Liz Lieber – Play Pretend

“Play Pretend” is the latest single by Liz Lieber, an astounding New York-based singer-songwriter. It’s her first song this year, which came to fruition thanks to her collaboration with Jack Tempchin, a legendary songwriter known for writing “Peaceful Easy Feeling.” Soundwise, Liz Lieber combines a singer-songwriter approach with some of the finest properties borrowed from many different but complementary music genres. Don’t be surprised if you stumble upon qualities taken from Americana, country, indie folk, alt-folk, folk rock, indie, and alternative. Still, as usually is the case, you’ll notice even more along the way. Lieber uses all these additional elements as more than necessary enhancements, accentuations, decorations, and other details to uplift her latest song on an entirely new level while simultaneously remaining loyal to the primary sonic direction. Therefore, these experimentations with different but complementary styles resulted in such a beautiful number suitable to anyone even remotely into Americana, indie folk, or singer-songwriter music.

Liz Lieber and Jack Tempchin thought about everything while writing, composing, arranging, recording, and producing “Play Pretend.” This composition carries everything you ever needed from indie folk music thanks to a thoroughly planned song structure that holds many excellent instrumentations and ideas. Every segment arrives with more than enough intricate orchestrations, tastefully assembled and performed to satisfy even the pickiest listeners. You’ll immediately notice how Liz Lieber’s outstanding vocal performance serves as a centerpiece, commanding attention and guiding listeners from scratch to finish. Her impressive vocal range balances low, mid, and high notes, emphasizing all the sections and orchestrations. Of course, she also carefully prepared all the instrumentations. The guitars shine in the mix, offering a perfect backdrop for vocals to shine upon. You’ll hear how the comprehensive collection built upon marvelous chord progressions, harmonies, melodies, themes, and leads resonate with precision and finesse, while the interplay between acoustic, electric, and slide guitars offer, a multilayered listening experience enriched with ethereal calmness and sonic intricacies.

The rock-solid, tight, stable rhythm section plays a significant role in this sonic equation. You’ll notice how equally complex, vividly hearable, warm-sounding basslines offer more than necessary heaviness, clarity, and depth while simultaneously binding the guitars with drums. The exceptional drumming performance is built upon moderate, well-accentuated beats, breaks, fills, accentuations, and other percussive acrobatics that dictate groove and tempo while keeping the remaining instrumentations in line. Every instrument sounds top-notch from beginning to end, providing immense support to Liz Lieber’s marvelous vocals. “Play Pretend” is a piece of sonic art you’ll gladly spin whenever you need tastefully assembled, flawlessly performed, marvelously sung indie folk music. Liz Lieber’s music will undoubtedly resonate with the broader auditorium on a profound level thanks to her ability to convey impactful messages vocally and sonically. The single is available on all streaming platforms. Don’t miss it!