Lies, Truth, and Teenage Soundwaves: LED Breaks Out

The passion in the music often makes it most powerful and that’s really what shines through in LED’s debut single, Lies All Lies. Layne, Lockett and Edie Yvonne are the three teenagers who make up the East Hollywood indie pop rock group. It was summer 2024 and they were both taking part in a film camp near Malibu where they met. Something that started as a short film project soon became much larger. As a result, the band was created, friendships grew and now a song emerges that’s easy to sing and full of meaning.

Lies All Lies takes its drama from the original film and adds in themes of betrayal and teenage emotions. Bright guitars, strong drumming and simple yet honest vocals make it both easy to recognize and something new. Each person adds their own blend of rock, punk, pop or storytelling to the show. Both of them have worked together to produce something that people enjoy, can relate to and feels young and energetic.

We discuss with LED how the song was produced, what they experienced when working together for the first time and their future goals. It is obvious that this is only the beginning.

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What was the journey that led you to create “Lies All Lies”?LO: We wrote “Lies All Lies” for the short film we were working on. We really wanted to write a song that embodied the movie and make it something that was fun to listen to.

LP: Well, we all met at a movie making camp last summer, then we asked if we could write a song for the movie seeing as we all write music, and then we all met up that weekend and created the song together.

EY: Thanks to film camp we fortuitously met (shout out to Shanelle Gray)!

How does this track represent your current artistic direction?LO: I think it represents our playfulness in the music we make.

LP: This song was our first one we wrote, and then it just felt like we really all just clicked and we decided to form LED and to keep writing.

EY: We have been writing, recording, and performing together over the course of a year now. We’ve performed at Hotel Cafe, the Whisky, the Mint – getting reps in and seeing how this collaboration evolves.

Is there a specific personal experience or observation that inspired the lyrics for “Lies All Lies”?LO: I love the verse that begins “Don’t take my kindness for weakness…” The movie that we filmed at camp was our biggest inspiration.

LP: I think we took inspiration from the movie as we took some key aspects of the film and added them to the song such as the false assumptions and being on the run and having a villain in the story. The whole movie is an action short film so we incorporated that feeling into the song. We also put our own spin on it tying it experiences like untrustworthy relationships that so many of us can relate to.

EY: The lyrics were directly inspired by the script which included a lot of mystery. So we followed the film’s theme of being chased or on the run. We tried to add a more relatable touch, relating the story to an suspect friendship – “Should’ve ran while I could, said you were misunderstood / Got caught up in your web, the lies you told and spread”. Even while the lyrics were inspired by the action and suspense of the short film, I think the idea of uncertainty in a relationship is what we ran with.

The title seems quite raw and direct – what made you choose “Lies All Lies” as the title?LO: The title is a line in the movie that we thought best represented the story.

LP: in the last scene of the movie, the villain gets caught and confronted for murder and she claims that it is “lies all lies” and that she is innocent and as it is a very important part of the film, we decided to name the songs after it.

EY: Throughout the chorus Lockett is shouting “Lies All Lies” in the background. When we listened to whole track we thought those lyrics were most fitting and captured the idea of secrecy and deception.

Were there any unconventional production techniques or instruments you experimented with on this release?LO: We used a lot of cool voice effects at the end of the song. It gives it a sort of far away tone that I think is really interesting.

LP: I did the backup Lies all Lies screams in the background for the song and it was something new for me because as the drummer, I don’t usually sing while playing, but it was a really fun and I’m now encouraged me to sing more!

EY: In the outro we used heavy effects for the vocals which was really fun. It was something I hadn’t experimented with before and added a lot of energy to the ending.

What was the most challenging aspect of bringing “Lies All Lies” from concept to completion?LO: Getting all the details for the song together probably took the longest time.

LP: I guess the hardest part was probably coming up with ideas that captured the ideas of the film but wasn’t directly meant to be for the film like this song has a life beyond its original intent.

EY: It’s the first time we recorded together and its a new experience for me, and I love it!

How do you hope listeners will connect with or interpret “Lies All Lies”?LO: I hope that listeners find it fun and charming to listen to!

LP: When people hear the song, I hope they can tie the song into their personal experiences, but also have a great time head banging and vibing out to the song.

EY: I hope they are drawn to the storytelling!

Did you collaborate with anyone on this track, and if so, how did that partnership shape the final sound?LO: We had so much fun in the studio. We so grateful for the support to help us make our ideas come to life.

LP: My dad’s friend Akira helped us record the song. Akira also did help us with the effects and mixing of the song.

EY: It is such a gift to have the opportunity to be in the studio together.

Does “Lies All Lies” explore themes you haven’t addressed in your music before?LO: . We haven’t really written songs based on a prewritten story, so it was a fun challenge!

LP: I usually play more rock/punk songs so when we wrote this song it was a different way of writing ‘cause this song is more pop. But writing this song has made me evolve my drumming skills into a rock-pop-punk mix style.

EY: Now that I have picked up the bass, it’s a new musical adventure. I’m over the moon to be making music with Layne and Lockett. I’ve learned so much and am loving the process! It’s been really exciting to write as a collective which is a departure from my own diaristic writing which I’ve been used to.

Were there any artists or genres that particularly influenced your approach to this song?LO: We all have different sounds when it comes to music so I think you can definitely hear it in the song and how it all came together!

LP: My drumming style is heavily influenced by RHCP, Green Day and even techno music like my dads, so I had to get creative for writing a more pop beat.

EY: It feels nostalgic.

Is this track part of a larger project or album you’re working on?LO: We are trying to get into the studio and record as much as possible.

LP: For now Lies all Lies is going to be a single alongside our other two original songs Hot Mess and Goodbye Eric. In the future though it could be really fun to release an album with Layne and Edie and I’m excited to see where this band will go in the future.

EY: Right now we spend our Sundays together to rehearse and write. We are releasing singles at this time. Our next track “Goodbye Eric” is in post and we’re looking forward to getting in the studio to continue recording and writing!