, one by a bullet and one by a mother’s loss. “She Cries” is the tragedy of an acquaintance who first leaves an abusive relationship, and then is inexorably drawn back into it.

“Crash” is his deeply personal take on the trust required as love begins – and “Times Like This” a hymn of quiet happiness and gratitude to his beloved.

Both musically and lyrically, the songs of OPEN LIAR cross generational boundaries, showing Lister’s instinctive storytelling talents. “Doorway Conversation”, co-written with George Creighton while Lister was still a student (Berklee College of Music), is an understated and melancholy history of blue-collar marriage breakdown “You worked days, I worked nights, on jobs that barely paid….doorway conversation is all we ever had.”

OPEN LIAR debuts October 13th at Kenny’s Castaways in New York and October 27th at Tommy Doyle’s in Boston.

Check out http://www.myspace.com/cameronlister for more information or http://www.CameronLister.com

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  • author: Heather

    This is why I still believe in buying new music - Cameron's sophmore effort shows his gift to play beautiful music and write smart lyrics. Cameron has a lot of skill on all fronts - composing, performing, producing and recording. I put this CD in a few weeks ago and have yet to take it out of the player..."Getaway" has a great hook! I could easily imagine these songs sitting on a indie film soundtrack. And have to say...he's easy on the eyes too- can't wait to catch him live!

  • awsome
    author: jessica

    this is the best album ive ever heard. get away is the best song in the world. my boyfriend loves it to

  • OPEN LIAR
    author: ALLISON

    I LOVE THE ALBUM. ARE THERE ANY VIDEOS TO GO ALONG WITH THESE SONGS?

  • author: Amber Halman

    I thought the album was absolutely GREAT!!!

  • open liar
    author: helena

    Get away and You're no good for me are my favourite songs.

  • author: CATHERINE

    I would really like to see him perform live.

  • author: WILLIAM H. LISTER

    All my female co-workers find your sensational music touches their inner fiber.

  • open liar
    author: Brenda

    This album touches my inner fiber

  • author: bill

    All my lady friends are in love with him and his music. Very soothing and romantic.

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