WAASH – the latest, pop-refining project from prolific Vancouver songwriter Andrew Bishop – previews the upcoming self-titled full-length with third single “It’s a Lie.” A smooth, laid back statement on putting up boundaries as a form of self-care, the single arrives through WAASH’s label home, Light Organ Records. Following the shoegaze slant of WAASH’s similarly self-titled 2023 EP, “It’s a Lie” is more of a synth-crystalized bop, which points to the broader experimentation Bishop brought to his next LP. 

“You’re probably going to think these are breakup tunes,” Bishop continues of the song – and indeed the album, on the whole – though he adds the drive of pieces like “It’s a Lie” is more generalized than pure romance. “It’s really just about standing up for what you need out of a relationship, and making sure you’re getting what’s important to you. And if it’s not reciprocal, then you go. No harm done.”

“I really love the play between the two voices in the vocals – there are many shared words and feelings but both people are having such different experiences,” Hancock elaborates. “Like two people having two totally different conversations.”